A Practical Way To Reduce Venipuncture In Hospitalized Dogs

About this episode

The episode discusses a technique to reduce venipuncture in hospitalized dogs using a peripheral IV catheter for blood sampling.

Send us Fan Mail What if the IV catheter your hospitalized dog already has could spare them multiple needle sticks a day without sacrificing lab accuracy? We sit down with Dr. Bryan Welch to challenge a common assumption in small animal emergency and ICU care: that venipuncture is the only reliable way to get serial bloodwork. We talk through a validated push-pull blood sampling technique that uses a peripheral IV catheter to collect repeat samples while aiming to reduce stress, preserve vein...

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Guest: Dr. Bryan Welch

Topics covered

• venipuncture
• blood sampling
• IV catheter
• small animal care
• emergency medicine

Keywords

• venipuncture
• IV catheter
• bloodwork
• small animal emergency
• ICU care

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