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Vascular Access/IV

A safe and effective winged peripheral intravenous cannula for use in clinical practice

Nipro's Safetouch Cath Winged with Injection Port is a sterile, single-use catheter with a safety device for IV infusion and has been available through NHS Supply Chain since March 2023. Its features...

Care bundles and peripheral arterial catheters

The aim of this scoping review is to identify the features of bundled interventions for vascular access devices that determine care outcomes and to highlight research gaps about care bundles for...

At a glance: a guide to venepuncture in adults

The aseptic non-touch technique (ANTT) is a method employed to minimise the likelihood of patients contracting infections during clinical procedures. As set out by the Association for Safe Aseptic...

Protecting patients through surveillance of device-related bacteraemias

I enjoyed the strong teamwork that results; however, I was keenly aware of the risks faced by acutely ill patients requiring support from the multitude of invasive devices necessary for their...

A guide to cannulation in adults

The aseptic non-touch technique (ANTT) is a method employed to minimise the likelihood of patients contracting infections during clinical procedures. It accomplishes this by safeguarding ‘Key-Parts’...

Longer length peripheral catheters in sickle cell treatment: a more efficient and cost-effective care pathway

An observational audit was conducted to understand the value in terms of value for money and clinical time spent of the new LPC pathway. Data collection began in November 2021 for 1 year. The...

Guarding the central venous access device: a new solution for an old problem

The pathogenesis of bacteria into the bloodstream can occur in two common ways: intraluminally and extraluminally. A CVAD can be colonized extraluminally by bacteria along the catheter or skin flora...

Foundation for implementing a comprehensive vascular access excellence initiative organization-wide to improve vascular access device insertion and standardize care: best practice for an acute care hospital

To improve first-attempt success, preserve vessel health, and reduce complications, a new approach to vascular access was deemed necessary. In 2016, a 263-bed public district hospital in California...

Vessel health and preservation: get it right first time

The 11th National Infusion and Vascular Access (NIVAS) conference, held last month in London, was designed with a focus on vessel health and preservation (VHP).

Evaluation of extended-length cannula inserted using ultrasound guidance in patients with difficult IV access

This evaluation took place across Aintree Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in 2019, when the B Braun Deep Access longer length (50 mm and 64 mm) peripheral IV catheters...

Ultrasound-guided PIVC insertion: a randomised controlled trial protocol

The overall aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided PIVC insertion compared with landmark technique to increase first-time insertion success in children aged under 18...

The potential role of through the needle PIVC insertion in reducing early catheter contamination

In order to study the effects of using a novel TTN device, which deploys a 20-gauge catheter through a needle (Figure 1), compared to a more traditional OTN device, which deploys a 20-gauge catheter...

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