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Events and training January 8, 2024
Safe connections webinar: open vs closed IV access
How can we define safe connections? Connections are critical junctures and/or points of access along intravenous (IV) lines. Microorganisms may…
Target: Nursing
Events and training January 2, 2024
Spanish vascular access team refines device selection algorithm
The Vall D’Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, Spain treats over 1.2 million patients per year, with 1,100 beds and a team…
News and innovation December 21, 2023
PICCs in intensive care units: new Spanish guidelines fill a gap
When and how should peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) be used in intensive care units (ICUs)? At the end of 2022,…
Events and training December 18, 2023
3 factors to consider in vascular access device selection
Vascular access device (VAD) selection represents a crucial moment in vascular access management (VAM). “A peripheral vessel selection is not…
News and innovation December 4, 2023
Make the case for a vascular access team by convincing with facts
You may have heard of a vascular access team (VAT) and its benefit to patient care, but you aren't sure…
Events and training November 20, 2023
Danish vascular access team facilitates shift to home care
When possible, certain patients may be better treated in the comfort of their home. Before 2014, Dr Bo Gottschau noticed…
