What is it about?
This study highlights the practical experience of radiology technologists performing ultrasound-guided PICC insertions, emphasizing safety, precision, competency, and teamwork. It demonstrates their vital role in advancing safe and efficient vascular access practices.
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Why is it important?
This study emphasizes the critical role of radiology technologists in performing vascular access procedures such as PICC line insertions. By documenting their experience, the research highlights how proper training, ultrasound guidance, and procedural awareness can enhance patient safety, reduce complications, and expand the technologist’s contribution within the interventional radiology team. It serves as evidence that skilled technologists can safely and effectively perform complex procedures that were once limited to physicians, improving workflow and patient outcomes.
Perspectives
The evolving role of radiology technologists in vascular access reflects a broader shift in healthcare, one that values skill, precision, and shared responsibility. This research supports the vision that technologists are not just operators but active contributors to patient care and procedural innovation. By embracing advanced guidance methods such as ultrasound and ECG confirmation, radiology technologists can help shape a safer, more efficient, and patient-centered future for interventional radiology.
Ibraheem Y Aljediea
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH)
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This page is a summary of: Experience of Radiology Technologists Performing Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC), The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology, July 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health,
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1739303.
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