A Nurse-led Central Venous Vascular Access Service in the United Hingdom

Abstract

The insertion of central venous access devices for patients requiring all forms of central venous therapy is expensive and time consuming, particularly if general anesthetic and operating facilities are used by medical personnel, By expanding the role of a nurse who specialized in parenteral nutrition and who had previous experience in critical care, this procedure was able to be performed percutaneously at the bedside, cutting costs, freeing medical staff time, and improving patient care.