Case Studies
FEATURED CASE STUDY:
Long-term COVID patients benefit from Vygon’s Smartmidline at Scottish hospital
Introducing Vygon’s Smartmidline for long-term COVID patients at University Hospital Hairmyres is delivering continuous life-saving IV therapies without the pain and discomfort of repeat peripheral cannulation or the complication of arranging PICC placement.
The use of midlines within Hairmyres was already established for use in vascular patients. During her redeployment to ICU throughout the pandemic, Amanda Byers, Fluid Nurse Specialist, along with Consultant Anaesthetists Dr Duncan Allen and Dr Grant Haldane, identified that midlines could provide benefits to long term Covid patients in the ICU who required ongoing IV access as a step down from central access.
Other benefits realised with the implementation of Smartmidline include the reduced hours spent by Medical staff trying to cannulate those with compromised vessels and also having to recannulate if the need for a PIVC was ongoing.
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The setting up of an Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) service at London’s Homerton Hospital in 2014 has delivered a raft of benefits for both the Trust and patients.
NHSGGC improves PICC placement safety with Vygon’s pilotTLS™ ECG Tip Location System
The Vascular Access Service at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow evaluated the pilotTLS ECG Tip Location System as an alternative to post procedure x-ray.
The setting up of an Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) service at London’s Homerton Hospital in 2014 has delivered a raft of benefits for both the Trust and patients.
Vygon was at the heart of an initiative with the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust to deliver care at home.
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