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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...
Intravenous fluid administration is a common occurrence among hospitalized patients. Patients often receive IV fluids for various reasons while in the hospital, including resuscitation, maintenance,...
During the two-year study period, 207 midlines were placed, delivering 1,585 dwell days. Table 2 highlights the primary study goals and the outcomes. For one line, the removal date was not recorded....
The goal of evaluation for training programs is to show that there is a shift from knowledge to practice. With this initial evaluation, results show a significant decrease in requests for PICC...
Results reveal that at least one lumen of the majority of central lines in the ICU is locked for longer than a third of the total time in situ. This is a much larger proportion of time than initially...
A detailed protocol describing the study methods was published and is publicly accessible (Zamir et al, 2020)..
TheI-DECIDED® device assessment and decision tool is an evidence-based checklist (see Figure 1). This tool packages international clinical guidelines for invasive devices into a mnemonic algorithm for...
Privately owned and operated infusion clinics began to appear in the early 2000s, when a number of IFX clinical trials ended and some hospitals could no longer provide services to these patients. In...
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The Ingram School of Nursing at McGill University has approximately 400 students in the BScN program, which is an entry-to-practice undergraduate program. Previously, the teaching of VAIN was...
In March 2017, a short education session, lasting approximately 15 minutes, was given to ICU nurses. This in-service reiterated interventions that were already known by the nurses such as proper...
“I had a horrible experience with everyone trying to access a vein. It took 6 nurses approximately 20 tries to locate a vein! It was awful! My arm was sooo very bruised and sore. I went from one...
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