5 Major Cannula Insertion Tips for A Dialysis Technician


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The insertion of the IV cannula is generally considered to be a process of inserting the IV cannula into the blood vessel in order to drain the fluids or administer the medications. Cannulation or say the IV Cannula is generally required in order to allow the blood to be pulled out of the body using the blood pump. The pump will then force this blood through the dialyzer adding it back to the patients’ blood stream.

The access sites are generally located near to the distal portion of the arm. However the choice will be made by the surgeon on the basis of blood flow tests and the remaining studies. There are two kinds of vascular access that a dialysis technician should be aware of, while there are advantages and disadvantages to both and the type of access that is going to be used depends on the patient. Given below are the five major tips that a dialysis technician should be initiating during the insertion of a fistula or graft.Let having a look at them below?
A fistula is generally ready to be used in a period of 4 to 6 weeks, while a graft takes 2 -3 weeks after its placement. Before going ahead and inserting the IV cannula on a new patient it is important that the dialysis technician gets a clearance from the vascular surgeon before going ahead and beginning with the process.

Check out if there are any signs of infection. Is there any kind of itching, tenderness, pain, warmth, swelling at an incision site? These signs should be noted by the dialysis technician. Please note that the oral temperature of the 100 degree Fahrenheit may turn out to be a major cause for this infection. Incase there are any kind of a complication please get it noticed immediately to the nurse or the doctor for all the necessary treatment that is required. The dialysis technician should learn to look at and feel the various signs of the red flags.

The dialysis technician should always wash his hands before beginning with the entire process of the IV cannula. Cleanliness is the major key over here. The clean hands and the clean gloves help in preventing bacteria from the surface of the skin to the patient’s blood stream by the needle. Never forget to have your gloves changed in case they are contaminated. Touching your hair, face or any other part of your body is not acceptable. The use of gloves, gown, eye protection, and the last but not the least face mask is compulsory and should be done in order to control the spread of these infections.

The dialysis technician might also place a local anaesthetic on your skin so that he could have the needle being inserted at ease. Some patients might even prefer for the numbing kind of an effect. And in case the patients have not experienced anything in spite of using the topical anaesthetic, then the dialysis technician will go ahead and give a try to the needle insertion both with and without it in order to see what suits the best for the patient.
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