title: Preventing and managing complications of CVADs.
abstract: Patient assessment and the appropriate management of long-term central venous access devices are essential to diminishing the potential for complications. When complications do occur, they tend to be the consequence of a series of events. Recognising problems at an early stage means they can be addressed sooner and improves the chances of resolving them without any long-term consequences.
authors.affiliation: NHS England, Wessex, Southampton.
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gabriel
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000451:nursing*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000451:nursing*; D062666:Vascular Access Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014654:Vascular Patency