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Table 2 Volumes associated with various catheter types

From: Management of pulmonary vasodilator therapy in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension during critical illness

Catheter type

Catheter volume

55 cm PICC line, 17 gauge lumen

0.76ml [28]

55 cm PICC line, 18 gauge lumen

0.56 to 0.68ml [28]

55 cm PICC line, 19 gauge lumen

0.44ml [28]

Single-lumen Hickman catheter, 9.6 French

1.8ml [28]

Double-lumen Hickman catheter, 9 French

0.6ml (small port), 1.3ml (large port) [28]

Triple-lumen catheter

0.38ml (18 gauge ports), 0.42ml (16 gauge ports) [29]

  1. PICC, peripherally inserted central catheter.
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