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Design and Test of a Vascular Access Device

Artificial Organs, 2000
Abstract: Transarterial left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), such as the Hemopump, IABP, and PUCA‐pump, are meant to be introduced into the body via the femoral or axillary artery without major surgery. For certain applications, introduction is performed directly into the aorta via an open thorax procedure.
Verkerke, GJ, Rakhorst, G
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Subcutaneous Vascular Access Devices

Seminars in Dialysis, 2001
Tunneled dialysis catheters have played an important role in providing vascular access for hemodialysis for over 20 years, yet limitations associated with poor flow, thrombosis, and infections due to the transcutaneous nature of catheters have led to the development of alternative vascular access devices. This article reviews two historical devices—the
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Complications of Vascular Access Devices

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 1994
With the aging of society and the ever-expanding tools of modern medicine, the emergency physician is likely to encounter an increasing number of patients with externally hanging or internally implanted vascular access devices. Aseptic technique, proper access, and appropriate heparinization will provide safe yet rapid vascular access with minimal ...
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HeRO Vascular Access Device

Seminars in Vascular Surgery, 2011
Chronic hemodialysis via a tunneled dialysis catheter (TDC) is associated with a high incidence of infectious complications and increased mortality and, therefore, should only be considered when all other options for vascular access are exhausted. The Hemoaccess Reliable Outflow (HeRO) Vascular Access Device (Hemosphere, Inc., Minneapolis, MN) is an ...
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Comparison of vascular access devices

Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 1995
To provide an overview of venous access device designs and methods of insertion and removal.Venous access devices are indicated for many patients who require reliable long-term venous access. Three types of venous access devices are available including nontunneled, tunneled, and implanted ports.
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Vascular Access Devices

2007
Sir Christopher Wren, the eminent British architect, was perhaps the first to devise a method for delivery of intravenous therapy. In 1657, he constructed a cannula from the quill of a bird feather and used it to inject drugs into the vein of a dog. The first demonstration of central venous catheterization is attributed to Werner Forssman, a courageous
Christopher N. Compton, John H. Raaf
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Long-Term Vascular Access Devices

Annual Review of Nursing Research, 1997
Introduced in the 1970s, long-term vascular access devices are used in both adults and children, with about 500,000 devices placed annually. This integrative review of research on dressings to minimize infectious catheter-related complications showed that current practices were adapted from knowledge derived from short-term central venous and ...
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Vascular access devices pinpoint safety

Nursing Management (Springhouse), 2001
Use the latest in vascular access products to comply with the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act.
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Rare complications of vascular access devices

Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 1995
To provide an overview of rare complications of vascular access devices in terms of etiology, assessment, management, and follow-up.Rare complications of vascular access devices are serious and in some cases life-threatening. These complications include pinch-off and catheter fracture, catheter malposition and migration, cardiac perforation ...
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Vascular access devices: securement and dressings

Nursing Standard, 2010
Many patients admitted to hospital will require a vascular access device (VAD). Insertion of VADs is often viewed as a routine procedure, with little attention given to the importance of appropriate securement and dressing and how these factors can affect patient outcomes.
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