Study characteristics	Eligibility criteria (Insert eligibility criteria for each characteristic as defined in the protocol)		Yes	No	Unclear	Location in text (pg & ¶/fig/table)
Type of study	Randomized controlled trial
Participants	Adult/paediatric recipients of VAD Hospital/community setting
Types of intervention	VAD insertion by a VAST Designation of VAST (infusion therapist, IV team, VA team, other specialist inserting VADs)
Types of comparison	VAD insertion by medical doctor VAD insertion by nurse VAD insertion by physician assistant VAD insertion by technician
Types of outcome measures	Primary outcomes First‐time insertion success Cost Complication or adverse events and time of phlebitis extravasation infiltration catheter‐related or catheter‐associated bloodstream infection pneumothorax arterial puncture thrombosis Secondary outcomes Device failure and time of as a result of phlebitis extravasation infiltration catheter‐related or catheter‐associated bloodstream infection thrombosis dislodgement Patient satisfaction Staff satisfaction Length of hospital stay
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Reason for exclusion
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