Central-line associated blood infections, or CLABSIs, are hospital-acquired conditions that result in prolonged hospital admissions, an increase in healthcare costs, and unfortunately, patient suffering and, in some cases, even death. To help vascular access teams prevent these serious infections, ReachMD host Mario Nacinovich, MSc speaks with Dr. Hildy Schell-Chaple, a clinical nurse specialist in critical care.

Comprised of a variety of healthcare professionals that all approach vascular access care from their own unique vantage point, multidisciplinary teams play a crucial role in improving patients’ care. Here to discuss what this type of approach looks like are Dr. Kevin Baskin, an interventional radiologist from Pittsburg, Andre Holder, a critical care physician at Emory University, and Hildy Schell-Chaple, a clinical nurse specialist in critical care from the University of California.

Between choosing the right vascular access device, maintaining interprofessional communication, and asking the right questions, there’s a lot that goes into developing a patient-centered approach. Here to review these three essential elements in greater detail is Dr. Wes Ely, Professor of Medicine and Co-Director of the CIBS Center at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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Between choosing the right vascular access device, maintaining interprofessional communication, and asking the right questions, there’s a lot that goes into developing a patient-centered approach. Here to review these three essential elements in greater detail is Dr. Wes Ely, Professor of Medicine and Co-Director of the CIBS Center at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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How do you go about deciding which vascular access device is right for each of your patients? Here to walk us through his decision-making process with Dr. Jennifer Caudle is Dr. Gregory Schears, anesthesiologist and critical care specialist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

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Even though there are multiple vascular access guidelines out there, they all have the same message at their core: focusing on each individual patient’s needs is key. Joining Dr. Jennifer Caudle to review these various guidelines in more detail is Dr. Gregory Schears, anesthesiologist and critical care specialist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

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Between choosing the right vascular access device, maintaining interprofessional communication, and asking the right questions, there’s a lot that goes into developing a patient-centered approach. Here to review these three essential elements in greater detail is Dr. Wes Ely, Professor of Medicine and Co-Director of the CIBS Center at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Content for this series is produced and controlled by ReachMD.

How do you go about deciding which vascular access device is right for each of your patients? Here to walk us through his decision-making process with Dr. Jennifer Caudle is Dr. Gregory Schears, anesthesiologist and critical care specialist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Content for this series is produced and controlled by ReachMD.

Even though there are multiple vascular access guidelines out there, they all have the same message at their core: focusing on each individual patient’s needs is key. Joining Dr. Jennifer Caudle to review these various guidelines in more detail is Dr. Gregory Schears, anesthesiologist and critical care specialist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Content for this series is produced and controlled by ReachMD.