Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Dialysis" and "Society guideline links: Hemodialysis vascular access".)
International
●World Congress on Vascular Access (WoCoVA): Consensus on the clinical use of in-line filtration during intravenous infusions – Current evidence and recommendations for future research (2021)
●WoCoVA: European recommendations on the proper indication and use of peripheral venous access devices (the ERPIUP consensus) (2021)
●Group of Long-Term Central Venous Access Devices (GAVeCeLT)–WoCoVA: Consensus on subcutaneously anchored securement devices for the securement of venous catheters – Current evidence and recommendations for future research (2020)
●WoCoVA: Management of central venous access device-associated skin impairment – An evidence-based algorithm (2017)
●GAVeCeLT: Consensus on evidence-based criteria for the choice and the clinical use of the most appropriate lock solutions for central venous catheters (excluding dialysis catheters) (2016)
●World Health Organization (WHO): Guidelines on core components of infection prevention and control programmes at the national and acute health care facility level (2016)
●International evidence-based recommendations on ultrasound-guided vascular access (2012)
●GAVeCeLT: Consensus statement on the correct use of totally implantable venous access devices for diagnostic radiology procedures (2011)
Canada
●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't prolong the use of invasive devices (updated 2020)
●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't start peripheral venous lines when an appropriate central access is available (updated 2020)
United States
●Association for Vascular Access (AVA): Position statements
●American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM): Practice parameter for the performance of a peripheral venous ultrasound examination (2021)
●Infusion Nurses Society (INS): Infusion therapy standards of practice, 8th edition (2021)
●American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA): Practice guidelines for central venous access – An updated report (2020)
●AIUM: Practice parameter for the use of ultrasound to guide vascular access procedures (2019)
●Choosing Wisely: Do not place central lines or peripherally inserted central lines (PICC) in pediatric patients with advanced (Stage 3-5) chronic kidney disease (CKD)/end-stage renal disease (ESRD) without consultation with pediatric nephrology due to goals to avoid adverse events, preserve long-term vascular access, and avoid unnecessary and costly procedures (2018)
●American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN): Guidelines for the selection and care of central venous access devices for adult home parenteral nutrition administration (2019)
●Choosing Wisely: Avoid invasive devices (including central venous catheters, endotracheal tubes and urinary catheters) and, if required, use no longer than necessary. They pose a major risk for infections (2015, revised 2019)
●Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR): Quality improvement guidelines for central venous access (2010, reapproved 2019)
●ASA: Statement on intravascular catheterization procedures (2005, amended 2018)
●Choosing Wisely: Do not place a central venous catheter if peripheral vein access is a safe and effective option (2018)
●Choosing Wisely: Don't place peripherally inserted central catheters and/or use prolonged IV antibiotics in otherwise healthy children with infections that can be transitioned to an appropriate oral agent (2018)
●American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR Appropriateness Criteria for the radiologic management of central venous access (2017)
●Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections (2011, updated 2017)
●Choosing Wisely: Don't place, or leave in place, peripherally inserted central catheters for patient or provider convenience (2013, revised 2017)
●Choosing Wisely: Avoid routine use of invasive monitoring (2015)
●American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF)/ACR/AIUM/American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)/Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC)/Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI)/Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS)/SIR/Society for Vascular Medicine (SVM)/Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)/Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU): Appropriate use criteria for peripheral vascular ultrasound and physiological testing – Testing for venous disease and evaluation of hemodialysis access (2013)
●American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO): Clinical practice guideline on central venous catheter care for the patient with cancer (2013)
●Choosing Wisely: Don't place peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) in stage III-V CKD patients without consulting nephrology (2012)
●SIR: Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections – Recommendations relevant to interventional radiology for venous catheter placement and maintenance (2012)
●American College of Surgeons (ACS): Revised statement on recommendations for use of real-time ultrasound guidance for placement of central venous catheters (2011)
●ASE and Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA): Guidelines for performing ultrasound guided vascular cannulation (2011)
●American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN) and AVA: Guidelines for venous access in patients with chronic kidney disease (2008)
●Consensus recommendations for use of central venous access devices in haemophilia (2004)
Europe
●World Congress on Vascular Access (WoCoVA): European recommendations on the proper indication and use of peripheral venous access devices (the ERPIUP consensus) (2021)
●European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB): Guidelines on interventional ultrasound (INVUS) – Part VI: Ultrasound-guided vascular interventions (2016)
●European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO): Clinical practice guidelines on central venous access in oncology (2015)
●European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN): Guidelines on parenteral nutrition – Central venous catheters (access, care, diagnosis and therapy of complications) (2009)
United Kingdom
●Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI): Safe vascular access (2016)
●Royal College of Nursing (RCN): Standards for infusion therapy, 4th edition (2016)
Australia-New Zealand
●Choosing Wisely Australia: Don't replace peripheral intravenous catheter unless clinically indicated (reviewed 2016)
●Choosing Wisely Australia: Remove all invasive devices, such as intravascular lines and urinary catheters, as soon as possible (reviewed 2016)
●New South Wales Agency for Clinical Innovation (NSW ACI): Central venous access device – Post insertion management (2014)
Japan
●[In Japanese] Japanese Society of Interventional Radiology (JSIR): Guidelines for central venous port placement and management (2019)
