vascular access

Problems associated with vascular access: an analysis of 2000 incident reports.

Each unit should encourage regular surgical and medical review of vascular access.

In the early diagnosis group 33% of patients had a vascular access created electively.

This entry port into the bloodstream is called vascular access.

Other options available for vascular access are (level C evidence):

Patients undergoing vascular access surgery should be free of infection and other inflammatory states.

There are many intravenous methods of drug delivery, known as vascular access devices.

Funds have also been provided by Fresenius for the establishment of a vascular access register.

"It appears that the optimal vascular access choice should be tailored to the specific patient in the elderly population," he added.

In those rare instances intervention surgery is required to withdraw the failed vascular access device.

Ultrasound is frequently used to guide needles during vascular access and drainage procedures.

The findings suggest that vascular access procedures should be tailored to individual dialysis patients in the elderly population.

Planning for vascular access requires early consultation with a vascular surgeon.

A peripheral venous catheter is the most commonly used vascular access in medicine.

With radial access, "there was a more than 60 percent reduction in major vascular access site complications."

The Rhapsody vascular access port system is competitively priced.

Predialysis preparation should highlight the need for future vascular access through the identification and preservation of veins.

This vascular access provides an efficient way for blood to be carried from one's body to the dialyzer and back without causing discomfort.

If vascular access has been established, it is important to ensure that this access is patent.

Physical examination of the dialysis vascular access.

This "fast flash" provides quicker, reliable confirmation of vascular access and helps to prevent complications.

A number of clinician-friendly features make Rhapsody the easiest vascular access port to implant.

• ensure that the vascular access remains fully visible (not covered by clothing or other items)

A protocol has been designed to assess the impact of a multidisciplinary team approach to the longevity of vascular access.

"One of the greatest challenges facing patients and their doctors is keeping an individual's vascular access graft open for dialysis.