Description - Central Venous Access Devices by Lisa Dougherty
Central venous access devices (CVADs) are used within a variety of
areas in both hospital and community health care settings to
administer blood or fluids, to provide long term access for repeat
transfusion of blood or blood products, chemotherapy, parenteral
nutrition and antibiotic therapy, and to provide immediate access
in emergency situations.
Central venous access devices is a practical guide to the care
and management of CVADs aimed at student nurses, newly qualified
nurses and more experienced nurses who are unfamiliar in dealing
with these devices.
Central venous access devices addresses patient assessment and
education, relevant anatomy and physiology, appropriate device
selection, and guidelines on insertion, follow-up care and
management of CVADs. Each category of CVAD - including peripherally
inserted central catheters, non tunnelled central venous catheters,
skin tunnelled catheters and implanted ports - is explored in turn.
Concluding chapters explore hazards of insertion, prevention and
management of complications, and patient perspectives on living
with a CVAD
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