Alyssa Mages, CVT, FVTE, VTES, discusses catheter selection, common placement mistakes, and how preparation and hands-on practice can help veterinary technicians build confidence and improve patient care.
|Articles|January 1, 2013
Every tube and catheter in its place
Here's a quick and easy way to organize feeding tubes and urinary catheters.
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We used to have a hard time finding urinary catheters or feeding tubes with the right size and length when the doctor needed them. Even counting them for inventory was a pain. So, we created a labeled cardboard organizer for the cabinet to store the feeding tubes and urinary catheters. The organized cabinet has already helped the team and doctors find things faster.
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—Angela Stewart
Great Bridge Veterinary Hospital
Chesapeake, VA
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