Can anyone point me towards a suitable archetype/template for documenting insertion of central venous lines/catheters? Ie something that would include things like:
type of catheter and it’s characteristics
site of insertion and tip
method of insertion (+/- ultrasound guidance, over guidewire etc)
prophylactic antibiotics and/or other meds
post-procedural follow up
Would be very grateful for any tips, it doesn’t have to include all of the above Apologies in advance if this was easy to find and just me not looking in the right place, if so - grateful for tips about the right place instead
Hi Anna! Are you wanting to document the action of inserting the catheter, or the fact that one is in situ? Those two situations would probably be best represented respectively by the ACTION.procedure archetype or the EVALUATION.device_summary archetype. The former has been well tested and reviewed, while the latter is currently a draft. The details about the catheter device that you outline would have to be created as a CLUSTER archetype to be included within one of these two, depending on the relevant context.
Apologies in advance if this was easy to find and just me not looking in the right place, if so - grateful for tips about the right place instead