Title: Peripheral Administration of Norepinephrine: A Prospective Observational Study<br/>Author: William Teeter<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/2286/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
Bottom line: <u>As part of a systematic protocol</u>, peripheral pressors administered through a peripheral line greater 22Ga or larger reduced the number of days of central venous catheter (CVC) use in a MICU population at an academic medical center. 35 (5.5%) patients had an extravasation event all with “minimal” tissue injury complications. None required surgery. 51.6% of patients did not require a CVC as a result of the protocol</p>
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Six hundred thirty-five patients received peripherally administered norepinephrine.</li>
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The median number of CVC days avoided per patient was 1 [IQR 0, 2] days</li>
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311 patients (51.6%) never required CVC insertion.</li>
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Extravasation of norepinephrine occurred in 35 patients (75.8 events/1,000 d of PIVC infusion [95% CI, 52.8-105.4 events/1,000 d of PIVC infusion]).</li>
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Most extravasations caused no or minimal tissue injury.</li>
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No patient required surgical intervention.</li>
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Notes on protocol</p>
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PIV were placed and confirmed with US, were between wrist and AC fossa with q2h patency checks. Max allowable dose of NE 15 mcg/min with requirement that patients be able to report pain at site. Initially, max infusion time was set at 48h but was eventually liberalized to indefinite use. </p>
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37611862/</p>
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