Simulation Based Training for Central Venous Catheters

Ultrasound-Guided Central Line Placement
Dr. Rick Rutherford, M.D., FAAFP
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Does Simulation Based Training Improve Central Line Success Rates? Simulation-based procedural training has become increasingly popular in academic medical centers and among medical trainees.  Limited data has suggested that simulation based training improves success rates and safety, but evidence has…
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Management of Vasopressor Extravasation Injuries

norepinephrine extravasation
Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
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More Tags – antidote for norepinephrine, central lines, extravasation injuries, extravasation injury, featured, HPC updates, levophed infiltration treatment, norepinephrine, norepinephrine antidote, norepinephrine extravasation, phenylephrine, treatment of norepinephrine extravasation, Vasopressor
Peripheral vasopressor infusions are generally safe at low-moderate doses and for short durations, but you must watch the patient carefully for extravasation that can cause serious tissue injury. Traditionally, central lines were placed for administration of vasopressor infusions at any rate. We…
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