This guideline will inform physicians, nurses, dieticians, pharmacists, caregivers and other
home parenteral nutrition (HPN) providers, as well as healthcare administrators and policy …

Totally implantable venous access devices, or ports, are essential in the therapeutic
management of patients who require long-term intermittent intravenous therapy. Totally …

Introduction: Central venous accesses devices (CVADs) have a fundamental importance for
diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in pediatric onco-hematological patients. The treatment …

Short bowel syndrome (SBS) with intestinal failure (IF) is a rare but severe complication of
Crohn's disease (CD), which is the most frequent benign condition that leads to SBS after …

The incidence of central venous catheter (CVC)-related bloodstream infections is high in
patients requiring a long-term CVC. Therefore, infection prevention is of the utmost …

Background Catheter‐related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) remain a major issue in
patients who are receiving home parenteral nutrition (HPN). The aim of this interventional …

Background: PICC-ports may be defined as totally implantable central venous devices
inserted in the upper limb using the current state-of-the-art techniques of PICC insertion …

Introduction Patients with cancer need stable venous access using central vascular devices
like central venous ports and peripherally inserted central catheters that can be used for a …

Background Central venous catheters are used extensively as temporary or permanent
vascular access for haemodialysis patients. Catheter-related bloodstream infections are the …

Flushing is an essential strategy in maintaining patency of a central vascular access device.
However, there is no standard practice regarding flushing techniques. Pulsatile flushing has …