Skin lesions include MARSIs and various intrinsic or clinical conditions that pose a challenge in maintaining adequate fixation of the central catheter on the patient’s skin…
Guidelines
Infusion Nursing Standards of Practice
Journal of Infusion Nursing – 2021
https://www.ins1.org/publications/infusion-therapy-standards-of-practice/
Central Venous Access Guidelines
American Society of Anesthesiology – 2020
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31821240/
CVAA (The Canadian Vascular Access Association) – 2019
https://cvaa.info/en/publications/occlusion-management-guideline-omg
PICC Tier Toolkit
Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium – 2018
https://mi-hms.org/hms-picc-toolkit
Evidence-based criteria for the choice and the clinical use of the most appropriate lock solutions for central venous catheters (excluding dialysis catheters): a GAVeCeLT consensus
Journal of Vascular Access – 2016
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Central Venous Access in Oncology
ESMO (European Society for Medical Oncology) – 2015
https://www.esmo.org/guidelines/supportive-and-palliative-care/central-venous-access-in-oncology
Clinical Guidelines for Central Venous Catheter Insertion
Swedish Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine –
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavia – 2014
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24593804/
Central Venous Catheter Care For The Patient With Cancer: American Society of Oncology Clinical Practice Guidelines
Journal of Clinical Oncology – 2013
International Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment and Prophylaxis of Thrombosis Associated with Central Venous Catheters in Patients with Cancer
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis – 2013
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23217208/
International Evidence-based Recommendations on Ultrasound-guided Vascular Access
Intensive Care Medicine – 2012
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22614241/
Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections
Department of Health & Human Services USA – 2011
https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/bsi/index.html
ESPEN Guidelines on Parenteral Nutrition: central venous catheters (access, care, diagnosis and therapy of complications)
ESPEN (European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism) – 2009
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