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- Bedside Digital Radiography
- for the NICU
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- It can take 15 minutes (or more) to return the image to the waiting
physician, for each exposure…
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- Yes, it was difficult to find the right position
- And on the fifth attempt in seven minutes, the procedure was a
documented success.
- The five images, with repositioning, leading to success, required half
the time than usually required for the first image, (to discover that
the catheter was in the wrong place….?)
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- Reduced radiation per exposure
- As compared with CR technology
- Immediate result at bedside
- Important for tube position during procedure
- More valuable when procedure is difficult
- Digital format
- Manipulate image at bedside or in PACS
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- Umbilical Venous Catheters (UVCs) improperly placed in the liver, or
below the diaphragm, are associated with portal vein thrombosis with
potential for serious liver injury*.
- Proper - placement has value
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Notes
