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Steve Schauer, DO, MS 👨🏻‍⚕️🚑 🪖| PGY14 | Emergency Medicine | Critical Care | US Army | Instagram @armyemdoc | (my opinions only, not medical advice)

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Got hemorrhage? Reach for a dialysis catheter and here's why... 1. The gauge (size) of the lumens are substantial. A standard triple-lumen central line has lumens thar are 16g (distal port) to 18g (proximal/medial ports). Smaller gauge = bigger diameter. A 14F dialysis line

Got hemorrhage?  Reach for a dialysis catheter and here's why...

1.  The gauge (size) of the lumens are substantial.  A standard triple-lumen central line has lumens thar are 16g (distal port) to 18g (proximal/medial ports).  Smaller gauge = bigger diameter.  A 14F dialysis line