Response to: "Should we use a patient's port as the preferred intravenous route rather than inserting an additional venous access?" (Editorial)
Author(s)
Kleidon, Tricia M
Nickel, Barb
Meyer, Britt M
Gorski, Lisa A
Hadaway, Lynn
Hagle, Mary E
Clare, Simon
Rowley, Stephen
Sharpe, Elizabeth
Broadhurst, Daphne
Alexander, Mary
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2021
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We thank Dr. Biffi and colleagues for recognizing the robust methodology used to inform the Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice (the Standards).1 Biffi et al. critiqued the use of Committee Consensus (Table 1) to inform a clinical practice with significant influence on patient safety. The Committee Consensus rating provides expert opinion to guide practices of concern where higher levels of evidence are lacking. The foundation of the Standards is vascular preservation, irrespective of patient care settings, and sustained through careful evaluation and management of optimal vascular access by competent clinicians.We thank Dr. Biffi and colleagues for recognizing the robust methodology used to inform the Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice (the Standards).1 Biffi et al. critiqued the use of Committee Consensus (Table 1) to inform a clinical practice with significant influence on patient safety. The Committee Consensus rating provides expert opinion to guide practices of concern where higher levels of evidence are lacking. The foundation of the Standards is vascular preservation, irrespective of patient care settings, and sustained through careful evaluation and management of optimal vascular access by competent clinicians.
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Journal Title
Journal of Vascular Access
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Subject
Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Cardiovascular System & Cardiology