At our hospital, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor MI,  central lines are 
placed in the ED and ICU. If they meet the criteria for septic shock and are in 
the ED--the central line is placed by the ED providers.  If the patient meets 
criteria for septic Shock on the floor or during the Patient's ICU stay then 
lines are placed in the ICU.  Most of our a-lines are placed in the ICU, not 
the ED.

Pat Posa

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On Jul 22, 2013, at 8:47 AM, Brittany Farmer <[email protected]> wrote:

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> Hi all!
>  
> I am currently looking into revamping our sepsis protocols and was wondering 
> how other institutions handled line insertion on sepsis patients.  Does your 
> ED insert the central and arterial lines or are those lines inserted after 
> admission to the ICU?
>  
> Thank you!
>  
> Brittany Farmer, RN, BSN
> Nurse Clinician
>  
> Good Samaritan Hospital
> 520 South Seventh Street
> Vincennes, Indiana 47591
> Phone: 812-885-3721
> Pager: 812-885-3905- #340
> E-mail: [email protected]
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