Advantages of a nurse-led central venous vascular access service.
Inserting central venous catheters for patients requiring parenteral nutrition (PN) is expensive and time consuming, particularly if operating theatre facilities are used. Expanding the role of a clinical nurse specialist, with previous experience in critical care, enabled this procedure to be performed percutaneously at the bedside, cutting costs, freeing medical staff time and improving patient care.
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Department of Vascular Access and Parenteral Nutrition, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK. helen.hamilton@orh.nhs.uk