CME/CE: Assessing Appropriate Use of Vascular Access Devices

Feb 28, 2018

Contributor: Vineet Chopra, MD, MSc

CME/CE: Assessing Appropriate Use of Vascular Access Devices

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Assistant Professor of Medicine and Research Scientist
Patient Safety Enhancement Program
Center for Clinical Management Research
Ann Arbor VA Medical Center
University of Michigan Health System

Vineet Chopra MD, MSc, has indicated to Physician’s Weekly that he has or has had no financial interests to report.

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Chopra V, Flanders SA, Saint S, et al; Michigan Appropriateness Guide for Intravenous Catheters (MAGIC) Panel. The Michigan Appropriateness Guide for Intravenous Catheters (MAGIC): results from a multispecialty panel using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163(Suppl):S1-S40.

Moureau N, Chopra V. Indications for peripheral, midline and central catheters: summary of the MAGIC recommendations. Br J Nurs. 2016;25:S15-S24.

Ratz D, Hofer T, Flanders SA, Saint S, Chopra V. Limiting the number of lumens in peripherally inserted central catheters to improve outcomes and reduce cost: a simulation study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016;37:811-817.

Ajenjo MC, Morley JC, Russo AJ, et al. Peripherally inserted central venous catheter–associated bloodstream infections in hospitalized adult patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011;32:125-130.

Chopra V, Anand S, Krein SL, et al. Bloodstream infection, venous thrombosis, and peripherally inserted central catheters: reappraising the evidence. Am J Med. 2012;125:733-741.

Simonov M, Pittiruti M, Rickard CM, Chopra V. Navigating venous access: a guide for hospitalists. J Hosp Med. 2015;10:471-478.

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CME/CE: Assessing Appropriate Use of Vascular Access Devices

Contributor: Vineet Chopra, MD, MSc

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