Vascular access device options in breast cancer patients – Full Text
“The aim of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of three catheters for long-term chemotherapy in breast cancer patients” Chen et al (2023).
Hemodialysis vascular access coordinator
“The vascular access coordinator can positively contribute to increase the number of arteriovenous fistulas and reduce central venous catheters” Sousa et al (2023).
Anatomical review of internal jugular vein cannulation – Full Text
“This literature aims at presenting an overview of the anatomical variations, morphometrics based on various imaging modalities, cadaveric and surgical findings, and the clinical anatomy of IJV cannulation” Kosnik et al (2023).
Ultrasound-guided Rapid Infusion Catheter insertion – Full Text
“With the aid of a video clinical simulation, this article describes an ultrasound-guided technique for inserting a proprietary rapid infusion catheter (RIC) or similar wide-bore sheath using the micropuncture kit” Stagg (2023).
Vascular complications in patients undergoing ECMO – Full Text
“Distal perfusion catheter placement might be associated with a decreased risk of vascular complications and limb ischemia in patients undergoing femoral VA-ECMO cannulation” Wang et al (2023).
Conventional and non-conventional tunneled dialysis catheter sites – Full Text
“The current review outlines the clinical scenarios for selecting an appropriate patient for hemodialysis catheter use for short-term or long-term needs” Sharma et al (2023).
Assessment and management of vascular access devices guideline
“The vascular access BPG provides high quality guidance and updated recommendations, and can serve as a primary resource for health providers assessing and managing VADs” Buchanan et al (2023).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
Drug routes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – Full Text
“The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation has described the urgent need for randomised controlled trials comparing the intravenous and intraosseous route in adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest” Hooper 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).
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).
Neonatal vascular access outcomes – Full Text
“Our aim was to study practices regarding the choice of vascular access and outcomes” Riskinet al (2022).
Vascular access device placement procedure codes – Full Text
“Despite widespread use of VADs in the inpatient setting, the procedure coding rate was found to be remarkably low” DeBoer and Alsbrooks (2022).
Sodium bicarbonate verifies IV catheter placement – Full Text
“The injection of diluted sodium bicarbonate (in mechanically ventilated patients) can be used to reliably identify the correct location of an IV catheter by an increase in the exhaled carbon dioxide concentration” Keidan et al (2022).
Dialysis vascular access training in Perú – Full Text
“Central venous catheter is the most frequently used vascular access in the prevalent hemodialysis population (76%), despite its known complications” Castillo Velarde and Vachharajani (2022).
Intraperitoneal hematoma after femoral catheterization – Full Text
“Presented to the emergency department from a skilled nursing facility with a two-day history of dyspnea. She was later diagnosed with an intraperitoneal hematoma, an uncommon complication caused by a CVC placement” Shah et al (2022).