Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of experts from the Italian association GAVeCeLT (Gruppo Accessi Venosi Centrali a Lungo Termine) has formulated a few recommendations for the selection, insertion, and main- tenance of the venous access devices, designed to protect the operator, to ensure the effectiveness of the maneu- ver, to reduce the risk […]
Long-term complications of PICC positioned by ECG technique “The intra-procedural tip location by IC-ECG is more safe and accurate than the traditional method of verifying tip location only post-procedurally, by chest X-ray” Yin et al (2020). Abstract: BACKGROUND: The intracavitary electrocardiogram (IC-ECG) method has been used for the tip location of central venous access devices
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Posted by Claire Rickard, Amanda Ullman, Tricia Kleidon, Nicole Marsh on 13 June 2017 Ten Tips for dressing and securement of IV device wounds, Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal 2017;24(10):32-34. Reprinted with permission of the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation. Nurses insert and care for more than two billion intravascular (IV) devices globally each year.
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Considerations on the use of vascular access devices in patients with COVID-19 The health emergency linked to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a series of dramatic changes in the routine of our clinical practice, requiring the revision of many decision-making processes, the re-organization of treatment units, and the reformulation of protocols and procedures. In
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Reshma Golamari, MDa , Yub Raj Sedhai, MDb , Karthik Ramireddy, MDc , and Priyanka Bhattacharya, MDd ABSTRACT Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs), a form of central venous catheter (CVC) inserted into the cephalic or basilic veins, are most commonly used for administration of long-term antibiotics or for total parenteral nutrition. PICCs are associated with
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Peripheral intravenous (IV) device management Introduction Aim Definition of terms Assessment Management Companion Documents References Evidence Table Introduction Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVC) are the most commonly used intravenous device in hospitalised patients. They are primarily used for therapeutic purposes such as administration of medications, fluids and/or blood products as well as blood sampling. Aim The
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Posted by Claire Rickard, Amanda Ullman, Tricia Kleidon, Nicole Marsh on 13 June 2017 Ten Tips for dressing and securement of IV device wounds, Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal 2017;24(10):32-34. Reprinted with permission of the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation. Nurses insert and care for more than two billion intravascular (IV) devices globally each year.
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“JUST IN CASE”. USE OF LARGE BORE PERIPHERAL INTRAVENOUS CATHETERS IN PARTURIENT WOMEN: A GLOBAL STUDY. ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of the current study was to map a global picture of the practice of inserting large bore IV catheters in in parturient women. Methods: We analysed a sub-set of data from a prospective, multi-centre, international
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Objective: Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are a mainstay of nonpermanent vascular access devices. In this study, we assessed patients displaying anaphylaxis or anaphylactoid reactions to PICCs. Specifically the PowerPICC SOLO and Groshong PICC (Bard Access Systems) using the Sherlock tip locating system (TLS). Methods: Patients from 2 tertiary-care hospitals were systematically monitored over 4
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This is the first ever magnetic resonance image (2015) showing a mother and child’s bond. The image is of a cognitive neuroscientist, professor and associate department head at the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT, Rebecca Saxe, kissing her two-month-old son. The baby’s brain is smoother and darker because it has significantly less
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