Ultrasound assessment of short peripheral catheter failure.
Davide GiustiviRosita CelanoManuela CattalaniClaudia CamilliLucia TrombettaPietro FacchinettiArianna BartoliEmanuele BizziFrancesco UrsoMattia DonadoniMassimiliano QuiciLeyla La CavaMaria CalloniElena MartiniAlba TainoChiara CogliatiAntonio GidaroPublished in: The journal of vascular access (2024)
An ultrasound inflammatory pattern is correlated with SPC failure. An ultrasound protocol-requiring minimal training-is more effective than VIP in recognizing early signs of device failure.