Internal Jugular Central Line

Documentation
Invasive Procedure Consent Form
Time Out Form
Equipment Requirements
Bundle Pack
Triple Lumen Catheter (TLC)
Sterile Gloves
3 sterile line caps
Sterile Ultrasound Cover
Ultrasound Machine
Procedure:
Sterilize the patient and apply mask, cap, sterile gown and gloves
Cover the patient and apply sterile probe cover
Flush TLC, leave brown cap uncovered, replace caps with sterile line caps
Prepare guidewire
Visualize the vein with ultrasound
Anesthetize the area with the lidocaine
Visualize the needle entering the vein using ultrasound, once non-pulsatile blood is aspirated remove syringe
Insert guidewire, and NEVER let your hand off the wire from this point on
Once guidewire is inserted remove needle, use scalpel to nick the skin at insertion site
Insert dilator over the wire and hold at the skin and twist in one direction while inserting
Remove dilator and hold pressure with gauze
Insert TLC over the wire, once the wire can be grabbed from the other side, slide catheter over wire
REMOVE WIRE
TLC is placed at 15cm on the right and 18cm on the left
Aspirate blood first and flush all three lines with sterile saline and confirm good return
Place Biopatch blue side up, suture the line in place, 4 sutures needed, place sterile tegaderm
Discard sharps
Chest x-ray for placement and rule out pneumothorax



Procedure Note:
Date:
Indication: Hemodynamic monitoring & Intravenous access

Resident:
Attending:

Consent was obtained and a time-out was completed verifying correct patient, procedure, site, and positioning. The patient was placed in appropriate dependent position for central line placement. The patient’s right(?)left neck was prepped and draped in sterile fashion. 1% Lidocaine was(?)was not used to anesthetize the surrounding skin area. Ultrasound was(?)was not used to identify the vein and observe the needle entering the vein. A triple lumen catheter was introduced into the internal jugular vein using Seldinger technique. The catheter was threaded smoothly over the guide wire and guide wire was removed. Appropriate blood return was obtained and each lumen of the catheter was evacuated of air and flushed with sterile saline. The catheter was then sutured in place to the skin and a sterile dressing applied. The patient tolerated the procedure well and there were no complications. Blood loss was minimal.

Chest x-ray was(?)was not ordered to assess for pneumothorax and catheter placement.