In vascular access practices, the internal vessel size is considered important, and a catheter
to vessel ratio (CVR) is recommended to assist clinicians in selecting the most appropriate …

Parenteral nutrition (PN) represents one of the most notable achievements of modern
medicine, serving as a therapeutic modality for all age groups across the healthcare …

A short peripheral intravenous catheter or cannula (PIVC) is frequently used to deliver
chemotherapy in oncology practice. Although safe and easy to insert, PIVCs do fail, leading …

Background Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a common complication of peripherally inserted
central catheters (PICCs). PICCs are increasingly utilised in the management of cancer …

Background Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are commonly used for
delivering intravenous therapy. PICC failure is unacceptably high (up to 40%) due to …

Debido a un elevado porcentaje de pacientes hospitalizados que requieren el uso de
dispositivos de acceso venoso (DAV), la terapia intravenosa ha sido de gran relevancia …

Introduction The central venous pressure (CVP) is the most commonly used static marker of
preload for guiding fluid therapy in critically ill patients, though its usefulness remains …

Introduction Around 30% of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) fail from vascular,
infectious or mechanical complications. Patients with cancer are at highest risk, and this …

Artificial nutrition (AN) is necessary to meet the nutritional requirements of critically ill
patients at nutrition risk because undernutrition determines a poorer prognosis in these …

Purpose To describe a quick tunnelling technique for peripherally inserted central catheter
(PICC) insertion called the “extended subcutaneous route” technique. Methods The …