Sentences with phrase «placement of a catheter»

In order to facilitate placement of a catheter, the veterinarian should first give a sedative injection subcutaneously (under the skin.)

Patients with severe hypotension or complete cardiovascular collapse (i.e., patients in cardiac arrest), that are severely dehydrated, or in which IV access is not obtainable (as in patients with edema, burns, thrombosis, or obesity) can benefit from placement of a catheter in the medullary cavity of a bone (IO).

Not exact matches

Cardiologists use guide wires like Tatara's to facilitate the placement of stents or balloon dilatation catheters during coronary angioplasty procedures.

Even a tiny movement affects the placement of the needle and catheter.

«We took the Toyota production system and applied it to placement and maintenance of catheter insertions,» and later ventilator insertions, he says.

The findings help researchers understand how the beetle manages to make love without breaking itself, but could also improve the design of medical devices such as catheters, which can lead to complications from inexact tip placement and line buckling, NPR reports.

Because of their role in performing invasive procedures — including airway intubation, bronchoscopy, and venous catheter placement, among others — anesthesiologists have the potential for high - risk exposure and direct contact with EVD patients.

We prefer that all patients scheduled for surgery arrive between 8:00 AM and 8:30 AM on the day of surgery for pre-anesthetic patient assessment, required pre-anesthetic blood work, and catheter placement, and to review the appropriate anesthetic protocol.

Every emergency patient requires placement of an intravenous catheter for administering medications and fluids, so it saves time to keep catheters centrally located in a crash cart.

With all surgical procedures we recommend pre-anesthesia blood work and require placement of an IV catheter.

Because of their long length, smaller bore, and longer time usually required for placement, central catheters are not recommended for emergency fluid therapy, but can be maintained for long periods, making them well - suited to longer - term fluid therapy.

Most patients will also have small areas shaved for placement of IV catheters, pain medication patch, or where the spinal tap is performed.

Jo observes and assists with a variety of procedures at the animal hospital including nail trims, blood draws, injections and catheter placements.

Provide emergency medical care as needed, including but not limited to IV catheter placement, emergency surgery assistance with clinic surgeons, and transfer of animals to outside emergency clinics, if needed

Challenges range from the patients» immature physiologic system and altered handling of anesthetic and analgesic drugs to their small size, which makes IV catheter placement and endotracheal (ET) intubation potentially difficult.

Our highly trained technicians are now trained to: • Rapidly recognize patients with cardiopulmonary arrest • Properly administer high - quality chest compressions using the most up - to - date approaches in dogs and cats • Provide mouth - to - snout or intubated ventilation according to current evidence - based guidelines • Utilize effective communication and team skills that will improve our ability to manage emergent and critically ill patients • Choose the most useful monitoring devices for patients in cardiopulmonary arrest • Read and interpret the data from the various monitoring devices • Rapidly diagnose the arrest ECG rhythm to help choose the best ALS therapies for the patient • Administer the most effective drugs and other adjunctive therapies for patients with cardiopulmonary arrest • Perform life - saving procedures such as venous cutdowns, intraosseous catheter placement, use of defibrillator, and open chest CPR

This is then followed up with more intensive therapy which includes placement of a urinary catheter to relieve the obstruction and clean out the bladder; intravenous fluid administration to «flush out» the kidneys and restore normal electrolyte balance; blood and urine testing to determine the cause of the obstruction and the extent of kidney damage; and X-rays to examine the bladder for stones or sediment.

There are several different treatments being compared, including: surgery followed by vaccine - based immunotherapy, surgery followed by oncolytic virus therapy, surgery followed by IL - 12 gene therapy and biopsy followed by placement of a specialized catheter system that draws tumor cells out of the brain.

A small area, typically of the front leg, will be shaved to allow for placement of an intravenous (IV) catheter.

One veterinarian believes that placement of an IV catheter should be routine, and the other believes postoperative pain control should always be sent home with the patient.

As part of our ongoing commitment to patient safety, pre-anesthetic blood work, IV catheter placement with fluids, and cardiopulmonary monitoring is provided to ensure optimum well - being — before, during and following the procedure.

Knowledge of vaccine protocol and experience with blood draws and catheter placement is helpful.

Aspiration pneumonia generally is treated with intensive injectable and oral antibiotic therapy, administration of oxygen, placement of an intravenous catheter, administration of intravenous fluids and supportive nursing care.

Dr. Shafford is directly involved in anesthesia from administration of pre-anesthetic medications and catheter placement to full recovery from anesthesia.

This usually requires placement of a urinary catheter, followed by intravenous fluids.

The most common uses of local anesthetics in the rabbit include minor skin procedures (skin biopsies, small tumor removals, IV catheter placement), ophthalmic procedures (tear duct flushing and thorough eye exam) and nasoesophageal tube placement (the drops are put in the nose so the small tube can be placed in the awake patient without discomfort).

The MRI does require anesthesia and the placement of an IV catheter (which means that a small area of fur will be shaved on one of your pet's front legs).

That spot identifies the location of an intravenous catheter placement.

Perform dental scaling and extraction of single - rooted teeth anesthesia monitoring radiology and catheter placement under the supervision of licensed veterinarians.

In my state LPNs can: place NG tubes, indwelling catheters, place dobhoffs (feeding tubes), give injections, Phlebotomy, start and maintain IVs, hang piggybacks, medication administration, respiratory therapy, wound care, set up and assist chest tube placements, maintain chest tubes, train and supervise CNAs, care plans... lots of care plans, and much more.

Assisted with the placement of central venous catheters and responsible for daily care and discontinuing of central, arterial and venous lines.