… is no longer limited to the standard intravenous catheter (… access specialists towards the
nomenclature and use of peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs), long peripheral catheters …

… access to skilled and qualified vascular access specialists means unsuccessful attempts
are often repeated throughout a single admission, particularly when prolonged access is …

… and midline catheters, as well as the drawbacks associated with PVC, more hospitals are
creating vascular access specialist … of PICCs and midline catheters, utilizing ultrasound support …

… Insufficient access to skilled and qualified vascular access specialists, unsuccessful attempts
are often repeated throughout a single admission, particularly when prolonged access is …

… Insufficient access to skilled and qualified vascular access specialists, unsuccessful attempts
are often repeated throughout a single admission, particularly when prolonged access is …

… and ultrasound-guided peripheral access has failed, midlines are preferred (Figure 2). As
with all vascular access devices, single lumen midline catheters are placed unless a specific …

… Midline catheters provide a reliable vascular access option for those patients with difficult
venous access who … or the use of higher-risk central lines to maintain access. An effective …

… on the use of midline catheters, the implications of study … and reported the use of midline
catheters in adult acute care … of using midline catheters (ii) disadvantages of using midline …

… placed is another measure used to assess the effectiveness of midline catheters. … access
specialist-driven program that promoted the use of midlines over PICCs for short-term access …

… program increased midline catheter insertions by 600 between 1998 and 1999. Autonomous
decision making by the vascular access specialists provided reliable access, with 86% of …