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National practice of Nursing professionals in the insertion of peripheral vascular access devices

Objective: to identify and compare the practice of Nursing professionals regarding the insertion of peripheral vascular access devices, according to professional category. Method: descriptive sectional study carried out between July 2021 and May 2022 with 2,584 Nursing professionals, using a questionnai...

Evaluation of the Implantation of the Good Practices Guideline for Vascular Access in the Euskadi Regional Host of Osakidetza-Basque Health Service: A Descriptive Studio of the Process

MedUNAB; 26 (2), 2023
Introduction. Intravenous treatments are necessary in multiple situations; however, they do have complications. The vascular access guideline provides assessed and synthesized evidence to be transferred to care. The aim of this study is to describe the process of implementation of the vascular access gui...

Prevalencia de factores asociados al acceso venoso periférico difícil en población pediátrica en un hospital chileno

Rev. chil. enferm; 5 (1), 2023
INTRODUCCIÓN: La mitad de las instalaciones pediátricas de un catéter venoso periférico resultan ser en el contexto de un paciente, un acceso venoso difícil, definido como instalación de un catéter venoso periférico frustrado en la primera punción. Actualmente se utiliza como herramien...

Risk factors to port-a-cat damage/removal in patients in antineoplastic chemotherapy: a retrospective observational study

Objective: To identify the prevalence and risk factors for damage or removal of fully implanted long-term catheters from patients undergoing antineoplastic chemotherapy. Methods: This is an observational, cross-sectional study that evaluated medical records of patients undergoing placement of a fully imp...

Complicaciones por accesos venosos centrales en pacientes adultos

Los accesos venosos centrales son técnicas de uso regular en el ámbito hospitalario, es por ello que la investigación tiene como Objetivo: Establecer la incidencia de complicaciones asociadas a la colocación de accesos venosos centrales en pacientes atendidos en el Hospital Militar Universitario “D...

Evaluation of Indicators of a Vascular Access Device Program led by Nursing Professionals in a High-complexity University Hospital in Colombia

Invest. educ. enferm; 40 (1), 2022
Objective. This work sought to evaluate result indicators of the specialized vascular access program led by nursing during the period between 01 January 2018 and 31 December 2019 at Fundación Cardioinfantil -Instituto de Cardiología (Colombia). Methods. This was a retrospective descriptive study based...

Deterioro de la piel asociado con aseguramiento del dispositivo de acceso intravascular

Rev. cienc. cuidad; 19 (2), 2022
El deterioro de la piel asociado con adhesivos de uso médico en dispositivos de acceso intra-vascular es un evento adverso que puede contribuir a la interrupción de la terapia de infusión intravascular. La Sociedad de enfermeras de infusión recomienda usar tecnologías de protec-ción como apósito e...

Cine–picc: satisfaction and knowledge following a video and hands-on training on peripherally inserted central catheter

Clin. biomed. res; 42 (1), 2022
Introduction: This study assessed the knowledge and satisfaction of a nursing staff regarding peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) care before and after a combined training strategy consisting of a video and hands-on practice.Methods: A cross-sectional and prospective study with data collection ...

An unusual case of femoral arteriovenous fistula associated with acute limb ischemia following femoral vein catheterization for hemodialysis

Abstract Co-occurrence of acute limb ischemia (ALI) and arteriovenous fistula (AVF) as a manifestation of inadvertent arterial injury during percutaneous femoral vein dialysis catheter insertion is a rare and dangerous, but preventable complication. Iatrogenic femoral AVF commonly presents late, with leg...