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Revision as of 11:00, 29 March 2020
Overview
- 8-25 cm catheters inserted through upper arm veins.
- Shorter ones (10 cm) last better than ultrasound guided peripheral IVs.
- Longer ones (20 cm) can use pressors [1] and has less complications than central lines.
Indications
Contraindications
Equipment Needed
Procedure
Complications
See Also
External Links
- Scott Weingart. EMCrit 262 – Midlines – Part 1. EMCrit Blog. Published on December 27, 2019. Accessed on December 28th 2019. Available at https://emcrit.org/emcrit/midlines-1/
- Short and extended videos of 20 cm midline placement
References
- ↑ The Utility of Midline Intravenous Catheters in Critically Ill Emergency Department Patients Spiegel, Rory J. et al. Annals of Emergency Medicine, Volume 0, Issue 0 https://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644(19)31236-3/fulltext