Tunneled, Vascath, IJ, PIV Lines – One Call Does it All describes a case where an Internal Jugular Central Line and shortly thereafter, a Temporary Dialysis Catheter (Vascath) for hemodialysis were ordered for an LTACH patient who also needed a Tunneled Central Line...
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...
Clotted Fistula Requires Urgent Vas-Cath describes how a Vascular Access clinician placed a Vas Cath, or Temporary Dialysis Catheter, at the bedside in a patient whose fistula clotted off in the middle of dialysis and needed emergent Temporary Dialysis access. Clotted...
Today’s Vascular Wellness Voice features a Nurse Clinicians in Action Clotted Fistula Patient Case. In this clinical case, a patient’s fistula clotted in the middle of dialysis and required emergent temporary dialysis access. The patient was recovering...
