Keeping VAD Dressings Intact: The Evidence Behind Dressing Adherence
Keeping VAD Dressings Intact: The Evidence Behind Dressing Adherence Maintaining vascular access device (VAD) dressing integrity is a well-established component of safe vascular access care. When a dressing lifts, loosens or otherwise becomes compromised, an unplanned dressing change may be necessary. This creates additional opportunities for site manipulation and potential contamination. Dressing disruption has been…











