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Vascular Health and Risk Management
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Optimizing Vascular Access Device Safety: Prevention and Management of Complications
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Dr. Antonio Gidaro,
ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco (Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Fatebenefratelli Sacco) L. Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy
gidaro.antonio@asst-fbf-sacco.it
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Optimizing Vascular Access Device Safety: Prevention and Management of Complications
Vascular access devices (VADs) are among the most frequently used medical instruments. A significant proportion of hospitalized patients are administered venous catheters, and their utilization has similarly expanded among outpatient populations for the administration of chemotherapy, antibiotics, nutritional support, and other intravenous medications. VADs include peripheral vascular access devices (PVADs) and central venous access devices (CVADs). PVADs are characterized by their length: short peripheral catheters (SPCs) measure less than 6 cm, long peripheral catheters (LPCs) range from 6 to 15 cm, and midline catheters (MCs) measure between 15 and 25 cm. CVADs are further categorized into peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs), femorally inserted central catheters (FICCs), centrally inserted central catheters (CICCs), and totally implantable venous access devices (TIVADs).
However, the use of VADs is not without risk. Complications of VAD can occur even with the most appropriate device, insertion technique, and care. The most important are:
- Intraprocedural complications: arterial puncture, pneumothorax, primary malposition of CVAD
- VAD infection: Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection (CRBSI), Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CABSI), or central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI)
- Catheter-related thrombosis (CRT) and fibroblastic sleeve
- Tissue injuries (infiltration and extravasation)
- Mechanical complications include Accidental removal, Occlusion, Rupture of the catheter, or secondary malposition.
Medical adhesive-related skin injury (MARSI) Catheter-Associated Skin Impairment (CASI)
This Article Collection focuses on vascular access device safety through the lens of vascular health and risk management. Contributions are welcomed on device selection and risk stratification, image-guided insertion and procedural safety, catheter-related thrombosis, vascular and tissue injury, catheter-related infections, mechanical complications, surveillance and early detection of complications, and emerging technologies or strategies to improve vascular access safety. Training programs and nursing care are also within scope, provided they are framed within vascular safety, particularly regarding prevention of complications and improvement of patient outcomes. Preferred article types include original research, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and review articles.
Keywords:
- Vascular access safety
- Risk management in vascular access
- Vascular health
- Vascular access devices (PICCs, midlines, CVADs)
- Catheter-related thrombosis
- Catheter-related infections
- Vascular and tissue injury
- Complication prevention and surveillance
- Patient safety and clinical outcomes
All manuscripts submitted to this Article Collection will undergo desk assessment and peer review if they can pass the desk assessments as part of our standard editorial process; the Guest Advisor for this Collection will not be handling the manuscripts (unless they are an Editorial Board member).
The deadline for submitting manuscripts is 31 June 2027.
Please contact Catherine Teng at catherine.teng@taylorandfrancis.com with any queries and discount codes regarding this Article Collection.
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All manuscripts submitted to this Article Collection will undergo desk assessment and peer-review as part of our standard editorial process. Guest Advisors for this Collection will not be involved in peer-reviewing manuscripts unless they are an existing member of the Editorial Board. Please review the journal Aims and Scope and author submission instructions prior to submitting a manuscript.