IDA Business and Technology Park
Dublin Road, Athlone
Co Westmeath
Ireland
Phone: +353 (0) 9 06 46 08 00
Fax: +353 (0) 14 37 07 73
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Office
United Kingdom
Teleflex
Grosvenor House
Horseshoe Crescent
Old Town Beaconsfield
HP9 1LJ
Phone: +44 (0)1494 53 27 61
Fax: +44 (0)1494 52 46 50
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South Africa Office Address
Teleflex Medical (Pty) Ltd.
1st Floor, Block C,
Stoneridge Office Park,
8 Greenstone Place,
Greenstone, Edenvale, 1609,
Johannesburg, South Africa
Phone: +27(0)11 807 4887
Fax: +27 (0)11 807 4994
South Africa Mail Address
Teleflex Medical (Pty) Ltd.
P.O. Box 6882, Greenstone, 1616
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ECG-based CVC tip placement has been widely used across Europe for more than 30 years, with more than 45 clinical studies indicating its effectiveness.
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GROUP |
GUIDELINE |
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FDA CVC Working Group (1989,1994) |
Lower 1/3 of SVC; catheter tip should not be placed in, or allowed to migrate into, heart |
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SIR (2000) |
SVC / RA junction |
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NKF / DOQI (2001) |
SVC / RA junction or RA |
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ASA CVC Task Force (2012) |
Lower 1/3 of SVC; catheter tip should not be placed in, or allowed to migrate into, heart |