| Abstrakt: |
Central venous access devices (CVADs) are an essential part of patient therapy and provide a route for the delivery of intravenous medications, solutions, and blood sampling, as well as for hemodialysis. Complications such as CVAD occlusions can have a significant impact on the patient and health care system, causing suboptimal treatment, yet there is a lack of standard practices for CVAD occlusion management outside of hemodialysis. A national task force of Canadian clinicians was formed to review the published literature and develop a clinical guideline for the management of catheter occlusions - for CVADs not used specifically for hemodialysis. The recommendations are presented here. Clinical practice tools and templates that support the application of this guideline will be available to ensure safe and effective management of CVAD occlusions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
