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Ten studies met the inclusion criteria for the review, all reported data were from the UK. There were disparate models of service delivery and study populations and the studies were predominantly non experimental in design. The results of this review need to be considered within the methodological caveats associated with this approach. The studies identified did not demonstrate differences in rates of adverse events between a specialist nurse and a medical officer.
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Central vein cannulation is potentially an emerging practice area with important considerations for policy practice and research. Training specialist nurses to provide such a service may facilitate standardising of practice and improving surveillance of lines, and possibly improve the training and accreditation process for CVC insertions for junior medical officers. For this to occur, there is a need to undertake well‐conducted clinical studies to clearly document the value and efficacy of this advanced practice nursing role.
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This page is a summary of: A review of the nursing role in central venous cannulation: implications for practice policy and research, Journal of Clinical Nursing, September 2009, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02910.x.
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