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Innovative Use of Patients Own Hair for Holding Central Line

Ravi Kumar Chittoria. , Imran Pathan1 , Ravi Kumar Chittoria2 , Saurabh Gupta3 , Chirra Likhitha Reddy4 , Padmalakshmi Bharathi Mohan5 , Shijina K6

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New Indian Journal of Surgery 11(3):p 423-424, July – September 2020. | DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/nijs.0976.4747.11320.26

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Imran Pathan, Ravi Kumar Chittoria, Saurabh Gupta, et. al., Innovative Use of Patients Own Hair for Holding Central Line. New
Indian J Surg. 2020;11(3):423–424.
 


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Abstract

Central venous access is an integral part of
critical care. It is used for – drugs or fluid infusions,
parenteral nutrition, hemodynamic monitoring as
well as for dialysis. This routine procedure is also
associated with numerous complications. Proper
care of central line is very important to prevent many
of these complications. Central line is secured in
place by sutures and dressing. Often dressing gets
dislodged especially in neck region. In this article
we describe an innovative and cost effective way of
holding central line.


Keywords: Central line; Catheter; i.v
 


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Imran Pathan, Ravi Kumar Chittoria, Saurabh Gupta, et. al., Innovative Use of Patients Own Hair for Holding Central Line. New
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/nijs.0976.4747.11320.26

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