RT Book, Section A1 Aycinena, Jose Fernando A1 Sams, Valerie G. A1 Everett, Jeffrey E. A2 Dieter, Robert S. A2 Dieter, Raymond A. A2 Dieter, Raymond A. SR Print(0) ID 1126492098 T1 Venous Access T2 Venous and Lymphatic Diseases YR 2011 FD 2011 PB McGraw-Hill Medical PP New York, NY SN 9780071601580 LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1126492098 RD 2024/04/23 AB Venous access is a key component of the treatment strategies that patients receive upon admission to the hospital or other health care facilities. The use of venous access has expanded to outpatient care and ambulatory units. As a result of the general trend from inpatient to outpatient care to reduce health care costs, the use of long-term venous access has increased in the past decades. A wide variety of venous accesses are available ranging from minimally invasive (i.e., peripheral lines) to more invasive and complex methods (i.e., intraosseous and central lines), which can be tunneled, nontunneled, or implantable devices. Each type has specific indications, contraindications, and risks during insertion that need to be weighed against the benefits at the moment of choosing vascular access.1,2