Impact of vascular access type on cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality
“Central venous catheterization is more effective than peripheral venous catheterization in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Moreover, femoral vein access was more effective than internal jugular vein access” Qin et al (2023).
Peripheral IV access success rates in trauma patients
“The presence of profound shock in trauma patients in the prehospital scenario is associated with an increased number of attempts required for IV access establishment” Barsky et al (2023).
UK Vessel Health and Preservation Framework survey
“The VHP working group developed a survey to understand whether the VHP2020 had reached its intended audience, and what respondents thought were the benefits and drawbacks of its use in practice” Hallam et al (2023).
Vascular access device type for systemic anti-cancer therapies
“In this article, the authors frame the scoping review protocol used, which will systematically report all published and unpublished literature around the use of VADs for the infusion of SACT in oncology” Duggan et al (2023).
Hemodialysis vascular access in the prone position
“We demonstrate that in our study hemodialysis non-tunneled catheter placement in the prone position is safe and effective. We believe this practice could be frequently used in the near future and represent an opportunity window for the training of interventional nephrologists and related areas” Marcos et al (2023).
Impact of skin wiping techniques on vein visibility
“Vertical wiping and vertical + circular wiping techniques used in the cleaning of the phlebotomy site increased the visibility of the vein compared to only circular wiping” Korkut et al (2023).
Training needs of newly graduated medical doctors
‘The top five procedures were: (i) insert peripheral intravenous catheter, (ii) put on personal protection equipment, (iii) perform basic airway maneuvers, (iv) perform basic life support, and (v) perform radial artery puncture” Breindahl et al (2023).
Femoral vein central venous access – Full Text
“This article will focus on central venous access via the femoral vein. However, there are some aspects applicable to other central venous access sites” Castro et al (2023).
Retrieval of a fractured hemodialysis CVC – Full Text
“This article presents a case in which a fracture of the distal portion of the hemodialysis catheter was inadvertently identified during a coronary angiography” Sasaki et al (2023).
Inadvertent placement of CVC in the carotid artery – Full Text
“A 62-year-old critically ill patient with accidental arterial catheterization of the right common carotid artery (CCA) during placement of CVC is presented” Giagtzidis et al (2023).
Emergency vascular access in pediatric trauma patients – Full Text
“The purpose of this study was to analyze the performance of different vascular access procedures from the first contact at the scene until three hours after admission” Struck et al (2023).
Best intravenous access in experimental surgery
“Despite the observed complications the VAP is suitable as permanent intravenous access in pigs used for surgical experiments. This method helps to minimize the stress of the animals in the postoperative period and to reduce the number of experimental animals” Pálek et al (2022).
Chemotherapy vascular access cost and quality review – Full Text
“In line with these results, it is thought that when choosing the chemotherapy application method, factors such as the treatment duration of the patients, the ease of opening the vascular access, and the patient’s psychological state should be taken into consideration” Erişen et al (2023).
Vascular access in critically ill patients with COVID-19 – Full Text
“The objective of this scoping review is to examine the extent of vascular access research undertaken in the critically ill COVID-19 population” Morrissey et al (2023).
Scalp vein access clinical outcomes – Full Text
“This study collected 12 cases of scalp vein indwelling needle rupture and retention in scalp vessels in our center from January 2012 to January 2022” Zhong et al (2023).
Advanced needle-tracking vascular access – Full Text
“The innovative needle-tracking system evaluated in this pilot study has the potential to improve emergent difficult vascular access” Alsbrooks and Hoerauf (2023).
Vascular access related incidents in hemodialysis patients – Full Text
Vascular access related incidents in hemodialysis patients Abstract: Introduction: The ideal vascular access type for elderly hemodialysis (HD) patients remains debatable. The aim of this study was to analyze the association between patterns of vascular access use within the first year of HD and mortality in elderly patients. Methods: Single-center retrospective study of 99 incident […]
Vascular access device management – Full Text
“The incorporation of an advanced practice nurse statistically significantly improves clinical indicators related to the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers and to the management of vascular access devices” Pol-Castañeda et al (2022).
Central venous access care team – Full Text
“We hypothesized a dedicated team would decrease catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) rates” Abad et al (2022).
ECMO vascular access adverse events
“Given the lower rate of wound complications and comparable hospital outcomes with femoral cannulation, axillary VA-ECMO may be an excellent option in HT candidates or recipients when possible” Ohira et al (2022).
Hemodialysis nurses vascular access knowledge – Full Text
“The cognitive degree of vascular access specialized knowledge of hemodialysis nurses is affected by different working years, training experience and the nature of the hospital” Chen et al (2022).
Neonatal ECMO vascular access
“ECMO cannulation involves a complex decision-making process to choose the proper ECMO modality and cannulation strategy to match each patient’s needs, unique anatomy, and potential complication profile” Jensen et al (2022).
Vascular access choice in the neonatal setting – Full Text
“This study aimed to explore the relationships between risk factors and different venous access device complications in the neonatal setting, and then use that evidence to develop an algorithm based on observational data” van Rens et al (2022).
Femorally inserted central catheters with exit site at mid-thigh
“The attention to the correct position of the tip, the exit site at mid-thigh and the new techniques during insertion make these femoral catheters as safe as other central vascular access devices” Elli et al (2022).
Home vascular access device insertion during covid-19 pandemic
“During covid-19 pandemic, the VAD-team demonstrated the feasibility of VADs home positioning, for patients that need to be transported by ambulance to the hospital for a venous catheter insertion” Grassi et al (2022).
Endocarditis management in people who inject drugs – Full Text
“It provides a more in-depth focus on the management of infective endocarditis among this unique population than what has been provided in prior American Heart Association infective endocarditis-related documents” Baddour et al (2022).
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome management – Full Text
“In this case, diagnostic challenges in the ED and the potential role of cognitive bias are highlighted. In addition, we discuss the clinical manifestations and management of SVC syndrome” Salama et al (2022).
Team collaboration and vascular access choice – Full Text
“Nurses and other healthcare team members’ understanding, selection, use, and recommendation of CVADs have an indirect effect on patients’ decision-making” Sheng et al (2022).
Tunneled cuffed central venous catheters in maintenance hemodialysis – Full Text
“In this study, we provide evidence of the mean TCC survival time beyond 2 years. We found that TCC is an effective alternative for MHD patients with poor vessel status or limited survival time or become a bridge waiting for arteriovenous fistula to mature, regardless of age, sex, and primary diseases” Hu et al (2022).
Management of inadvertent arterial catheterization – Full Text
“Recently, endovascular balloon tamponade has emerged as the preferred initial approach to repair inadvertent arterial cannulations” Papastratigakis et al (2022).