"
I.V.
Ther
apy
Dem
ystified
rl
Ke
y T
erms
Steel_wingoo infusion
d..v;re.
Over ·the-needle cathe
..
"
Short c.lhctors
Mid
l
i""
cathe'en
S.li
...
locb
Indications for Peripheral
Intravenous (!.V.) Therapy
1he
.....
,
common
;00"''';00
ro.
initiating
LV.
lhe",I'Y
by
a periphenol "'DOllS
aoceu
roo
..
is
to
tre
..
or
pre,cn'
fluid
.nd
electrolyte
di,,"rNoce
S.
In
""""
in".~'.
!he infu,ioo
ftu,,1<
of
c~
typ;cally ate t
),pe.
of
..,lu,iOO5 referred to
..
cT)·"alloilb.
Le..
commonly ""lected type.
of
infu,ion fluid< could be emloid"
lodic
..
,,,,,,,
fo.-
..
I«ling
common
cfp
••
lloid
.00
collojd ..,I",ions are
di",",sed
in
Chapters 7 and 8. respect;,
..
ly.
Initialing "".iphe ... 1
LV.
""'~
.1",
""'Y
be indic
..
..t
to replace
or
>uppl."",,,,
blood
oompone"'"
100,<";00, for admini.,oring
Ntllmoo
blood components are
di",",sed
in
OIaptef
9.
AooIher common i",bcatioo
fOf
initialing
LV,
ther2p)'
i.
to
administer medications by !he
LV
. root<. iocluding intermi''''"lly administered
medic
..
;"".
(e.g
..
I.
V,
push me<ljcation>.
LV,
··piU),
bac'
"
medic.,;"",)
and
root,n""",ly
infused medicalK>m. wlUch ore deocribed in more de
LaiI
in Ch>pter
11.
In
gener.ll.
if
the I""ien' t.., • <en,,,,1
lV,
occe
..
de>ice in pl""e. i, is preferred
'0
administor blood components and
m.ny
rood",
..
i"",
by
the cen, ... 1 roule ...
,her
than perij>he ... lly. loo",
.tioos
fa-
cen'n.1
lV
. 'ber:apy are
discu.sed
in
Ch2p<or~.
How.,>or, if the jWien'
doe>
001
mv., .
",n""llV.
orce"
device al",>dy in pl""e.
p<fij>her.ll roole.
fr_n'ly
are
con.idered
,ufficien' for ochie"ing the inlended
the"""'"''''
effOCl
.imply
bec.use
'here
are more
inhe",n'
ri,b
a»ociated
with
ini'ialing and mointoining ""n,,,,1
lV.
,,,"",,,
orc
.".
route>
than
perij>he",1
lV.
"""""
roole. ,
A moch
Ie
..
common
ioo",
..
ioo fa" initiating
lV,
the",py
by
a perij>henl roole
i,
to
deh""
peripber.ll I"'",n,o",1 nutrition,
Cen,
... 1
I,V,
l
ine.
are
ind"'ated
most
commonly
..
the
'"2>Cu
i:u deli ...
,!)'
route
for porent
o",1
nutrie"'
..
. 00
,hi,
i.
discu.sed
in more dctail in
empter
10. It i,
geoenlly
001
j><>5Sib
le to infu
..
,ufflcient
thi
ly c.loric requirements for
most
I"
tienl> through the perij>her.ll
rrule.
bu,this
i.
possible
'0
achieve via t
he
centr.ll rou'e,