Related guidelines and references

Related guidelines

Review of the Vascular Access Procedure and Practice Guideline

This NHSA&A guideline has incorporated and adapted content from the NHSGGC guideline Vascular Access Devices (VADs), Care and Maintenance. It has been reviewed and modified to reflect local pathways, standards, and clinical practice within NHS Ayrshire & Arran.

List of associated guidelines

NHSGGC Vascular Access Devices (VADs), Care and Maintenance

NHSA&A Aseptic Non Touch Technique (ANTT®) Guideline

NHSGGC Aseptic Non Touch Technique (ANTT®) Guideline

ANTT® approach

National Infection Prevention and Control Manual. Chapter 1: Standard infection Control Precautions (SICPs)

West of Scotland Extravasation in Practice Policy, Guidance and Tools can be found here.

References

Hattori, H., Maeda, M., Nagatomo, Y., Takuma, T., Niki, Y., Naito, Y., Sasaki, T. & Ishino, K. (2018) ‘Epidemiology and risk factors for mortality in bloodstream infections: A single-center retrospective study in Japan’, American Journal of Infection Control, 46(12), pp. 75–79. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196655318307375 (Accessed: 27 November 2025).

Lalthanthuami, H.T., Kumari, M.J., Venkateswaran, R., Lakshmi, P.R. & Ramamoorthy, L. (2021) ‘Performance of 3 mL versus 5 mL Discarded Volume for Blood Sampling from Central Venous Access Device’, Journal of Laboratory Physicians, 13(2), pp. 112–117. Available at: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8409120/ (Accessed: 27 November 2025).

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. (2014) Quality statement 5: Vascular access devices. NICE Quality Standard QS61. Available at: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs61/chapter/quality-statement-5-vascular-access-devices (Accessed: 27 November 2025).

North West Children’s Cancer Operational Delivery Network (2023) Flushing Guidelines for Venous Access Devices. Version 11. Available at: https://www.nwchildrenscancerodn.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Flushing_Guidelines_for_Venous_Access_Devices.pdf (Accessed: 27 November 2025).