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Vascular Access in Oncology Patients [PDF]

Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2008
Adequate vascular access is of paramount importance in oncology patients. It is important in the initial phase of surgical treatment or chemotherapy, as well as in the chronic management of advanced cancer and in the palliative care setting. We present an overview of the available vascular access devices and of the most relevant issues regarding ...
Maurizio Gallieni, Mauro Pittiruti, Roberto Biffi   +2 more
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Vascular Access Management After Kidney Transplantation Position Paper on Behalf of the Vascular Access Society and the European Kidney Transplant Association [PDF]

Transplant International
There is no consensus on whether to ligate or preserve uncomplicated vascular access (VA) after kidney transplantation (KT), as International Guidelines do not address this issue.
Barış Akin, Barış Akin, Tamara K. Jemcov, Tamara K. Jemcov, Tamara K. Jemcov, David Cucchiari, David Cucchiari, Jan Malik, Jan Malik, Gavin J. Pettigrew, Ulrika Hahn Lundström, Ulrika Hahn Lundström, Gianluigi Zaza, Gianluigi Zaza, Joris I. Rotmans, Joris I. Rotmans   +15 more
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Vascular access in children

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2019
Securing stable vascular access is an important clinical skill for the anaesthesiologist. Sick children, complex surgeries, chronic illnesses, multiple hospitalisations, and prolonged treatments can make vascular access challenging.
Vibhavari M Naik, S Shyam Prasad Mantha, Basanth Kumar Rayani   +2 more
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A retrospective, comparative, clinical study of occlusion rate of peripherally inserted central catheters fabricated of poly(vinyl alcohol)-based hydrogel composite

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 2023
Thrombotic accumulation is associated with surface interactions between blood proteins and vascular access devices. Catheter occlusion results from this process, and is a costly, common, occurrence with peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs ...
Joseph Bunch, Brian Hanley, Daniel Donahue   +2 more
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Situación actual de la enfermedad renal en Latinoamérica y los desafíos para el cirujano vascular

Revista Mexicana de Angiología, 2023
A pesar del creciente reconocimiento y atención de la enfermedad renal crónica en el cuidado de la salud, la insuficiencia renal sigue siendo un gran problema de salud pública global1.
Jaime Vélez-Victoria
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A comparison of hydrophobic polyurethane and polyurethane peripherally inserted central catheter: results from a feasibility randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2020
Background To evaluate the feasibility of an efficacy trial comparing a hydrophobic polyurethane peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) with a standard polyurethane PICC.
Nicole C. Gavin, Tricia M. Kleidon, Emily Larsen, Catherine O’Brien, Amanda Ullman, Sarah Northfield, Gabor Mihala, Naomi Runnegar, Nicole Marsh, Claire M. Rickard   +9 more
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Effectiveness of cyanoacrylate glue in the fixation of midline catheters and peripherally inserted central catheters in hospitalised adult patients: Randomised clinical trial (CIANO-ETI)

SAGE Open Medicine, 2023
Objective: The objective of the study was to assess the efficacy of the use of cyanoacrylate glue (CAG) as a means of securing midline catheters and peripherally inserted central catheters with the modified micro-Seldinger technique in adult hospitalised
Ferran Padilla-Nula, Alejandro Bergua-Lorente, Jordi Farrero-Mena, Anna Escolà-Nogués, Miriam Llauradó-Mateu, Carme Serret-Nuevo, Filip Bellon   +6 more
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Vascular Access by Specialists

Pediatrics, 2020
* Abbreviations: miniMAGIC — : Michigan Appropriateness Guide for Intravenous Catheters in pediatrics VA — : vascular access VAD — : vascular access device Achieving reliable vascular access (VA) for children devoid of pain, anxiety, and complication is the goal of pediatric VA specialists.
Kleidon, Tricia M, Doellman, Darcy, Pitts, Stephanie, Stranz, Marc   +3 more
openaire   +5 more sources

The vascular access questionnaire: a single centre UK experience

BMC Nephrology, 2019
Background Haemodialysis is capable of prolonging life in patients with end stage renal disease, however this therapy comes with significant negative impact on quality of life.
M. Field, A.Z Khawaja, J. Ellis, T. Nieto, J. Hodson, N. Inston   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The risks of vascular access [PDF]

Kidney International, 2012
Fatal vascular access hemorrhage is considered a rare complication of hemodialysis (HD). Ellingson et al. indicate otherwise, and their data suggest that it causes 0.4-1.6% of deaths in US HD patients. It is more common with grafts than fistulas, and many victims have had previous access hemorrhages.
Blake, Peter G., Quinn, Robert R., Oliver, Matthew J.   +2 more
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