Drawing Blood From Picc Line at Drawing

Drawing Blood From Picc Line. Apply curos cap to end of lumen 8. Flush line with the full 10 ml saline flush.

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How to draw blood cultures from a picc line. We always flush with 10cc's saline first and then withdraw and waste 10 of blood. Risks associated with drawing blood specimens from a picc include infection and catheter occlusion or rupture if the picc isn’t flushed properly afterward.

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With the same syringe still attached, gently draw back to pull 5ml of blood into the syringe. Wash your hands and put on clean gloves. For patients with severely compromised venous access, though, the picc may be the only option for drawing blood specimens. Draw from the ipsilateral side of the picc in the hand, wrist or lower forearm distal to the picc insertion site.