GAVeCeLT, December 2019
Ton van Boxtel, RN, MSc
Venous Access in the World
Where do we come from?
Current situation
State of the Art
History of Venous Access
1945 first plastic cannula
1950 Rochester cannula
1952 Subclavian approach was described
by Aubaniac
Innovations and ‘old’ techniques
Drum Catheter
Blind procedure
High complication rate
Spit needle
Blind procedure
Short needle
Pre ultrasound
High complication rate
Cath link
Surgical procedure
Increased learning curve
Venous Access Devices
PC
(mini) Midline
Ax/ Subcl/ jug. (CICC)
PICC (port)
Tunneled catheter (all CVC)
Implanted Venous Access Port
Long
Cannula
peripheral
CVC
Peripheral canulla
Long canulla
Midline
PICC
Subclavian / Axillary, Jugular
catheter
Femoral catheter
Tunneled CVC
Implanted Port
Arm Port, Thorax Port
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PIVC: Peripheral IV < 5cm
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Mini Midline
> 5 – < 12 cm
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Midline
> 12 – < 25 cm
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PICC: Peripherally Inserted Central
Catheter
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CICC: Centrally Inserted Central Catheter
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FICC: Femoral Inserted Central Catheter
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Hickmann, Broviac, PICC
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PICC Port, Vascular Access Port
Vascular Access Devices
PICC’s - in most countries inserted by nurses and doctors
Often not recognized as CVC
CICC’s – Mainly inserted by doctors
FICC’s - not regularly inserted by nurses
Implanted thorax ports - mainly doctors
Trends in PICC‘s
Some countries hardly do PICC’s
–
Unknown
–
Unwanted
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Do not want to see a PICC as a CVC
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Have not developed a structure for home infusion (yet)
Trends in VA: Ports
Large numbers in Italy, France, Belgium, Germany and Eastern
European countries
Differences are influenced by
Current Situation
Many different ideas about the importance of Venous Access
Patients are still suffering
Many differences in procedures
Many differences in skills
Most Patients
Don’t have any idea about the best VA option
Let the doctor decide
Have no idea about the skills and knowledge of clinicians
Accept mal practice
Mention problems with VA to have big impact
Get the blame for problematic vein access
Hierarchy
Doctors decide
Not always based on the right knowledge and skills
Nurses follow
Are often not well informed about state of the art
Easily accept what the doctor says
See one, Do one, Teach one
Not based on research
No new knowledge
Result
Significant incidence of failures
Complications
Delays
Waste of material
Central position in medical staff
Independent decisions
Medical background
Trained with:
‘See one, Do One, Teach one
Expected to ‘Do’
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Part of the nursing team
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Under supervision
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Nursing background
•
Often more reluctant and act
dependent from doctor
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Expected to ‘Care’
Insert PIVC’s in most countries
(PIVC)
Insert Midlines in many countries
(PIVC)
Insert PICC (CVC)
Insert other CVC’s in some
countries / Institutions
Often a difference between ICU and
other wards
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Use and care & Maintenance
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Use and care & Maintenance
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Use and care & Maintenance
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Use and care & Maintenance
Nurse-Led PICC insertion: is it cost effective?
Nurses insert PICC at bed side
Less expensive
Patients satisfaction
Easier planning
Less patient transport
PIV’s - in most countries
PICC’s - in most countries
CICC’s - not regularly inserted by nurses
FICC’s - not regularly inserted by nurses
Implanted thorax ports - mainly doctors
Implanted Arm Ports (PICC – Ports) increasingly inserted by
nurses
Cost Ultrasound guided PICC insertion
National Differences
Hierarchy
Leadership
Rules and regulations
Resources
Venous Access Worldwide
Most used invasive technique
The world is not the same everywhere
Often seen as a generic skill
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Hygiene
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Patient safety
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Resources
Recent Development
Improvement of insertion techniques
Consensus on use of ultrasound
No blind sticking (Ledonne)
Prevention of complications
Tip positioning
Choice of materials
Care and maintenance
Education
Ultrasound changed position VA
Less complications
The ZIM, PICC insertion in the green zone
First time access
Vein catheter ratio
More stable position on the arm
Extended dwell time
Option to tunnel
Direct or two step
US is the standard in VA
Smaller
Portable
Easy to use
Wireless
The use of ultrasound for procedural guidance
has been demonstrated to further increase the
rate of success and reduce the risk of specific
mechanical complications, especially in
‘Recent’ Innovations
ECG tip positioning for all CVAD
Glue: to be used to seal CVC insertion site
and skin after Port insertion and extra
puncture site when tunneling
CVC tip location
1998
NAVAN
lower one-third of the SVC, close to the
junction of the SVC and the right atrium
2007
EPIC
SVC
2009
ESPEN
cavo-atrial region or right atrium
2010
RCN
lower third SVC or right atrium
SIR
cavo-atrial region or right atrium
ASPEN
SVC adjacent to the right atrium
Conclusion: NS is a safe and effective locking solution in implantable ports if
combined with a strict protocol for device insertion and maintenance.
Global Vascular Access Network
WoCoVA & Events (IE, Special Event, Post WoCoVA)
Data & Research
Education & Training
Projects
IE Certification, Library
Evidence-based consensus on the insertion of central
venous access devices: definition of minimal requirements
for training
N. Moureau
1, M. Lamperti
2*, L. J. Kelly
3, R. Dawson
4, M. Elbarbary
5, A. J. H. van Boxtel
6and M. Pittiruti
71PICC Excellence Inc., Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center, Hartwell, GA, USA 2Department of Neuroanaesthesia, Neurological Institute Besta, Via Celoria, 11, 20136 Milan, Italy 3Department of Health, University of the West of Scotland, Glasgow, UK
4PICC Academy, University of the West of Scotland, Concord Hospital, Nashua, NH, USA
5National and Gulf Center for Evidence Based Health Practice, King Saud University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 6Infusion Innovations, Vascular Access Team Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
7Department of Surgery, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
* Corresponding author. E-mail: doclampmd@gmail.com
Editor’s key points
† This review presents consensus on standard minimal requirements for training on central venous access devices. † An international task
force generated an evidence-based consensus.
† The task force proposed 16 recommendations. † Standardized education,
simulation practice, and supervised insertions are the key to ensuring safe and competent practice.
Summary. There is a lack of standard minimal requirements for the training of insertion techniques and maintenance of central venous access devices (CVADs). An international evidence-based consensus task force was established through the World Congress of Vascular Access (WoCoVA) to provide definitions and recommendations for training and insertion of CVADs. Medical literature published from February 1971 to April 2012 regarding ‘central vascular access’, ‘training’, ‘competency’, ‘simulation’, and ‘ultrasound’ was reviewed on Pubmed, BioMed Central, ScienceDirect, and Scopus databases. The GRADE and the GRADE-RAND methods were utilized to develop recommendations. Out of 156 papers initially identified, 83 papers described training for central vascular access placement. Sixteen recommendations are proposed by this task force, each with an evidence level, degree of consensus, and recommendation grade. These recommendations suggest central venous access education include didactic or web-based teaching with insertion procedure, infection prevention, complications, care, and maintenance of devices, along with laboratory models and tools for simulation practice incorporating ultrasound. Clinical competence should be determined by observation during clinical practice using a global rating scale rather than by the number of procedures performed. Ensuring safe insertion and management of central venous devices requires standardized education, simulation practice, and supervised insertions.
Keywords:catheter-related infections, prevention and control; catheterization; central venous access; central venous, standards; clinical competence; competency; complications; computer-assisted instruction; consensus; evidence-based medicine; education; GRADE; guideline; humans; infection; internship and residency; programme development; programme evaluation; RAND; supervision; simulation; subclavian vein; training; ultrasound guidance; ultrasonography; vascular access; vascular surgical procedures
Education surrounding the insertion of central venous access devices (CVADs) remains undefined. Training is defined as the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competence related to a specific activity or procedure. Understanding and establish-ing the level of education required for safe insertion proce-dures and management of CVADs is the focus of this publication. There is variability of knowledge and compe-tency among inserters which is represented quantitatively by the number of complications that occur from patient to patient.1 It has been demonstrated that a systematic
training process, including ultrasound instruction before
patient insertions, reduces mechanical and infectious com-plications.2–6
Current CVAD literature related to training, supervision, and competence acquisition does not define a fully standar-dized programme for trainees; nor does it establish guide-lines for supervisors. No standard didactic or simulation training is currently required before the insertion of CVADs by clinicians in training other than supervision of an unspeci-fied number of insertions. The supervision requirements do not specify the role, experience, or competence of the supervisor.
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