Management of IVDU Patients with Central Venous Catheters
AVA Conference Presentation
Lloyd Rucker, MD
AVA Conference Presentation
Lloyd Rucker, MD
Topics
• Demographics of the most vulnerable IVDU patients.
• Importance of consultation for SUD patients with infections.
• Strategies to decrease antibiotic use in patients with central lines.
• Importance of Medication Assisted Treatment for IVDU patients with PICC lines.
• The role of TET (tamper evident technology) in the management of the IVDU patient with a central line.
• Demographics of the most vulnerable IVDU patients.
• Importance of consultation for SUD patients with infections.
• Strategies to decrease antibiotic use in patients with central lines.
• Importance of Medication Assisted Treatment for IVDU patients with PICC lines.
• The role of TET (tamper evident technology) in the management of the IVDU patient with a central line.
