Venous thromboembolism: An overview
This article discusses the predisposing factors, prevalence, and individuals who are at risk of developing this often life-threatening disease. (Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing)
Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing - August 20, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Karen R. Bruni-Fitzgerald Tags: Article Source Type: research
Disease understanding in patients with intermittent claudication: A qualitative study
The aim of our qualitative study was to investigate the understanding of patients with intermittent claudication (IC) regarding the etiology and atherosclerotic nature of their disease. Patients were recruited from participants of the SUPER study, a randomized trial comparing angioplasty and supervised exercise therapy for alleviation of IC owing to an iliac artery obstruction. Patients were submitted to explorative, semistructured, in-depth interviews that were fully transcribed, coded, and categorized. (Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing)
Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing - August 20, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Joost L.C. Lokin, Paul J. Hengeveld, Anne P. Conijn, Pythia T. Nieuwkerk, Mark J.W. Koelemay Tags: Article Source Type: research
Functional status of nursing home residents before and after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Although many trials have evaluated abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair, the impact of these procedures on the functional status of frail elderly patients is not well-described. The effects of elective open AAA repair (OAR) and endovascular AAA repair (EVAR) and comorbidities were evaluated for their impact on functional trajectories after discharge. Medicare inpatient claims were linked with nursing home assessment data to identify elective admissions for OAR and EVAR. A functional score (range, 0-28; higher scores indicate greater impairment) was calculated before and after interventions. (Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing)
Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing - August 20, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Lucas R. Beffa, Gregory F. Petroski, Robin L. Kruse, Todd R. Vogel Tags: Article Source Type: research
Trimodal venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in total knee replacement: A quality improvement project for best care practices
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a highly significant clinical and public health concern in the United States, particularly in the surgical population, where approximately 2 million patients of >30 million operative procedures performed annually in the United States experience postoperative complications. Previous well-documented research has revealed that longstanding national guidelines that call for risk stratification and trimodal VTE prophylaxis, a comprehensive modality incorporating 3 arms of prophylaxis—chemical, mechanical, and early ambulation—suffer from significant levels of nonadherence. (Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing)
Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing - August 20, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Justin J. Gwatirisa Tags: Article Source Type: research
From the Editor's perspective…
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much,” this quote from Helen Keller1 so clearly expounds on the value of collaboration and teamwork. True collaboration in health care is when we all assume complementary roles, cooperatively work together, share responsibility for problem solving, and make decisions to formulate and carry out plans for patient care. Collaboration increases our awareness of each others' knowledge and skills, leading to continued improvement in decision making for positive patient outcomes. (Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing)
Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing - August 20, 2015 Category: Nursing Tags: Perspectives Source Type: research
The missing vital sign: The significance of bilateral arm blood pressures
Common approaches to measuring blood pressure (BP) may be failing our patients. Poor techniques prompted as much by efficiency as patient care and especially the practice of limiting BP measurement to one arm may lead to missed or inadequate diagnosis for cardiovascular disease. Taking bilateral arm BPs screens patients for subclavian artery stenosis. Several studies show that subclavian artery (SCA) stenosis is a marker for other cardiovascular diseases. However, taking bilateral arm BPs using poor technique provides useless patient data on which to base medical recommendations. (Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing)
Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing - August 20, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Debra Kohlman-Trigoboff Tags: Clinical Column Source Type: research
Review of article: Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Hasselqvist-Ax I, Riva G, Herlitz J, Rosenqvist M, et al (N Engl J Med 2015;374:2307-2315)
The investigators analyzed 30,381 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests witnessed in Sweden from January 1, 1990, to December 31, 2011, to determine if cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was performed before the arrival of emergency medical services (EMS) and whether early CPR was correlated with survival. (Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing)
Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing - August 20, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Karen R. Bruni-Fitzgerald Tags: Research Column Source Type: research
Call for Editorial Board Members
The Journal of Vascular Nursing is soliciting interested colleagues to apply for an Editorial Board appointment. Editorial Board members are responsible for editorial review of manuscripts for publication in JVN and for assisting the Editor as assigned. Service on the Editorial Board is for one year to be renewed annually at the Editor's discretion. (Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing)
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Assessment of the public's knowledge of venous thromboembolism
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major public health problem impacting 600,000 people and causing 100,000 deaths annually. Nurses are in a unique position in all health care settings to educate patients and the public to prevent and provide early detection for this devastating complication. A dearth of information exists regarding the knowledge level of those affected. This manuscript presents a study that investigates and quantifies the general public's knowledge level of VTE through a 13-question survey of 325 participants. (Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing)
Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing - May 29, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Kathryn A. Lavall, Joanne F. Costello Tags: Article Source Type: research
Evaluation of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after the introduction of an institutional guideline: Extent of application and implementation of its recommendations
This study was carried out to detect the extent of application of the institutional guideline (Caprini score risk assessment sheet). (Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing)
Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing - May 29, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Lubna Gharaibeh, Abla Albsoul-Younes, Nidal Younes Tags: Article Source Type: research
Venous leg ulcers: Summary of new clinical practice guidelines published August 2014 in the Journal of Vascular Surgery
The Society for Vascular Surgery® (SVS) and the American Venous Forum (AVF) published guidelines for the management of venous leg ulcers in August 2014. The goal of this article (Part 2) is to summarize the guidelines that address diagnosis and treatment recommendations published jointly by the SVS and AVF that may affect the nursing practice of vascular nurses. Specific sections include wound evaluation, therapies used on the wound bed itself, compression, and operative or endovascular management. (Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing)
Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing - May 29, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Jeanne M. Widener Tags: Article Source Type: research
Venous leg ulcers: Impact and dysfunction of the venous system
This article focuses on the epidemiology, structure, and function of the venous system as well as clinical manifestations and prevention. (Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing)
Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing - May 29, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Phyllis Gordon, Jeanne M. Widener, Melody Heffline Tags: Article Source Type: research
