Vascular Access Insights: Expert Guidance for Safer Care
Vascular access complications remain a significant cause of patient harm, delayed treatment, and increased clinical workload across healthcare settings. Decisions…
Celebrating Infusion Nurses: Guardians of Patient Care
Every year on January 25th, the Infusion Nursing Society is celebrating the IV Nurses. At BD IV News, we are…
“Complications of IV catheter therapy are simply the result of one complex and highly variable mechanical system—IV catheter equipment design,...
Considerations for organisations facing nurse shortages
A shortage of nurses, physicians and other healthcare workers is the reality across the United Kingdom and Europe.1,2 The U.K.…
The role of medication pH in choosing an IV catheter
There are a lot of factors to consider in choosing the appropriate vascular access device (VAD), including treatment regimen and…
Irritants and vesicants: ensuring safe IV therapy
Certain infusates used in patient treatments can cause discomfort or injury, either to the veins directly, or to surrounding tissues…
Convenience packs: streamlined IV catheter care in the hospital and at home
Along with other considerations, central venous catheters or peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are typically recommended when longer-term intravenous (IV)…
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