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Leveraging Vascular Access Team to increase safety and access to care [PDF]

, 2023
Using a pager platform to receive vascular access consults related to peripheral intravenous catheter (PIV)/central line care and maintenance needs has resulted in significant time and delays in treatment lost by bedside nursing and vascular access staff.
Linscott, Deb, Rodney, Mandy, Vascular Access Team,, Inman, Cecilia   +3 more
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Arterial disease and vascular access in diabetic patients

, 2021
Purpose: There are conflicting reports on the effects of diabetes on the outcomes of hemodialysis access procedures. While some found no negative effects, others reported deleterious effects of diabetes on vascular access outcomes.
Ercan Köse, Damla, Ozata, Ibrahim H., Oner, Gizem, Yanar, Fatih, Baktiroglu, Selcuk   +4 more
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Validating vascular access data in the Swedish Renal Registry SRR

, 2021
Background: All Swedish dialysis units register data on vascular access in the Swedish Renal Registry (SRR). This study assessed external and internal validity of vascular access data in the SRR and its use as a tool in clinical practice.
Birgitta Sigvant, Sigvant, Birgitta,, Gunilla Welander, Welander, Gunilla,   +3 more
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Intraosseous vascular access in critically ill adults-a review of the literature [PDF]

, 2015
Aim & objectives. This literature review aim is to present a detailed investigation critiquing contemporary practices of intraosseous vascular access in adult patients.
Susan Shaw, Joanne Garside, Stephen Prescott, Shaw, Susan Angela, Garside, Joanne, Prescott, Stephen   +5 more
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I-DECIDED® – Un outil d’aide à la décision pour l’évaluation et la prise en charge des dispositifs effractifs en milieu hospitalier

, 2021
Indwelling medical devices, including vascular access and urinary catheters, pose a risk for infection, and therefore daily assessment and consideration of their continued need is a patient safety priority.
Ray-Barruel, Gillian
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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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Validation of a vascular access specific quality of life measure (VASQoL) [PDF]

, 2023
Background A self-administered 11 item Vascular Access Specific Quality of Life Measure (VASQoL) was previously derived from detailed qualitative interviews with adult patients with kidney failure who have experienced vascular access using the ...
Meiklem, Ramsay, Stevenson, Karen, Kingsmore, David B, Thomson, Peter C, Richarz, Sabine, Greenwood, Sharon, Bouamrane, Matt-Mouley, Dunlop, Mark   +7 more
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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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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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