"Vascular Access Devices" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Devices to be inserted into veins or arteries for the purpose of carrying fluids into or from a peripheral or central vascular location. They may include component parts such as catheters, ports, reservoirs, and valves. They may be left in place temporarily for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.
| Descriptor ID |
D062666
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.132.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Vascular Access Devices- Vascular Access Devices
- Device, Vascular Access
- Devices, Vascular Access
- Vascular Access Device
Port Catheters- Port Catheters
- Catheter, Port
- Catheters, Port
- Port Catheter
Venous Reservoirs- Venous Reservoirs
- Reservoir, Venous
- Reservoirs, Venous
- Venous Reservoir
Vascular Access Ports- Vascular Access Ports
- Port, Vascular Access
- Ports, Vascular Access
- Vascular Access Port
Vascular Catheters- Vascular Catheters
- Catheter, Vascular
- Catheters, Vascular
- Vascular Catheter
Intra-Arterial Lines- Intra-Arterial Lines
- Intra Arterial Lines
- Intra-Arterial Line
- Line, Intra-Arterial
- Lines, Intra-Arterial
- Arterial Lines
- Arterial Line
- Line, Arterial
- Lines, Arterial
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vascular Access Devices" by people in Profiles.
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Shattered by Light: Catheter Fractures and the Hidden Danger of Angio-Seal Device Failure in the Femoral Artery. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2025 Aug; 59(6):671-675.
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Factors affecting the unused short peripheral catheters: A neverending debate? A cross-sectional study in hospitalized patients. J Vasc Access. 2025 Sep; 26(5):1732-1738.
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Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion Antegrade Wire Technique to Successfully Cross a Common Iliac Chronic Total Occlusion from Retrograde Access. Am J Cardiol. 2020 08 15; 129:118-119.
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Which intravascular access should we use in patients with suspected/confirmed COVID-19? Resuscitation. 2020 06; 151:8-9.
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Critical review and evidence implications of paclitaxel drug-eluting balloons and stents in peripheral artery disease. J Vasc Surg. 2019 Jul; 70(1):3-7.
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Retained Guide Wire Migrates into the Brain. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2018 10; 29(10):1472-1474.
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The intraosseous have it: A prospective observational study of vascular access success rates in patients in extremis using video review. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 04; 84(4):558-563.
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Up-and-Over Technique for Implantation of Iliac Branch Devices After Prior Aortic Endograft Repair. J Endovasc Ther. 2018 Feb; 25(1):21-27.
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Heart in a Heart. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 07 10; 10(13):1372-1373.
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"Snare-Ride": A Bailout Technique to Catheterize Target Vessels With Unfriendly Anatomy in Branched Endovascular Aortic Repair. J Endovasc Ther. 2017 Aug; 24(4):556-558.