Vascular access in critically ill patients with COVID-19: a scoping review protocol.

Objective: The objective of this scoping review is to examine the extent of vascular access research undertaken on the critically ill COVID-19 population.

Introduction: Two fundamental supportive invasive interventions in the critical care environment are mechanical ventilation and intravenous therapy. Ventilation research has dominated the literature since the pandemic began; however, there has been little research on vascular access devices, despite these interventions existing almost codependently.