July 2017 – Vascular Access – an evidence-based approach

Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Vascular Access Referral Policies in CKD

New article on Vascular Access Referral policies cost-effectiveness with Chronic Kidney Disease from American Journal of Kidney Disease

New article on review of pediatric vascular access in the Emergency Department from Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice

New article on a risk nomogram to predict PICC-related thrombosis from Nature Scientific Reports (free OpenAccess)

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New article on the femoral hemodialysis catheter from a surgical perspective from the South African Medical Journal

New article on comparisons of longitudinal and transverse approaches to axillary vein cannulation under ultrasound from Journal of Thoracic Disease

New article on vascular access in the elderly from American Journal of Nephrology

PICC nursing care July 29, 2021
"The purpose of this study was to understand nurses' perspectives about PICC implementation in their clinical practice" Salgueiro-Oliveira et al (2021).
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Pediatric vascular access – Full Text July 29, 2021
"The objective of this study was to assess adherence to guidelines for the placement of VADs in a pediatric setting" Moreal et al (2021).
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Quality PICC care July 29, 2021
"To analyze the effect of multidisciplinary cooperation mode (MCM) led by infusion nurse specialists (INSs) on peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) catheterization and indwelling nursing quality" Jie et al (2021).
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Fatal complications of tunnelled CVC July 29, 2021
"If a perforation with relevant vascular damage is suspected, we recommend leaving the dilator/introducer/catheter in place to reduce major hemorrhage until the vascular or cardiothoracic surgeon can fix the problem" Schuepfer et al (2021).
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Stability of pemetrexed disodium July 29, 2021
"The aim of this study was to assess the stability of pemetrexed disodium (Alimta), reconstituted in 100 mL sodium chloride 0.9% w/v intravenous infusion bags (Baxter Viaflo)" Nelson et al (2021).
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