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Vascular Access

Guidelines & Recommendations

Patient access is a complex task which can be stressful and may lead to several complications. Because it is such a common procedure, it is easy to forget the potential for serious patient complications and safety risks to the patient and healthcare professionals.

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In the world of vascular access, numerous guidelines and recommendations on selection, insertion and maintenance of vascular access devices can be found. In order to help with the daily work of medical staff, we have compiled an overview of different guidelines on vascular accesses devices and environmental situations.

Guidelines & Recommendations

  • PERSEUS Guideline (2020)

    European Society of Anaesthesiology guidelines on peri-operative use of ultrasound-guided for vascular access (PERSEUS vascular access)

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  • MAGIC Guideline (2015)

    The Michigan Appropriateness Guide for Intravenous Catheters (MAGIC): Results From a Multispecialty Panel Using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method

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  • GAVeCeLT Recommendation (2020)

    Recommendations for the use of vascular access in the COVID-19 patients: an Italian perspective

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  • Vascular access in COVID-19 patients (2020)

    Smart decisions for maximal safety

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  • Infusion Nurse Society (INS) (2021)

    Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice, 8th Edition

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  • MiniMAGIC Guideline (2020)

    The Michigan Appropriateness Guide for Intravenous Catheters in Pediatrics: miniMAGIC

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  • Cancer Nurses Society of Australia

    Vascular Access Guidelines

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  • Central venous access devices (CVAD)

    Clinical Practice Guide

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  • Australian Vascular Access Society

    Promoting safety and excellence in vascular access

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  • Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research

    Clinical Practice Guidelines

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