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

CVC related thrombosis prevention June 23, 2022
"Primary thromboprophylaxis with apixaban in patients with cancer and a CVC was associated with a reduced risk of VTE in the AVERT study population" Brandt et al (2022).
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PICC associated cardiac tamponade June 23, 2022
"In this work, the authors report a fatal cardiac tamponade associated with a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) by the right jugular vein that perforated the right atrium of the heart" Valente-Aguiar et al (2022).
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PICC related thrombosis – Full Text June 23, 2022
"This study aimed to explore the risk factors of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)-related venous thromboembolism (CRT) in patients with hematological malignancies and the predictive ability of the thrombotic risk assessment models (RAMs)" Yue et al (2022).
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Tunneled dialysis catheter June 23, 2022
"Tunneled central venous catheters (TCVC) are a good alternative in case that an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) cannot be made, awaiting maturation or during unscheduled hemodialysis" Chouhani et al (2022).
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Outpatient integrated infusion suite June 23, 2022
"The aim of this project was to improve efficiency of patient care while simultaneously increasing revenue by reducing LOS and transitioning high-cost chemotherapy to the outpatient setting" Karkowski et al (2022).
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