Introduction to ECG Tip Placement Online Webinar
Free ECG Tip Placement Webinar by International Vascular Access Expert Using x-ray to confirm PICC tip placement wastes clinical care time, exposes patients to harmful radiation, and delays medical therapy. The ECG Tip Confirmation Systems available on the market can help alleviate these problems by using an adult patient's cardiac electrical activity to position the tip of the PICC in close proximity to the cavoatrial junction (CAJ). Final tip location is confirmed by the nurse at the bedside and infusion therapy can begin immediately without the need for a confirmatory chest x-ray. In a clinical study, 99.1% of 114 PICCs were placed at the CAJ or within +/- 1 cm using Bard® Tip Confirmation Technology. "Rare ECG tip placement webinar by international vascular access expert Mauro Pittiruti of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome, Italy, is being offered free next month to healthcare professionals, in association with Vygon (UK) Ltd." ...