Utilisation of midline catheters in palliative care

Maciej Latos; Krzysztof Kosson

doi:10.5114/pm.2024.140670

eISSN: 2081-2833
ISSN: 2081-0016

Medycyna Paliatywna/Palliative Medicine

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Utilisation of midline catheters in palliative care

Maciej Latos

¹

,

Krzysztof Kosson

²

Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Education, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

Medycyna Paliatywna 2024; 16(2): 68–73

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pm.2024.140670

Online publish date: 2024/06/18

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Continuation of intravenous therapy is an important aspect of improving quality of life in chronic or palliative patients, because current medical measures make it possible to relieve physical symptoms in many cases. Expected therapy over 5 days, combined with difficult intravenous access, indicates the possibility of using midline catheters (MCs) in a group of patients who do not have a long-term vascular port implanted. Obtaining intravenous access with MCs reduces the pain associated with numerous cannulation attempts, thus increasing patient comfort. Catheter-related complications are often secondary to poor maintenance, so proper catheter care is key to MC maintenance. Proper infusion care by properly trained staff can reduce the incidence of complications, because MCs are exposed to a number of mechanical complications compared to other types of vascular access.

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Utilisation of midline catheters in palliative care

Maciej Latos 1 , Krzysztof Kosson 2

pain, vascular access, difficult intravenous access, midline catheter, infusion care

Maciej Latos

¹

,

Krzysztof Kosson

²