{"id":2649,"date":"2019-06-18T08:32:32","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T13:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/?p=2649"},"modified":"2019-06-13T19:57:39","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T00:57:39","slug":"a-day-in-the-life-of-central-venous-access-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/2019\/06\/18\/a-day-in-the-life-of-central-venous-access-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day in the Life of Central Venous Access Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><em>This post comes courtesy of Dr. Mark Rupp, who recently published a study in the Journal of Infusion Nursing about outpatient maintenance practices for central venous access devices (CVADs)!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our patients are increasingly receiving intravenous therapy at home via indwelling CVADs. However, limited data exist regarding patients\u2019 experiences with outpatient CVADs. Regina Nailon is the lead author on a recently published paper in the Journal of infusion Nursing detailing the patient experience with home infusion therapy. In this project, patients maintained a 14-day diary that detailed the location, frequency, and purpose of CVAD access episodes and who performed CVAD care.<\/p>\n<p>Across all of the patient\u2019s, 77% of CVAD care was provided in the patient\u2019s home compared with other sites (infusion centers, doctor\u2019s offices, etc.). CVAD care was provided by the patient themselves (48%), a family member\/caregiver (25%), or an infusion nurse (27%). An occlusion rate of 9.57 per thousand device days was noted. No central line associated bloodstream infections were observed.<\/p>\n<p>This study nicely documents the extent of self-care and family member care for outpatients with indwelling CVADs and the potential for care practice variation that increases the risk for complications in the home setting. These findings support efforts aimed at standardizing the education and processes of care for patients with CVADs in the home setting.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/journalofinfusionnursing\/fulltext\/2019\/05000\/A_Day_in_the_Life_of_a_CVAD.2.aspx\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\" action=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/subscribe2\/\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.216.172\" \/><span style=\"display:none !important\"><label for=\"firstname\">Leave This Blank:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"firstname\" name=\"firstname\" \/><label for=\"lastname\">Leave This Blank Too:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"lastname\" name=\"lastname\" \/><label for=\"uri\">Do Not Change This:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"uri\" name=\"uri\" value=\"http:\/\/\" \/><\/span><p><label for=\"s2email\">Your email:<\/label><br><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"s2email\" value=\"Enter email address...\" size=\"20\" onfocus=\"if (this.value === 'Enter email address...') {this.value = '';}\" onblur=\"if (this.value === '') {this.value = 'Enter email address...';}\" \/><\/p><p><input type=\"submit\" name=\"subscribe\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>&nbsp;<input type=\"submit\" name=\"unsubscribe\" value=\"Unsubscribe\" \/><\/p><\/form>\r\n\n<div style=\"display: none;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/voicedwhispering.php\" title=\"ANEdFU P\">ANEdFU P<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post comes courtesy of Dr. Mark Rupp, who recently published a study in the Journal of Infusion Nursing about outpatient maintenance practices for central venous access devices (CVADs)! Our patients are increasingly receiving intravenous therapy at home via indwelling CVADs. However, limited data exist regarding patients\u2019 experiences with outpatient CVADs. 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