Ultrasound Guidance Insufficient for DIVA Patient describes a case where Emergency Department nurses and physicians tried multiple times using ultrasound guidance to achieve vascular access in a sick patient but were unsuccessful primarily due to the patient’s...
Emergent Temporary Dialysis Catheter at the Bedside describes how a Vascular Wellness clinician placed a Vas-Cath at the Bedside in a critically ill patient in need of emergent dialysis when no transportation options were available, enabling prompt hemodialysis....
Dementia and Cancer Patient Cases demonstrate how the placement of catheters is not a benign medical procedure and does come with risks and the risks compound through the additional needle and line insertions (both successful and unsuccessful attempts). Despite the...
