StatLock vs suture

[Anonymous]

THis is a technical question. I just had a picc line placed and they secured the line with sutures. Is this common? I was prepared for a statlock hopefully using a bard groshong but instead I received a cook silcone line held in place by sutures.

They threw away the statLock that came in the picc tray. I wanted a statLock but they said less risk of line getting pulled out with sutures. Why did they do it this way? I will have this picc line in for an extended time and thought that statlock was best.

By the way I'm asking on this board cuz I'm a pharma rep. Just want some good rep info so I can have my home health rn rip out the sutures and place the statLock that came with my home health supplies. Sutures seem barbaric.

It was placed in a large hospital by radiology.

THanks for any info.

 

[Anonymous]

THis is a technical question. I just had a picc line placed and they secured the line with sutures. Is this common? I was prepared for a statlock hopefully using a bard groshong but instead I received a cook silcone line held in place by sutures.

They threw away the statLock that came in the picc tray. I wanted a statLock but they said less risk of line getting pulled out with sutures. Why did they do it this way? I will have this picc line in for an extended time and thought that statlock was best.

By the way I'm asking on this board cuz I'm a pharma rep. Just want some good rep info so I can have my home health rn rip out the sutures and place the statLock that came with my home health supplies. Sutures seem barbaric.

It was placed in a large hospital by radiology.

THanks for any info.

A lot of radiologists use sutures. I wouldn't call them barbaric and they are used every day to secure central lines.

 

[Anonymous]

Just had a Bard rep get asked for Stat Locks and he said they don't make them. He actually suggested Smiths-Medical for them. Rare but it happens.

 

[Anonymous]

How well does plain old tape work for PICCs?

 

[Anonymous]

Its worked pretty well for the last 70 years. But we dont make plain old tape, and furthermore, plain old tape isnt nearly as expensive as our Statlock at $5 each. We'd prefer you use the Statlock.

 

[Anonymous]

Its worked pretty well for the last 70 years. But we dont make plain old tape, and furthermore, plain old tape isnt nearly as expensive as our Statlock at $5 each. We'd prefer you use the Statlock.

PICCs have not been around for 70 years. Clever post though. Pretty funny.

 

[Anonymous]

It's not just tape hot shot. It's a securement device. It's also made me a lot of money.

 

[Anonymous]

And bingo was his namo