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Vessel health and preservation

"Implementing a VHP program across institutions requires leadership support, interprofessional education, and integration into electronic health records. Adopting this proactive model improves first-attempt insertion success, reduces delays in therapy, and lowers complication rates. In complex cases, timely advancement to specialty placement ensures continued vascular health while maintaining access to essential treatments" Moureau (2025).

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Discard blood volume from the central venous catheter

"The aim was to reduce blood loss related to laboratory blood sampling by decreasing the discard blood volume from the central venous catheter (CVC) from 10 to 3 mL, and replacing the 3 mL tube for complete blood count (CBC) with a 2 mL tube" Lapić et al (2025).

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Retention of guidewire during central venous catheterization – Full Text

"Central venous lines are fundamental instruments that are frequently used for treatment goals; hence, loss of guidewire is a preventable complication. Preparing checklists and the attendance of two experts during the guide wire insertion procedure are two ways to reduce the loss of the guidewire" Safari et al (2025).

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Removal of very long-term central venous access devices

"An international cross-sectional survey was carried out to evaluate clinicians' experiences in the management of very long-term CVADs (tunneled/Port catheters >10 years; Peripherally-Inserted Central Catheters-PICCs >2 years) and their opinions on elective replacement of these devices" Pironi et al (2025).

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FICC-Port case study – Full Text

"In this report, we want to describe an unusual case of placement of a FICC-PORT using the most recent techniques of implantation and tip location" Pulitanò et al (2025).

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Management of abscess in tunneled cuffed catheters – Full Text

"Current guidelines recommend removing infected TCCs, but this can exacerbate central venous stenosis (CVS) and complicate subsequent catheter reinsertion. This case series proposes a staged management protocol for complex TCC tunnel abscess infections complicated by CVS" Bai et al (2025).

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