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GuidelineAnaesthesia2016

Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland: Safe vascular access 2016.

A Bodenham Chair, S Babu, J Bennett, R Binks, P Fee, B Fox, A J Johnston, A A Klein, J A Langton, H Mclure and 1 more

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Guideline in Anaesthesia, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT07519304 (Effectiveness of a Needle-free Connector With Anti-reflux Technology in Reducing Complications From Long Peripheral Venous Catheters in Hospitalised Adult Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 80 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
80citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
57.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07519304 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness of a Needle-free Connector With Anti-reflux Technology in Reducing Complications From Long Peripheral Venous Catheters in Hospitalised Adult Patients: Randomised Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorHospital Arnau de VilanovaRan2026 to 2026Enrolled62ConditionsVascular Access Devices, Catheters, Occlusion, ThrombosisArmsNeedle-free connector with neutral fluid displacement and without anti-reflux technology, Needle-free connector with neutral fluid displacement and equipped with anti-reflux technology, Long peripheral venous catheter, Ultrasound scanner
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

80 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 305 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Assessment of a novel semi-automated dataset for large-scale surveillance of central venous catheter-related mechanical complications.International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care · 2026
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20 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 9 institutions in 1 country.

A Bodenham ChairAnaesthesia and Intensive Care, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK.
S BabuAnaesthesia, North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester, UK.
J BennettAnaesthesia, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birminham, UK.
R BinksAiredale Hospital and Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, West Yorkshire, UK.
P FeeAnaesthesia, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK.
B FoxAnaesthesia, East Anglia, and Group of Anaesthetists in Training, AAGBI, London, UK.
A J JohnstonAnaesthesia and Intensive Care, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
A A KleinAnaesthesia, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
J A LangtonAnaesthesia, Plymouth Hospitals, Plymouth, and Royal College of Anaesthetists, UK.
H MclureAnaesthesia, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK.
S Q M TigheAnaesthesia and Intensive Care, Countess of Chester Hospital and AAGBI Council, Chester, UK.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · GBAddenbrooke's Hospital · GBAiredale General Hospital · GBAssociation of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland · GBBelfast Health and Social Care Trust · GBBirmingham Children's Hospital · GBPapworth Hospital · GBPlymouth Hospital · GBUniversity of Liverpool · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Safe vascular access is integral to anaesthetic and critical care practice, but procedures are a frequent source of patient adverse events. Ensuring safe and effective approaches to vascular catheter insertion should be a priority for all practitioners. New technology such as ultrasound and other imaging has increased the number of tools available. This guidance was created using review of current practice and literature, as well as expert opinion. The result is a consensus document which provides practical advice on the safe insertion and removal of vascular access devices.

Indexed as

AdultBlood Coagulation DisordersCatheterization, Central VenousCatheterization, PeripheralChildHospitalsHumansIrelandPatient SafetyUltrasonography, InterventionalUnited KingdomVascular Access Devicesarterial cannulationcentral venous catheterizationcomplication managementperipheral venous cathetersvascular access

Identifiers

PMID26888253
PMCPMC5067617
OpenAlexW2279264127

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