“I have such a hard time hitting myself, I thought it’d be easier”: perspectives of hospitalized patients on injecting drugs into vascular access devices

“I have such a hard time hitting myself, I thought it’d be easier”: perspectives of hospitalized patients on injecting drugs into vascular access devices

Abstract Background Hospital patients who use drugs may require prolonged parenteral antimicrobial therapy administered through a vascular access device (VAD). Clinicians’ concerns that patients may inject drugs into these devices are well documented. However, the perspectives of patients on VAD inj...

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Main Authors: Hannah L. Brooks, Ginetta Salvalaggio, Bernadette Pauly, Kathryn Dong, Tania Bubela, Marliss Taylor, Elaine Hyshka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
Vascular access devices
Substance-related disorders
Hospitalization
Harm reduction
Patient-centered care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-022-00637-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-022-00637-1

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