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Accelerated Seldinger Technique Is Focus of AVA Talk
October 17th, 2008
The Accelerated Seldinger Technique reduces the danger of air embolism while providing fail-safe needlestick protection and faster access. Those were among the conclusions of research presented at the annual conference of the Association for Vascular Access (AVA). A talk by Steve Bierman, M.D., described the results of a study led by Bonnie Smith, R.N., manager of the IV therapy department at a Florida medical center. Smith's research compared the Accelerated Seldinger Technique (AST) to the Modified Seldinger Technique (MST), a widespread, though sometimes problematic approach to placing central catheters. The Seldinger technique was developed in...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-10-17)
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