by VascuFirst | Oct 12, 2023 | Midlines
In ultrasound-guided procedures, it is possible that an ideal vein isn’t found in the optimal catheter exit zone. When confronted with the decision between “immediate placement of a line out of necessity for the patient” and “waiting for...
by VascuFirst | Jun 1, 2023 | Midlines
Short Peripheral Intravenous Catheters (SPIVCs) are commonly used as default vascular access devices by practicians around the world for short and midterm therapies. However, they can be a problem in case of medium therapies as that would entail the insertion of...
by VascuFirst | Apr 20, 2022 | Care and Maintenance, Midlines, VAD Insertion
The midline catheter growth has been exponential since it is a resource that allows a notable improvement in the management of vascular access for medium-term treatments compatible with peripheral perfusion. Midline catheters must be placed by trained and specialised...
by VascuFirst | Feb 23, 2022 | Midlines, PICCs, VAD Insertion
The data are unequivocal and indicate that we are heading towards an overall more elderly population. With a life expectancy in Europe of around 81.3 years and a reduction in the number of births, in the coming years, the population aged over 65 will have an important...
by Gloria Ortiz Miluy | Sep 24, 2021 | Midlines, VAD Insertion
This pandemic has confirmed a reality for us: hospitals are for acute patients. Although this is not new, we are now able to put it into action: now more than ever our home is our shelter. Home health care, specifically in the field of vascular access, IS feasible....
by VascuFirst | Feb 26, 2021 | Care and Maintenance, Midlines
As nurses, do we know how invasive it is and what the consequences are of inserting a short peripheral catheter into a vein? In May/June 2015, the “Journal of Infusion Nursing” dedicated an article to short catheters that states: “The insertion of short peripheral...
