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first enters the vein, the catheter tip is
not yet in the vein's lumen; the 1mm to
3mm advance moves the tip of the
plastic catheter into the vein. During
this time, so that the vein stays stationary, keep stretching the skin distally
with your non-dominant hand. OSM
Dr. Novak (rjnov@yahoo.com) is an
adjunct clinical associate professor in the
department of anesthesia at Stanford
University in Palo Alto, Calif. Check out his
blog at theanesthesiaconsultant.com.
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