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G2-ICU-Distal-Advancement
Guide Tube Path Not Straight Ensure the Chest Tube and Guide Tube are as straight and parallel to the patient's body as possible when actuating. Ensure the proximal end of the guide tube is not elevated when attempting to actuate. Actuated Too Fast The Clearance Wire and Loop may be encountering some resistance from clot which may require slower movement. Consider Patient Positioning The Chest Tube may be compressed by swelling inside the chest cavity or encountering resistance due to patient positioning. Reattempt actuation when the patient has been repositioned (supine to semi-fowlers, semi-fowlers to supine, sitting to supine/semi-fowlers). Possible Clot Formation If considerable time has passed since the last actuation, a clot may be occluding normal passage of the clearance wire and loop. If after several attempts, the magnets remain uncoupled: The shuttle guide can be retracted toward the distal barb and actuations discontinued; or PleuraFlow Clearance Apparatus may be disconnected from the PleuraFlow Chest Tube. The Chest Tube may then be connected to the drainage tubing and canister in the standard fashion.
Published | May 16, 2023, 1:26 p.m.