Clinical procedures

The Cancer Institute NSW has developed eight videos demonstrating clinical procedures for central venous access devices. These videos can be viewed below or alternatively in Module 3: CVAD management available in the Central Venous Access Devices course. The related eviQ protocol link is also listed with each of the videos below.

1. Accessing and deaccessing a CVAD (6m40s)

eviQ protocol: Central venous access device (CVAD) - accessing and deaccessing

2. Accessing and deaccessing a TIVAD (11m11s)

eviQ protocol: Totally implantable venous access device (TIVAD) - accessing and deaccessing

3. Dressing and needleless connector change (15m35s)

eviQ protocol: Central venous access device (CVAD) - dressing and needleless connector change

4. Blood sampling (8m8s)

eviQ protocol: Central venous access device (CVAD) - blood sampling

5. IV administration line change (6m40s)

eviQ protocol: Central venous access device (CVAD) - intravenous administration line change

6. Restoring patency to a CVAD (10m8s)

eviQ protocol: Restoring patency to a central venous access device (CVAD) - partial and complete occlusion

7. Removing a CVAD (10m29s)

eviQ protocol: Central venous access device (CVAD) - removal

8. Flushing and locking a CVAD (5m12s)

eviQ protocol: CVAD protocols