The NAVIGATE project: A GloVANet–WoCoVA position statement on the nomenclature for vascular access devices

Recognizing the necessity for standardized terminology, the Global Vascular Access Network (GloVANet), in collaboration with the World Congress of Vascular Access (WoCoVA), initiated the NAVIGATE project (NomenclAture Via Integrated Global Advancements in Terminology Efficiencies). 

The outcome of this collaborative effort is a WoCoVA/GloVANet position statement, which provides standardized nomenclature for vascular access devices. The adoption of unified terminology brings several benefits, firstly, it ensures clarity, reproducibility, and comparability when reporting in clinical studies, and secondly, reduces ambiguous or imprecise terms in communication between healthcare professionals in clinical practice.

Authors

Matheus (Roland) van Rens¹, Robin van der Lee¹,
Timothy R Spencer², Ton van Boxtel³, Giovanni Barone⁴,
Alessandro Crocoli⁵, Fulvio Pinelli⁶, Mauro Pittiruti⁷, on behalf of the WoCoVA Foundation (World Conference on Vascular Access) and of the Global Vascular Access Network (GloVANet)

1 Radboudumc Amalia Kinderziekenhuis, Nijmegen, Netherlands
2 Global Vascular Access, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
3 Infusion Innovations, Utrecht, Netherlands
4 Ospedale Infermi, Rimini, Italy
5 Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy
6 Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
7 Catholic University Hospital, Rome, Italy

Corresponding author: Mauro Pittiruti, Catholic University Hospital, Largo Francesco Vito 1, Rome 00168, Italy.
Email: mauropittiruti@me.com

The Journal of Vascular Access 1–8
DOI://10.1177/1297298241291248248 journals.sagepub.com/home/jva