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The I-DECIDED clinical decision-making tool for peripheral intravenous catheter assessment and safe removal: a clinimetric evaluation

BMJ Open, 2020
Objective To describe the clinimetric validation of the I-DECIDED tool for peripheral intravenous catheter assessment and decision-making.Design and setting I-DECIDED is an eight-step tool derived from international vascular access guidelines into a ...
Vineet Chopra, Claire M Rickard, Gillian Ray-Barruel, Marie Cooke, Marion Mitchell   +4 more
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Evaluation of hemodialysis vascular access involving multidisciplinary integration: Perspective from Latin America and Peru

Frontiers in Nephrology, 2023
The perspective of vascular access care in patients with end-stage renal disease has migrated from nephrology-centered or vascular surgery-centered care to multidisciplinary-focused patient-centered care.
Edwin Castillo Velarde, Edwin Castillo Velarde, Edwin Castillo Velarde, José A. Ruiz-Peñafiel, José A. Ruiz-Peñafiel, José A. Ruiz-Peñafiel, Sheyla Alfaro Ita, Sheyla Alfaro Ita, Tushar J. Vachharajani, Tushar J. Vachharajani   +9 more
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Device Selection for Vascular Access Guideline implementation at a regional hospital intensive care unit (ICU)

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2019
Since 2015 the Valle del Nalón Hospital has incorporated nursing best practice related to the assessment and device selection for vascular access at an ICU of a Spanish regional hospital.
Ana Yesica Fernández Menéndez, Analía García Bertolo, Jairo Orviz Rivera, Adriana Fernández López, Marlene Del Valle Fernandez, Eva González García   +5 more
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Innovative dressing and securement of tunneled central venous access devices in pediatrics: a pilot randomized controlled trial

BMC Cancer, 2017
Background Central venous access device (CVAD) associated complications are a preventable source of patient harm, frequently resulting in morbidity and delays to vital treatment.
Amanda J. Ullman, Tricia Kleidon, Victoria Gibson, Craig A. McBride, Gabor Mihala, Marie Cooke, Claire M. Rickard   +6 more
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Guidewire‐guided electrocardiogram for positioning the catheter tip of upper arm port in breast cancer patients

Precision Medical Sciences, 2021
Intracavitary electrocardiogram (ECG) is a reliable and safe method for real‐time, confirming the tip of central venous access devices. Saline and guidewire are the most commonly used as an intracavitary electrode for introducing ECGs.
Lili Gu, Liyong Xu, Aifeng Meng, Ruchun Shi, Dingbiao Jiang, Chunli Liu, Jing Mao   +6 more
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Idle peripheral intravenous cannulation: an observational cohort study of pre-hospital and emergency department practices

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background Unused ('idle') peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVC) are those not used within 24 hours of insertion. There is little data on cannulation practices and idle PIVC rates in emergency settings, especially the pre-hospital environment.
Hugo Evison, Amy Sweeny, Jamie Ranse, Mercedes Carrington, Nicole Marsh, Joshua Byrnes, Claire M. Rickard, Peter J. Carr, Gerben Keijzers   +8 more
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Quality assurance in surgical trials of arteriovenous grafts for haemodialysis: protocol for a systematic review

BMJ Open, 2023
Introduction Decisions regarding the optimal vascular access for haemodialysis patients are becoming increasingly complex, and the provision of vascular access is open to variations in systems of care as well as surgical experience and practice. Two main
Mike Stephens, Karen Stevenson, Andrew Jackson, Rajesh Sivaprakasam, Peter Thomson, Ram Kasthuri, Richard D White, Colin Geddes, Francis Calder, Nikolaos Karydis, Emma Aitken, Ben Edgar, David B Kingsmore, Marco Franchin, Nick Inston, Rob G Jones, Gaspar Mestres, Georgios Papadakis, Callum Stove, Lazslo Szabo, Matteo Tozzi   +20 more
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Primary Vascular Access [PDF]

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2006
Primary vascular access is usually achievable by a distal autogenous arterio-venous fistula (AVF). This article describes the approach to vascular access planning, the usual surgical options and the factors affecting patency.
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Constipation in chronic kidney disease: it is time to reconsider

Renal Replacement Therapy, 2019
Constipation is highly prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is primarily characterized by decreased intestinal motility. This chronic disorder affects the quality of life of patients.
Ryota Ikee, Kazuhiro Yano, Tomomi Tsuru
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Emergency Vascular Access

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 2000
Establishing and maintaining vascular access is often vital to the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative management of the small animal emergency surgical patient. Vascular access may be used for the delivery of crystalloids, colloids, blood components, medications, and anesthetic or sedative agents. It can also facilitate venous and arterial
D, Hughes, M W, Beal
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