Tunneled Dialysis Catheter

TUNNELED DIALYSIS CATHETER PLACEMENT/EXCHANGE/REMOVAL

• Heparinized Saline 1000 ml

Angio pack

Fluoro drape

Probe cover

Turtle shell cover

Micro puncture kit

Pickups

Biopatch

Equistream TDC catheter (ask MD – length)

Yellow caps

Medium tegaderm or Sorba view

Ioban

Exofin

TDC EXCHANGE

• Amplatz wire 180cm (or see MD preference)
• Dilator
• Extra scissor
• Extra chloraprep
• Sutures (see MD preference)

TDC REMOVAL

• Laceration tray
• Chloraprep
• 4x4 gauze
• Medium tegaderm
• Towels
• Eye drape

If lidocaine is needed, will need to pull

• 12cc syringe
• 18G needle
• 25G needle

BRONZO:

• • Will ask for specific size before case and doesn’t measure wire
• 0-silk suture
• 3.0 Vicryl

Dare

• • Before case, use measuring side of 11 blade to make marks every 5 cm on table
  • Dare will insert micropuncture wire and bend with hemostat then hand back to you to measure and confirm appropriate length
• 4-0 Vicryl
• 3.0 Vicryl

Raj

• Flowswitch
• 3-0 Vicryl

Brittany

• 3-0 Vicryl
• 0 Silk
• Will use cope wire in micropuncture kit
• Equistream
  • Will tell you which size based on patient’s height
• Stiff guidewire (for TDC Exchange)

Evan

• Micropuncture kit (Cook)

Samir

• 3.0 Vicryl
• Height above 5’7” use 23cm Equistream
• Below 5’7” use 19cm Equistream

Lynne

• Flowswitch
• 3-0 Vicryl
• 0 Silk
• Glide wire for exchange

Nathanson

• 4-0 Monocryl
• 0 Silk

Hong

• 2-0 Ethilon
• 0 Silk