Severely Contracted Patient Needs Vascular Access describes a case in an LTACH where a patient needed new vascular access because the arm with an existing Midline was swollen, red, and warm to the touch, and the facility suspected a DVT (deep vein thrombosis). The...
This month’s Wellness Wednesday, Vascath and Tunneled Permcath Patient Case, describes a case where a patient in an LTACH who had suffered many serious injuries in a motor vehicle accident needed emergent dialysis and Vascular Wellness promptly placed a Vascath. Ten...
Vascath Exchanged to Tunneled Permcath describes a case where a patient in an LTACH who had suffered many serious injuries in a motor vehicle accident needed emergent dialysis and Vascular Wellness promptly placed a Vascath; then ten days later, a Tunneled Permcath...
This month’s Wellness Wednesday, Complex Patient Needs Numerous IV Medications, describes a case where a facility ordered a vascular access consult for Vascular Wellness to determine which central line was best for a DIVA patient with several serious conditions,...
Numerous IV Medications for Complex Patient describes a case where a facility ordered a vascular access consult for a DIVA patient with End Stage Renal Disease who had several other serious conditions and needed vascular access for administration of numerous IV...
Today’s Vascular Wellness Voice demonstrates how having a vascular access team with a rapid response provides life-saving vascular access. This Wellness Wednesday case is about a teen patient who suffered life-threatening bilateral arm amputation in an accident...
Bilateral Arm Amputation Requires Emergent Vascular Access describes how a teen who suffered a life-threatening accident with a woodchipper, resulting in both arms severed just above the elbow, required emergent and lifesaving vascular access in the Emergency...
Vascular Access Nurse Placed Temporary Dialysis Catheters can be safely placed, provided all nursing and other protocols are followed. Vascular Wellness, a leader in the field of vascular access, is one of a select few vascular access nurse companies that has a...
Lifesaving access = WIN, Reduced Infection Risk = WIN, Vein Preservation = WIN. This week’s story, a Covid & Kidney Failure Patient Case, demonstrates how having the skills of a Vascular Access Specialist will not only improve patient outcomes, reduce costs,...
