Today our topic of discussion is Procedure of Intravenous Cutdown.

Procedure of Intravenous Cutdown

Procedure

Ensure that the physician has explained the procedure to the career and to gain consent and cooperation
Position the patient
Open the cutdown set and drop the inner pack into the trolley.
Physician scrubs his hands thoroughly up to the elbows for a full 3 minutes
Dries his hands and grim on the sterile hand towel provided
Don a sterile gown and the appropriate sized gloves
Opens the dressing packs.
Pour betadine and spirit directly from the bottle into the gallipots Under local anesthesia and with aseptic precautions, the skin is incised and the vein is exposed
The aneurysm needle is passed under it
The loop of the threat is cut down two strands and is formed under vein
Tie the vein to prevent the blood flow
The vein is then cut partially between the two ligatures
The cannula is passed into the proximal ligature that is tied the cannula in place
Wound is closed with interrupted sutures
Leave it on a comfortable position.

After Care

After the procedure, the nurse should see that it is secured carefully by using the arm board, bandages, adhesive plaster, etc.
The movement of the patient should not dislodge the IV cannula.
The cutdown site is inspected frequently to detect infiltration of fluid and dislodgement of the cannula
The illusion site should be cleaned and dressed after a 8 week sutures are removed.

Complication

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