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PROCESS SPECTRUM CATHETERS
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Proven Lowest Infection Rates Proven lowest infection rates.

The central line you place may be accessed more than 32 times per day in the ICU 1, creating numerous opportunities for pathogens to enter the patient’s bloodstream and cause infection. You aren’t the source of the problem, but you can be the solution. Protect patients from CRBSI after they leave your care with Cook’s proven Spectrum technology. THE RIGHT COMBINATION Minocycline+rifampin is proven to be the most synergistic combination of antibiotics in reducing infections through two distinct pathways, and has the ability to penetrate the bioﬁlm that forms on all indwelling catheters....

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DECREASED RESISTANCE More than 10 years of clinical use has shown no evidence that M+R catheters lead to bacterial resistance, and a seven year study of over 500,000 catheter days conﬁrms these results.3 Data indicate that facilities using M+R catheters have a decreased need for systemic antibiotic use.4 WORTH SWITCHING In a challenging clinical environment, a hospital that switches to M+R catheters can expect to see a decrease in CRBSI rates, attributable mortality and CRBSI-related costs. Even high-performing hospitals can switch to Spectrum to drive incremental improvement in CRBSI rates...

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With lumen flow rates of 6720 and 7380 mL/hour, the 14,100 mL/hour combined flow rate is the industry’s highest for an 8 Fr double-lumen central venous catheter. Lumen Information Power Injection Port Equivalent gage Minimum Lumen Volume mL 7.0 Triple Power Injectable Approximate Flow Rate mL/hr Maximum Flow Rate mL/sec Average Pressure at Maximum Flow psi 1 9.0 Triple Power Injectable 8.0 Double Power Injectable 2 10.0 Five Lumen Power Injectable FDA cleared for power injection in 7, 8, 9, 10 Fr power-injectable CVCs only. Power inject contrast media through distal lumen only. COOK MEDICAL...

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