Prolonged flushing and locking interval for totally implantable vascular access device: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

The objective of this systematic review is to evaluate the safety ad feasibility of the totally implantable vascular access devices (TIVADs) flushed more than 4 weeks. We searched the following electronic databases from the date their build-up to February 2020: PubMed, EMBASE, The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and CINAHL. The final selection resulted in 14 trials fulfilling the inclusion criteria and being included in our review.

Prevalence of idle peripherally inserted central catheters in adult patients: A multicenter cross-sectional study.

Background: Increasing studies concern about idle vascular access devices, but still scant data on idle peripherally inserted central catheters. We aimed to assess the prevalence and risks of idle peripherally inserted central catheters in adult patients.

Methods: A multicenter cross-sectional observational study was performed between April 2018 and July 2018.