Infusion pump recall update

Intravenous conference: ECRI Institute’s® Web Conference, “Replacing your Baxter Colleague Infusion Pump,” on September 22, 2010, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., ET, will provide a roadmap for facilities who are affected by the Read more

Sharps injury warning

Intravenous products: The FDA report “CDC and FDA have noted a progressive increase in the reports of bloodborne infection transmission over the past 10 to 15 years (primarily hepatitis B virus), resulting from the Read more

Huber needle update

Intravenous products: The FDA report “FDA continues its investigation through the inspection of Huber needle manufacturers. Inspections found increases in incidents of coring with Huber needles. The agency is Read more

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- Read more

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. Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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– Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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. Read more

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 Read more

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, Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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. Read more

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 Read more

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. Read more

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 Read more

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, Read more

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 Read more

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, Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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) Read more

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), Read more

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), Read more

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 Read more

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.

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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 Read more

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- Read more

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 Read more

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., Read more

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. Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

Central venous catheter comparison

Intravenous literature: Wang, H., Huang, T., Jing, J., Jin, J., Wang, P., Yang, M., Cui, W., Zheng, Read more

Central venous catheter practice

Intravenous literature: Memon, J.I., Rehmani, R.S., Venter, J.L., Alaithan, A., Ahsan, I. and Khan, Read more

Preventing IV lumen contamination

Intravenous literature: Muffly, M.K., Beach, M.L., Isaac Tong, Y.C. and Yeager, M.P. (2010) Read more

TRALI prevention

Intravenous literature: Hashimoto, S., Nakajima, F., Kamada, H., Kawamura, K., Satake, M., Read more

FFP anaphylaxis

Intravenous literature: Nubret, K., Delhoume, M., Orsel, I., Laudy, J.S., Sellami, M. Nathan, N. Read more

Gloves prevent sharps injuries

Intravenous literature: (2010) Kinlin, L.M., Mittleman, M.A., Harris, A.D., Rubin, M.A. and Fisman, D.N. (2010) Use of Read more

Will education reduce CLABSI

Intravenous literature: Parra, A.P., Menárguez, M.C., Granda, M.J.P., Tomey, M.J., Padilla, B. and Bouza, E. (2010) A Read more

Metro-Island INS Chapter

Intravenous news: Nurse.com report “The Metro-Island Chapter of the Intravenous Nurses Society held its 20th Read more

IV drug rate calculations

Intravenous literature: Koohestani, H. and Baghcheghi, N. (2010) Comparing the effects of two educational Read more

implantable port safety

Intravenous literature: Grenader, T., Goldberg, A., Verstandig, A. and Shavit, L. (2010) Indwelling central Read more

Intravenous fluid resuscitation

Intravenous literature: Roppolo, L.P., Wigginton, J.G. and Pepe, P.E. (2010) Intravenous fluid resuscitation for Read more

Patient centred IV care

Intravenous literature: Davie, M., Jeffreson, P., Jones, T., Roberts, T., Adekunle, F. and Mitchell, P. (2010) Read more

Intravenous paracetamol

Intravenous literature: de Maat, M.M., Tijssen, T.A., Bruggemann, R.J. and Ponssen, H.H. (2010) Paracetamol Read more

Opioid tolerance – delayed pump refill

Intravenous literature: Ruan, X., Couch, J.P., Liu, H., Shah, R.V., Wang, F. and Chiravuri, S. (2010) Respiratory Read more

IV alternatives in pediatrics

Intravenous literature: Eldridge, D.L. (2010) Alternatives to intravenous rehydration in dehydrated pediatric Read more

PICCs in cancer patients

Intravenous literature: Yamada, R., Morita, T., Yashiro, E., Otani, H., Amano, K., Tei, Y. and Inoue, S. Read more

Heparin versus saline flush

Intravenous journal: Jonker, M.A., Osterby, K.R., Vermeulen, L.C., Kleppin, S.M. and Kudsk, K.A. Read more

Prefilled saline syringe award

Intravenous products: The North West Collaborative Commercial Agency (NWCCA), working with BD (Becton, Read more

Paediatric IV conference

Intravenous conference: Alder Hey is presenting the 3rd Annual Conference, IV therapy and Infection Prevention on 25th November 2010 9am -4:30pm. The conference fee is £65 including lunch and refreshments. Topics covered Read more

RCN haematology and IV conference

Intravenous conference: The RCN haematology and intravenous therapy forum conference and exhibition has Read more

IV HepB transmission

Intravenous literature: InfectionControlToday.com report “Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) can be Read more

IV cannula care in chemotherapy

Intravenous literature: McGowan, D. (2010) Peripheral IV cannulation in chemotherapy administration. British Journal of Read more

IV cannula care in theatre

Intravenous literature: Aziz, A-M. (2010) Cannulae and infection control in theatre. British Journal of Nursing. 19(14), Read more

IV enzyme replacement therapy

Intravenous literature: Parini, R., Pozzi, K., Di Mauro, S., Furlan, F. and Rigoldi, M. (2010) Intravenous enzyme Read more

Scrub the hub innovation

Intravenous products: Catheter Connections, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative vascular access and infection control Read more

Zero CLABSI campaign

Intravenous news: InfectionControlToday.com report “Are central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) Read more

PICC occlusion prevention

Intravenous literature: Bartock, L. (2010) An Evidence-Based Systematic Review of Literature for the Reduction of Read more

Dry IV site

Intravenous literature: Blough, L., Hinson, K. and Hen, J. (2010) The Science of a “Seal” for PICC Line Management: Read more

Evidence-based IV care

Intravenous literature: Bays, C.L. and Hermann, C. (2010) An Evidence-Based Practice Primer for Infusion Nurses. Read more

IV competence and experience

Intravenous literature: Larsen, P., Eldridge, D., Brinkley, J., Newton, D., Goff, D., Hartzog, T., Saad, N.D. and Perkin, Read more

IV induced hypothermia

Intravenous literature: Niklasch, D.M. (2010) Induced Mild Hypothermia and the Prevention of Neurological Injury. Read more

SecurAcath FDA approval

Intravenous products: BusinessWire.com report “Interrad Medical, Inc. a privately held medical device company, Read more

Ultrasound guidewire confirmation

Intravenous literature: Gillman, L.M., Blaivas, M., Lord, J., Al-Kadi, A. and Kirkpatrick, A.W. (2010) Ultrasound Read more

New blood group typing method

Intravenous products: MedGadget.com report “French scientists recently reported on a new method to quickly Read more

Baxter in Belgium

Intravenous products: PharmPro report “Baxter established roots In Belgium in the mid-1950s, when it became the Read more

PICC investigation involves police

Intravenous news: CNN report “Police in Las Vegas, Nevada, are investigating incidents in which 14 intravenous and Read more

3M innovation video contest

Intravenous news: 3M have announced “To highlight innovative infection prevention practices Read more

CVC surveillance software

Intravenous products: Hospira, Inc., a leading provider of clinical information and medication Read more

How many cultures from CVC

Intravenous literature: Guembe, M., Rodríguez-Créixems, M., Sánchez-Carrillo, C., Pérez-Parra, A., Martín- Read more

Valved PICC comparison

Intravenous literature: Ong, C.K., Venkatesh, S.K., Lau, G.B. and Wang, S.C. (2010) Prospective Randomized Read more

Triple-lumen PICC review

Intravenous literature: Trerotola, S.O., Stavropoulos, S.W., Mondschein, J.I., Patel, A.A., Fishman, N., Fuchs, Read more

CVC thrombotic complications

Intravenous literature: Revel-Vilk, S., Yacobovich, J., Tamary, H., Goldstein, G., Nemet, S., Weintraub, M., Read more

PICC repositioning techniques

Intravenous literature: Sharpe, E.L. (2010) Repositioning techniques for malpositioned neonatal peripherally Read more

Diagnosis of CRBSI

Intravenous literature: Walshe CM, Boner KS, Bourke J, Hone R, Phelan D. (2010) Diagnosis of catheter-related Read more

CRBSI review

Intravenous literature: Walz, J.M., Memtsoudis, S.G. and Heard, S.O. (2010) Analytic reviews: prevention of central Read more

Tackling CRBSI

Intravenous news: InfectionControlToday report “Hospitals still struggle to prevent avoidable healthcare-acquired Read more

Peter Pronovost at APIC conference

Intravenous conference: APIC report “Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM, will address the APIC Read more

Hemodialysis infection prevention

Intravenous news: APIC report “In an effort to establish universally accepted best practices for Read more

National CLABSI rates

Intravenous literature: Murphy, D.J., Needham, D.M., Goeschel, C., Fan, E., Cosgrove, S.E. and Pronovost, Read more

Post insertion CVC care

Intravenous literature: Guerin, K., Wagner, J., Rains, K. and Bessesen, M. (2010) Reduction in central line- Read more

IV conference from ScotVAN

Intravenous conference: The Scottish Vascular Access Network (ScotVAN) have released details of the Read more

Central venous catheter insertion

Intravenous literature: Yacopetti, N., Alexandrou, E., Spencer, T.R., Frost, S.A., Davidson, P.M., O’Sullivan, G. Read more

Cannulation team article

Intravenous literature: Carr, P.J., Glynn, R.W., Dineen, B. and Kropmans, T.J.B. (2010) A pilot intravenous Read more

Intravenous air embolism

Intravenous literature: von Jürgensonn, S. (2010) Prevention and management of air in an IV infusion system. Read more

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