by Gloria Ortiz Miluy | May 10, 2023 | Care and Maintenance, Ports and Huber Needles, VAD Insertion
Healthcare professionals working with oncology patients are used to handling fully implanted catheters. In recent years, PICC-port has proven to be very useful in the field. However, any vascular access device can become a problem if its placement has not been optimal...
by Linda Kelly | Apr 19, 2023 | Clinical Environment and History, VAD Insertion
VADs (Vascular Access Devices) can be inserted in various areas of the body via a selection of veins. Some venous access sites can result in more complications. It is therefore important to carefully select the vein for access. The purpose of this article is to detail...
by Gloria Ortiz Miluy | Apr 5, 2023 | VAD Insertion
With the introduction of venous mapping methods prior to the placement of a central venous catheter (RaPeVA, RaCeVA, and RaFeVA), the evolution of ultrasound techniques has given a fundamental role to the choice of vein. In fact, the measurement of this vein (obtained...
by Linda Kelly | Nov 24, 2022 | Midlines, VAD Insertion
Introduction The aim of this article is to describe and discuss some differences between the short peripheral intravenous catheter (SPIVC) and the long peripheral intravenous catheter (LPIVC) inserted using the Seldinger Technique. It will consider how these...
by Jean-Jacques Simon | Oct 26, 2022 | Ports and Huber Needles, VAD Insertion
The mechanical complications of an implantable port are numerous and frequent. However, they are often avoidable if the basic rules of insertion and use are known and respected. We can classify the causes of mechanical complications of ports as follows: –...
by Maite Parejo | Oct 19, 2022 | Midlines, VAD Insertion
Intravenous therapy is a usual treatment for hospitalized patients and increasingly, for those who are at home. The administration of drugs can give rise to problems such as phlebitis and extravasation among others, which can force us to use various peripheral routes....
