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==Overview==
* 8-25 cm catheters inserted through upper arm veins.
* 8-25 cm catheters inserted through upper arm veins.
* Shorter ones (10 cm) last better than ultrasound guided peripheral IVs.
* Shorter ones (10 cm) last better than ultrasound guided peripheral IVs.
* Longer ones (20 cm) can use pressors <ref>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</ref> and has less complications than central lines.
* Longer ones (20 cm) can use pressors <ref>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</ref> and has less complications than central lines.


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==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/
* 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/
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lup5RyRvdlI Short] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOV_K2PtJDk extended] videos of 20 cm midline placement
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lup5RyRvdlI Short] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOV_K2PtJDk extended] videos of 20 cm midline placement


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==References==
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Revision as of 18:24, 31 December 2019

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


References

  1. 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