Elderly patients hospitalized in acute care service very often have a weakened venous tissue which, in the case of medium-term intravenous treatment, leads to multiple painful punctures. In order to alleviate this major inconvenience, within the framework of a cooperation protocol, a catheter team was trained in the ultrasound-guided insertion of the appropriate catheter for the management of geriatric patients.
Keywords: PICCline venous access; accès veineux PICCline; catheter team; cooperation protocol; delegation; délégation; midline; personne âgée; protocole de coopération; senior citizen; équipe cathéters.
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