Archive November 2009
First IV stick assistance
Intravenous products: Olberon Medical Innovation will be receiving a development grant for it’s ‘Patent Pending’ Cannula
IV feet amputation
Intravenous news: iol.co.za report “A distraught Gauteng mother is suing provincial health authorities for maiming her
Get smart with sharps
Intravenous news: The Coast News report “A new campaign promoting the responsible disposal of needles was launched on
Needlestick legislation expansion
Intravenous news: The Government of Ontario report “Ontario is increasing protection for health
CJD blood filter
Intravenous news: The BBC report “Children under 13 undergoing a blood transfusion should be given specially filtered blood to
Perioperative fluid therapy
Intravenous literature: Cook, S-C. and Brown, J. (2009) Perioperative fluid therapy. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine.
Physiology of fluid balance
Intravenous literature: Campbell, I. (2009) Physiology of fluid balance. Anaesthesia and intensive care medicine. 10(12),
Needlestick injury as a medical student
Intravenous literature: Los Angeles Times report “A new study finds that medical students often
Digital pen tracks glucose levels
Intravenous products: Medgadget report “Keeping track of blood glucose levels over time without a computer can be a challenge
Intravenous access for CPR
Intravenous literature: Olasveengen, T.M., Sunde, K., Brunborg, C., Thowsen, J., Steen, P.A. and Wik, L. (2009) Intravenous
IV drug mix-ups
Intravenous news: The NHS is threatening to stop using current drug equipment in a bid to get firms to start making safer
CRBSI £3.2 million payout
Intravenous news: The Press Association report “A boy who faces a lifetime of disability after developing septicaemia in hospital as a baby
Vygon Timestrip top ten listing
Intravenous products: Hot on the heels of its double prize-winning scoop at the UK Packaging Awards, Timestrip has now had a product
Q-Syte needlefree alert
Intravenous news: BD has received reports of air leaking into infusion lines through the BD Q-Syte needlefree IV connector. This may
AVA 2010 IV conference
Intravenous conference: Date for your diary. The 24th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association for Vascular Access has been set for
CDC IV guideline review
Intravenous news: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are expanding and updating the 2002 version of the ‘Guidelines for the
SCOTVAN IV conference 2010
Intravenous conference: A new date for the SCOTVAN IV conference has been confirmed as 4th & 5th May 2010. Registrations are now being
ANTT in intravenous therapy
Intravenous literature: Ingram, P. and Murdoch, M.F. (2009) Aseptic non-touch technique in intravenous
Chlorhexidine in intravenous practice
Intravenous literature: Scales, K. (2009) Correct use of chlorhexidine in intravenous practice. Nursing Standard. 24(8),
Catheter-days versus patient-days
The NPSA Matching Michigan project team have recently reviewed wether catheter-days or patient-days are collected during central line
Needlestick injury rates
Intravenous literature: Yao, W.X., Yang, B., Yao, C., Bai, P.S., Qian, Y.R., Huang, C.H. and Liu, M. (2009) Needlestick injuries among nursing
40 percent recapped needles
Intravenous literature: Harris, S.A. and Nicolai, L.A. (2009) Occupational exposures in emergency medical service providers and knowledge of
Needleless connector research
Intravenous literature: Jarvis, W.R., Murphy, C., Hall, K.K., Fogle, P.J., Karchmer, T.B., Harrington, G., Salgado, C., Giannetta, E.T.,
CLABSI literature review
Intravenous literature: Rosenthal, V.D. (2009) Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Limited-Resource Countries: A Review of the
CRBSI surveillance saves money
Intravenous literature: Fraher, M.H., Collins, C.J., Bourke, J., Phelan, D. and Lynch, M. (2009) Cost-effectiveness of employing a total
CRBSI differential time to positivity
Intravenous literature: Chen, W.T., Liu, T.M., Wu, S.H., Tan, T.D., Tseng, H.C. and Shih, C.C. (2009) Improving diagnosis of central venous
PICC complication rates
Intravenous literature: Haider, G., Kumar, S., Salam, B., Masood, N., Jamal, A. and Rasheed, Y.A. (2009) Determination of complication rate
Minimizing neonatal CRBSI
Intravenous literature: Cooley, K. and Grady, S. (2009) Minimizing catheter-related bloodstream infections: one unit’s approach. Advanced
PICC infection rates
Intravenous literature: Al Raiy, B., Fakih, M.G., Bryan-Nomides, N., Hopfner, D., Riegel, E., Nenninger, T., Rey,
CVC thrombosis
Burns, K.E. and McLaren, A. (2009) Catheter-related right atrial thrombus and pulmonary embolism: A case report and systematic review of
Neonatal central line management
Intravenous literature: Stolfi, I., Boccanera, F., Chiara, C., Ticchiarelli, A., Fassi, C., Giannini, L., Moretti, C. and Colarizi, P. (2009) Central
IV error hospital being prosecuted
Intravenous news: BBC news report “A hospital in Swindon is to be prosecuted on health and safety charges over the death of a
Central venous catheter algorithms
Intravenous literature: Hota, B., Harting, B., Weinstein, R.A., Lyles, R.D., Bleasdale, S.C. and Trick, W. (2010) Electronic
ANTT clinical competencies
Intravenous literature: Lewis, G. (2009) ANTT clinical competencies for nursing students. Australian Nursing Journal.
Bloodstream infection reduction
Intravenous literature: Soothill, J.S., Bravery, K., Ho, A., Macqueen, S., Collins, J. and Lock, P. (2009) A fall in bloodstream
Parenteral nutrition and iodine
Intravenous literature: Zimmermann, M.B. (2009) Iodine: it’s important in patients that require parenteral nutrition.
CHG and alcohol skin asepsis
Intravenous literature: Reichel, M., Heisig, P., Kohlmann, T. and Kampf, G. (2009) Alcohols for skin antisepsis at clinically
Evaluating central venous catheter care
Intravenous literature: Hatler, C., Buckwald, L., Salas-Allison, Z. and Murphy-Taylor, C. (2009) Evaluating central venous
Improving peripheral IV cannula care
Intravenous literature: Aziz, A.M. (2009) Improving peripheral IV cannula care: implementing high-impact interventions. British
VanishPoint infringement verdict
Intravenous products: Retractable Technologies, Inc. (AMEX: RVP), a leading maker of safety needle devices, announced today that a
Emergency IV drip control
Intravenous products: When paramedics rush to the scene of a multi-car pileup or a terror attack, their first task is to assess who needs
