Once you are at home you or your family will need to care for your catheter. The Hickman catheter is a silastic (like plastic) tube with 1, 2 or 3 lumens (tubes) which has been surgically implanted under the skin and into a major blood vessel (superior vena cava or SVC).

Learn how to flush your tunneled catheter (or Hickman line) with saline. Daily saline flushes need to be performed to keep the line working properly. It’s important to know how to care for your central line properly to prevent an infection.

2023年12月15日 · How do I care for my catheter? A Hickman is a type of central line. A central line gives your care team direct access to your veins. A Hickman is placed on the right side of your chest wall. It is a soft, thin, long, hollow tube that is put in through a vein in your chest and goes into a larger vein just above your heart.

2024年4月4日 · The Hickman Line makes it easier to administer (give) medication, blood products and other fluids intravenously (directly into your blood stream). It reduces the need for repeated injections for patients, such as yourself, who need treatment over a long period of time.

The Hickman and Broviac catheters are a central venous access device commonly used in the paediatric age group especially for Haematology/Oncology patients. It is made of silicone and is approximately 90cm long.

A Hickman catheter is a small, soft tube inserted in your neck or chest that hangs down outside your skin. It's important to learn the correct way to change the sterile dressing that covers the catheter.

2013年10月25日 · The major types of central lines include Port-A-Cath, Hickman, and peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC). Patients receiving stem cell transplants sometimes have central lines. If you have a central line, you may need to care for it at home.

Hickman catheters are characterized by a Dacron cuff which is a cotton like material that is on the catheter and is positioned within the tunneled portion near the chest exit site and provides an anchorage in a subcutaneous tract as subcutaneous tissue tends to grow into the interstices of …

How do I care for my Hickman® Catheter? What are my responsibilities? What is a Hickman® Catheter? A Hickman® Catheter is an intravenous (IV) tube made of soft silicone. It may have either one, two or three tubes (lumens) which lie inside a casing. The end of each lumen have a hub which is coloured either RED,

Catheter care and maintenance procedures are included in the Hickman*, Leonard* and Broviac* Catheters Nursing Procedure Manual available through Bard Access Systems Customer Service, 1-800-545-0890. For outside the U.S., contact your local sales representative or distributor.