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UK paediatric oncology central venous catheter care and management survey

"These devices require routine nurse-led cares such as dressing changes, flushing of the line and needleless access device changes. A prospective audit of UK principal treatment centres (PTCs) was undertaken to review current practices of CVC care" Blundell et al (2024).

"These devices require routine nurse-led cares such as dressing changes, flushing of the line and needleless access device changes. A prospective audit of UK principal treatment centres (PTCs) was undertaken to review current practices of CVC care" Blundell et al (2024).

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UK paediatric oncology central venous catheter care and management survey

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“Central venous catheters (CVCs) are commonly inserted in children and young people with a cancer diagnosis to administer systemic anticancer treatment and supportive care therapies. These devices require routine nurse-led cares such as dressing changes, flushing of the line and needleless access device changes. A prospective audit of UK principal treatment centres (PTCs) was undertaken to review current practices of CVC care.

Paediatric oncology practice educators from each of the 20 UK PTCs were contacted in August 2022 and requested to complete a table of current CVC care and management within their centre. Responses were received from 18 of the 20 centres (90% response rate).”


Reference:

Blundell H, Morgan JE, Neumann E, Phillips B, Thorbinson C, Bate J; Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) Supportive Care Core Group. Variation in central venous catheter care and management: a review of UK paediatric oncology principal treatment centre practice. Arch Dis Child. 2024 Jan 10:archdischild-2023-326315. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-326315. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38199818.

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