Archive August 2010
Mislabeled phlebotomy samples
Intravenous literature: Grimm, E., Friedberg, R.C., Wilkinson, D.S., AuBuchon, J.P., Souers, R.J. and Lehman, C.M. (2010) Blood bank safety practices: mislabeled samples and wrong blood in tube–a Q-
Tourniquet contamination
Intravenous literature: Hensley, D.M., Krauland, K.J. and McGlasson, D.L. (2010) Acinetobacter baumannii and MRSA contamination on reusable phlebotomy tourniquets. Clinical Laboratory Science.
How much does HAI cost?
Intravenous news: Infection Control Today report “Adults who developed healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) due to medical or surgical care while in the hospital in 2007 had to stay an average
Potential new IV dressing
Intravenous news: Will we soon see frog skin IV dressings. We do ‘hop’ so. This is no ‘croak’. The BBC report “Frog skin may be an important source of new antibiotics to treat superbugs say researchers. So far, more than 100
IV products shortlisted
Intravenous products: The Nursing Times have announced “the inaugural Nursing Times Product Awards have been set up to recognise and reward the products that are transforming patient care and helping healthcare professionals
Infiltration research
Intravenous products: CW Optics, Inc. announced today the launch of a clinical trial at the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System to investigate the safety and efficacy of ivWatch®, a novel
Free exhibition at conference
Intravenous conference: The Infection Prevention Society are proud to announce free access to the Infection Prevention 2010 exhibition at the Bournemouth International Centre, 20-22 September 2010. Infection Prevention
Post needlestick management
Intravenous literature: Burrows, L.A. and Padkin, A. (2010) A survey of the management of needlestick injuries from incapacitated patients in intensive care units. Anaesthesia. 65(9), p.880–
Internal Jugular landmark review
Intravenous literature: Harber, C.R., Harvey, D.J.R., Wiles, M.D. and Bogod, D.G. (2010) The ability of anaesthetists to identify the position of the right internal jugular vein correctly using anatomical
LumenVu FDA clearance
Intravenous products: Sonosite announced today that it received FDA clearance for its innovative LumenVu® Catheter Guidance System. Designed to aid in the placement of peripherally inserted central
Neonatal IV safety alert
Intravenous news: The NPSA report “There is a risk of the accidental over infusion of intravenous fluids and medicines to neonates associated with the setting up of specific intravenous infusions or the overriding of
Home IV infection prevention
Intravenous literature: Higginson, R. (2010) Infection control and intravenous therapy in patients in the community. British Journal of Community Nursing. 15(7), p.318, 320, 322, 324.
Infusion phlebitis and UTI link
Intravenous literature: Baraboutis, I.G., Tsagalou, E.P., Lepinski, J.L., Papakonstantinou, I., Papastamopoulos, V., Skoutelis, A.T. and Johnson, S. (2010) Primary Staphylococcus aureus urinary tract
Interventional HepC infection
Intravenous news: jacksonville.com report “Three transplant patients at Mayo Clinic may have contracted hepatitis C from a Mayo employee who was fired Tuesday, the clinic reported Tuesday night. The employee,
APIC CEO resignation
Intravenous news: Infection Control Today report “The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) announces the resignation of CEO Kathy Warye effective Oct. 31, 2010. Warye
Contaminated intravenous feed
Intravenous news: dw-world.de report “A third baby has died after receiving a contaminated intravenous drip at a hospital in Germany. A spokeswoman for Mainz University Hospital said that the premature
Child CRBSI risk factors
Intravenous literature: Wylie, M.C., Graham, D.A., Potter‐Bynoe, G., Kleinman, M.E., Randolph, A.G., Costello, J.M. and Sandora, T.J. (2010) Risk Factors for Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infection in
Rapid Staph detection
Intravenous literature: Parta, M., Goebel, M., Thomas, J., Matloobi, M., Stager, C. and Musher, D.M. (2010) Impact of an Assay That Enables Rapid Determination of Staphylococcus Species and Their Drug
MRSA antibiotic comparison
Intravenous literature: Goldberg, E., Paul, M., Talker, O., Samra, Z., Raskin, M., Hazzan, R., Leibovici, L. and Bishara, J. (2010) Co-trimoxazole versus vancomycin for the treatment of methicillin-resistant
Infant peripheral IV access
Intravenous literature: Turner, D.A. and Kleinman, M.E. (2010) The use of vasoactive agents via peripheral intravenous access during transport of critically III infants and children. Pediatric Emergency
Out of hospital intraosseous
Intravenous literature: Valdes, M., Araujo, P., de Andres, C., Sastre, E. and Martin, T. (2010) Intraosseous administration of thrombolysis in out-of-hospital massive pulmonary thromboembolism.
Drug incompatibility advice
Intravenous literature: De Giorgi, I., Guignard, B., Fonzo-Christe, C. and Bonnabry, P. (2010) Evaluation of tools to prevent drug incompatibilities in paediatric and neonatal intensive care units. Pharmacy World
Blood culture guidance
Intravenous literature: Towns, M.L.,Jarvis, W.R. and Hsueh, P.R. (2010) Guidelines on blood cultures. Journal of Microbiology, Immunology & Infection. 43(4), p.347-9.
Pediatric blood culture advice
Intravenous literature: Scheinemann, K., Ethier, M.C., Dupuis, L.L., Richardson, S.E., Doyle, J., Allen, U. and Sung, L. (2010) Utility of peripheral blood cultures in bacteremic pediatric cancer patients with a
Syringe reuse error
Intravenous news: Wisconsin State Journal report “The state Department of Health Services cited the University of Wisconsin Hospital for four deficiencies after a syringe was reused on a second person,
IV misconnection research
Intravenous news: nytimes.com report “Thirty-five weeks pregnant, Robin Rodgers was vomiting and losing weight, so her doctor hospitalized her and ordered that she be fed through a tube until the birth of her
Transfusion price drop
Intravenous news: The BBC report “NHS hospitals in England and North Wales are saving millions of pounds because the price charged for donated blood has gone down. The organisation which collects,
Iron infusion comparison
Intravenous literature: Gupta, A., Zhuo, J., Zha, J., Reddy, S., Olp, J. and Pai, A. (2010) Effect of different intravenous iron preparations on lymphocyte intracellular reactive oxygen species generation and
Phlebotomy certification
Intravenous news: news-medical.net report “Beginning in October, the Graduate School’s new Center for Health Sciences will offer a Medical Laboratory Technician, Associate of Applied Science degree and a
Chlorhexidine in healthcare
Intravenous literature: Medscape Nurses report on chlorhexidine in healthcare “In our never-ending attempt to vanquish healthcare-associated infections, the latest weapon to emerge is chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG). Not that CHG is
IV needleless connector design
Intravenous literature: A recent article by infection control expert William Jarvis, M.D., President, Jason and Jarvis Associates, LLC, highlights the importance of patient safety features in the design of IV needleless
Vascular access BSI prevention
Intravenous literature: Chittick, P. and Sherertz, R.J. (2010) Recognition and prevention of nosocomial vascular device and related bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit. Critical Care Medicine. 38(8)
Antimicrobial needleless connector
Intravenous literature: Maki, D.G. (2010) In vitro studies of a novel antimicrobial luer-activated needleless connector for prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 50(12),
Sharps injuries in UAE
Intravenous literature: Jacob A., Newson-Smith, M., Murphy, E., Steiner, M. and Dick, F. (2010) Sharps injuries among health care workers in the United Arab Emirates. Occupational Medicine (Oxford). 60(5),
Neonatal PICC cardiac tamponade
Intravenous literature: Pizzuti, A., Parodi, E., Abbondi, P. and Frigerio, M. (2010) Cardiac tamponade and successful pericardiocentesis in an extremely low birth weight neonate with percutaneously inserted central
PICC clotting risk
Intravenous literature: Periard, D. (2010) Peripherally inserted central catheter in leukemia: insertion site determines clotting risk. Leukemia & Lymphoma. 51(8), p.1391-2. Abstract not available.
Preventing HAI research
Intravenous news: Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute are assessing the impact of Medicare’s policy of adjusting payment for healthcare-associated infections (HAI) on health
Chlorhexidine-Silver needlefree
Intravenous products: RyMed Technologies announced today that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its newest IV connector, InVision-Plus® CSTM with Chlorhexidine-Silver Ion Engineering. The InVision-
CVC Bundle implementation
Intravenous literature: Apisarnthanarak, A., Thongphubeth, K., Yuekyen, C., Warren, D.K. and Fraser, V.J. (2010) Effectiveness of a catheter-associated bloodstream infection bundle in a Thai tertiary care center: A 3-year
Education reduces CRBSI
Intravenous literature: Lobo, R.D, Levin, A.S., Oliveira, M.S., Gomes, L.M.B., Gobara, S., Park, M., Figueiredo, V.B.,
Zero CLABSI program
Intravenous literature: Marra, A.R., Cal, R.G.R., Durão, M.S., Correa, L., Guastelli, L.R., Moura D.F., Edmond, M.B.
Neutron needleless connector
Intravenous products: InfectionControlToday.com report “ICU Medical, Inc., a manufacturer of disposable medical connection systems for use in vascular therapy applications, today confirmed that it has received FDA 510-k
Positive displacement connectors
Intravenous news: ICT.com report “In a letter to infection preventionists, Susan Gardner, director of the Office of Surveillance and Biometrics in the Center for Devices and Radiological Health at the Food and Drug
Central venous catheter comparison
Intravenous literature: Wang, H., Huang, T., Jing, J., Jin, J., Wang, P., Yang, M., Cui, W., Zheng,
Central venous catheter practice
Intravenous literature: Memon, J.I., Rehmani, R.S., Venter, J.L., Alaithan, A., Ahsan, I. and Khan,
