PRADAXA + PICC lines

i'M A PICC LINE NURSE DOES ANYONE KNOW ANY PROTOCOL OR WEBSITES THAT HAS INFORMATION ON PRADAXA WITH PICC LINE INSERTION.
I saw this in my drug guide...not PICC specific, but it's directed towards invasive procedures:"For surgery, discontinue dabigatran 1–2 days (CrCL B50 mL/min) or 3–5 days (CCr <50 mL/min) before invasive or surgical procedures; consider longer times for major surgery, spinal puncture, or placement of a spinal or epidural catheter. If surgery cannot be delayed, bleeding risk is ↑. Assess bleeding risk with ecarin clotting time (ECT) or aPTT is ECT is not available"

Just a personal note... I'm on Pradaxa, and had my Hickman removed (requiring cutting out cuff), and a biopsy (wedge)... no doses were held- doc did them both in the office. With moderate pressure held, and 2x2s w/Tegaderm, I was fine- nothing bled through either dressing. Even if there isn't enough time to withhold as long as maybe they'd want to, it's not an automatic disaster (depending on other issues as well, of course).

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