Blood donors required

Intravenous news: News-Medical.net report “For the sixth year in a row, the American Red Cross, NECN and Read more

Plasma expanders

Intravenous literature: McCahan, R. and Hardman, J. (2010) Pharmacology of plasma expanders. Anaesthesia Read more

Jehovah’s Witnesses – surgical management

Intravenous literature: Heard, J.S. and Quinn, A.C. (2010) Jehovah’s Witnesses – surgical and anaesthetic Read more

Cardiac output measurement

Intravenous literature: Holmes, T.W.L. and Williams, D.J. (2010) Cardiac output measurement. Anaesthesia Read more

Hypovolaemia

Intravenous literature: Marsh, A. (2010) Hypovolaemia. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine. 11(2), p.56- Read more

Blood substitutes

Intravenous literature: Booth, C. and Highley, D. (2010) Crystalloids, colloids, blood, blood products and blood substitutes. Read more

Avoiding blood transfusion

Intravenous literature: Cole, J.R. and Cross, M.H. (2010) Clinical strategies to avoid blood transfusion. Anaesthesia and Intensive Read more

Eliminate medication errors

Intravenous literature: Longshore, L., Smith, T. and Weist, M. (2010) Successful Implementation of Intelligent Read more

Management of gestational diabetes

Intravenous literature: Schneiderman, E.H.(2010) Gestational Diabetes: An Overview of a Growing Health Concern for Read more

TRALI

Intravenous literature: Kopko, P.M. (2010) Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury. Journal of Infusion Nursing. 33(1), Read more

PICC tip location

Intravenous literature: INS (2010) The Role of the Registered Nurse in Determining Distal Tip Placement of Read more

CHG IV dressing in practice

Intravenous literature: Maryniak, K. (2009) Clinical Performance and Nursing Satisfaction of a Transparent Read more

PICC placement project

Intravenous literature: Pittiruti, M., Scoppettuolo, G. and LaGreca, A. (2009) The PICC Project: The Development of a Read more

Peripheral IV infections

Intravenous literature: Moureau, N. (2009) Preventing Peripheral Intravenous Line Infections: Recommendations for Read more

Subcutaneous rehydration in children

Intravenous literature: Medscape.com highlight “Basco W.T. Subcutaneous Rehydration in Children — Feasible and Read more

Pediatric central line infection reduction

Intravenous literature: InfectionControlToday.com report “Pediatric hospitals can significantly decrease the number of bloodstream Read more

HepB HIV guidelines

Intravenous literature: Henderson, D.K., Dembry, L., Fishman, N.O., Grady, C., Lundstrom, T., Palmore, T.N., Sepkowitz, K.A. and Read more

1st World Congress on Vascular Access

Intravenous conference: The foundation WoCoVA (World Congress on Vascular Access) will be pleased to welcome all health care Read more

WHIN® Safe Huber needle launched

Intravenous products: PRnewswire report “B. Braun Medical Inc. (B. Braun) has launched its new safe and easy-to-use WHIN® Read more

Passive safety intravenous catheter

Intravenous products: NewsMedical.net report “MedPro Safety Products, Inc. (OTCBB: MPSP), a leading developer Read more

IV history video

Intravenous news: Medgadget.com report “The Wellcome Trust recently setup a YouTube channel of historic medical Read more

Intensive care unit associated infections

Intravenous literature: McCoubrey, J., MacKirdy, F., Reilly, J., Timmins, A., Cairns, S., Mullings, A. and Booth, M. Read more

Matching Michigan funding

Intravenous news: The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA), in collaboration with the Intensive Care Society and the Read more

Parenteral syringe oral drug error

Intravenous news: The FDA report “A recent report by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices says that despite past Read more

Innovative intravenous (IV) pump

Intravenous products: nzherald.co.nz report “An innovative intravenous system is set to open up an export flow for medical manufacturers Read more

Intravenous (IV) drips sabotaged

Intravenous news: Mirror.co.uk report “A woman has been arrested after intravenous drips used in a hospital’s child and female wards Read more

Facebook urgent blood appeal

Intravenous news: Telegraph.co.uk report “The family of a British student, Philip Pain, launched an urgent Facebook appeal for blood Read more

Central-line infection reduction

Intravenous news: YorkPress.co.uk report “Bug-busting health workers are in the running for a national accolade. Critical care staff at York Read more

Prefilled saline syringe research

Intravenous literature: 7thSpace report “Nurses at The Norwegian Radium Hospital have reported that some patients notice an unpleasant Read more

New owners for VeinViewer

Intravenous products: ocbj.com report “Christie Digital Systems Inc. of Cypress said Wednesday it bought the assets of Luminetx Read more

Heparin flush lawsuit

Intravenous news: attorneyatlaw.com report “Relatives of a Texas man who died after receiving a contaminated dose of the blood Read more

Skin integrity at PICC line sites

Intravenous literature: Visscher, M., deCastro, M.V., Combs, L., Perkins, L., Winer, J., Schwegman, N., Burkhart, Read more

Chlorhexidine use in low birth weight infants

Intravenous literature: Sankar, M.J, Paul, V.K., Kapil, A., Kalaivani, M., Agarwal, R., Darmstadt, G.L. and Read more

Neonatal tolerance of chlorhexidine

Intravenous literature: Garland, J.S., Alex, C.P., Uhing, M.R., Peterside, I.E., Rentz, A. and Harris, M.C. (2009) Read more

Intravenous implanted port fixation

Intravenous literature:  McNulty, N.J., Perrich, K.D., Silas, A.M., Linville, R.M. and Forauer, A.R. (2009) Implantable Read more

Infectious complications of PICCs

Intravenous literature: Levy, I., Bendet, M., Samra, Z., Shalit, I. and Katz, J. (2009) Infectious Complications of Peripherally Read more

Silver PICC dressing in NICU

Intravenous literature: Hill, M.L., Baldwin, L., Slaughter, J.C., Walsh, W.F. and Weitkamp, J.H. (2009) A silver-alginate-coated Read more

Venous access across thrombosed veins

Intravenous literature: Guntur Ramkumar, P., Chakraverty, S. and Zealley, I. (2009) Use of a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Read more

Contamination of intravenous fluids

Intravenous literature: Macias, A.E., Huertas, M., Ponce de Leon, S., Munoz, J.M., Chavez, A.R., Sifuentes-Osornio, J., Read more

Peripheral intravenous catheter introducer

Intravenous literature: Sakai, M., Aoki, S., Watanabe, Y., Tanabe, D, Taga, T., Inoue, Y., Ohtomo, K., Nakamura, H. (2009) Read more

Epinephrine dosing confusion

Intravenous literature: Kanwar, M., Irvin, C.B., Frank, J.J., Weber, K. and Rosman, H. (2009) Confusion About Epinephrine Read more

Patient identification errors

Intravenous literature: Henneman, P.L., Fisher, D.L., Henneman, E.A., Pham, T.A., Campbell, M.M. and Nathanson, B.H. (2009) Read more

Fluid balance in AKI

Intravenous literature: Prowle, J.R., Echeverri, J.E., Ligabo, E.V., Ronco, C. and Bellomo, R. (2009) Fluid balance and acute kidney Read more

Central line infection management

Intravenous literature: Drews, B.B., Sanghavi, R., Siegel, J.D., Metcalf, P. and Mittal, N.K. (2009) Characteristics of catheter-related Read more

Sharps injuries and home health

Intravenous literature: Quinn, M.M., Markkanen, P.K., Galligan, C.J., Kriebel, D., Chalupka, S.M., Kim, H., Gore, R.J., Sama, S.R., Read more

Community intravenous (IV) therapy team

Intravenous news: PontefractAndCastlefordExpress.co.uk report “While most residents are tucking into their Read more

Safe intravenous (IV) administration

Intravenous products: Medscape.com report “At the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) 44th Midyear Clinical Read more

Hep C outbreak report published

Intravenous news: InfectionControlToday.com report “According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Read more

Best solution to reduce blood culture contamination

Intravenous literature: Marlowe, L., Mistry, R.D., Coffin, S., Leckerman, K.H., McGowan, K.L., Dai, D., Bell, L.M. and Zaoutis, T. Read more

Hand hygiene video contest

Intravenous news: InfectionControlToday.com report “Proper hand hygiene remains one of the most effective and least costly ways to Read more

Ultrasound central venous cannulation

Intravenous literature: Flood, S. and Bodenham, A. (2009) Central venous cannulation: ultrasound techniques. Anaesthesia and intensive Read more

The great veins of the neck

Intravenous literature: Ellis, H. (2009) The great veins of the neck. Anaesthesia and intensive care medicine. 11(1), Read more

USB blood glucose meter

Intravenous products: MedGadget.com report “Bayer has recently released the CONTOUR USB blood glucose meter that plugs directly into a Read more

Cannula pack video

Intravenous products: In March 2009, Healthexec TV featured a case study that demonstrated how Vygon (UK) Ltd has worked Read more

Zingo assets sold

Intravenous products: PR-Canada.net report “Anesiva, Inc. announced today that on December 3, 2009, Anesiva entered into an Asset Read more

Safety IV cannula patent issue

Intravenous products: PHARMABIZ.com report “Poly Medicure Ltd., an India-based manufacturer and exporter of safety IV Read more

Adrenaline Epipens ‘to expire’

Intravenous news: The BBC report “A quarter of a million adrenaline pens – a potential lifesaver for those with severe allergies – will Read more

Cell salvage hypotension

Intravenous literature: Sreelakshmi, T.R. and Eldridge, J. (2009) Acute hypotension associated with leucocyte depletion filters during cell Read more

Flu – impact on blood supplies

Intravenous literature: InfectionControlToday.com report “A German research team has examined data on supply and demand for blood Read more

Power-injectable Apheresis catheter

Intravenous products: PRweb.com report “r4 Vascular, a Minnesota-based medical device company best known for its Pegasus™, Zeus™, and Read more

Smart IV pump results

Intravenous news: FoxBusiness.com report “Lancaster General Health in Lancaster, Pa., today released data quantifying the benefits of auto Read more

IV port and Huber needle supplier

Intravenous products: The French company Perouse Medical, known under Laboratoires Perouse for more than 15 years, has decided to enter Read more

Call for INS IV posters

Intravenous conference: The Infusion Nurses Society (INS) would like to invite you to submit an abstract and/or educational Read more

16 patients infected with HepC

Intravenous news: Associated Press report “A former Army nurse who admitted infecting patients with hepatitis C while Read more

IV preparation area

Intravenous products: Derby’s hospitals have been short-listed for the National Patient Safety Award for safeguarding Read more

Anesthetic containing disinfectant

Intravenous literature: Shavit, I., Hadash, A., Knaani-Levinz, H., Shachor-Meyouhas, Y. and Kassis, I. (2009) Lidocaine- Read more

First IV stick assistance

Intravenous products: Olberon Medical Innovation will be receiving a development grant for it’s ‘Patent Pending’ Cannula Read more

IV feet amputation

Intravenous news: iol.co.za report “A distraught Gauteng mother is suing provincial health authorities for maiming her Read more

Get smart with sharps

Intravenous news: The Coast News report “A new campaign promoting the responsible disposal of needles was launched on Read more

Needlestick legislation expansion

Intravenous news: The Government of Ontario report “Ontario is increasing protection for health Read more

CJD blood filter

Intravenous news: The BBC report “Children under 13 undergoing a blood transfusion should be given specially filtered blood to Read more

Perioperative fluid therapy

Intravenous literature: Cook, S-C. and Brown, J. (2009) Perioperative fluid therapy. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine. Read more

Physiology of fluid balance

Intravenous literature: Campbell, I. (2009) Physiology of fluid balance. Anaesthesia and intensive care medicine. 10(12), Read more

Needlestick injury as a medical student

Intravenous literature: Los Angeles Times report “A new study finds that medical students often Read more

Digital pen tracks glucose levels

Intravenous products: Medgadget report “Keeping track of blood glucose levels over time without a computer can be a challenge Read more

Intravenous access for CPR

Intravenous literature: Olasveengen, T.M., Sunde, K., Brunborg, C., Thowsen, J., Steen, P.A. and Wik, L. (2009) Intravenous Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

ANTT in intravenous therapy

Intravenous literature: Ingram, P. and  Murdoch, M.F. (2009) Aseptic non-touch technique in intravenous Read more

Chlorhexidine in intravenous practice

Intravenous literature: Scales, K. (2009) Correct use of chlorhexidine in intravenous practice. Nursing Standard. 24(8), Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

40 percent recapped needles

Intravenous literature: Harris, S.A. and  Nicolai, L.A. (2009) Occupational exposures in emergency medical service providers and knowledge of Read more

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., Read more

CLABSI literature review

Intravenous literature: Rosenthal, V.D. (2009) Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Limited-Resource Countries: A Review of the Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

PICC complication rates

Intravenous literature: Haider, G., Kumar, S., Salam, B., Masood, N., Jamal, A. and Rasheed, Y.A. (2009) Determination of complication rate Read more

Minimizing neonatal CRBSI

Intravenous literature: Cooley, K. and Grady, S. (2009) Minimizing catheter-related bloodstream infections: one unit’s approach. Advanced Read more

PICC infection rates

Intravenous literature: Al Raiy, B., Fakih, M.G., Bryan-Nomides, N., Hopfner, D., Riegel, E., Nenninger, T., Rey, Read more

CVC thrombosis

Burns, K.E. and  McLaren, A. (2009) Catheter-related right atrial thrombus and pulmonary embolism: A case report and systematic review of Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

Central venous catheter algorithms

Intravenous literature: Hota, B., Harting, B., Weinstein, R.A., Lyles, R.D., Bleasdale, S.C. and Trick, W. (2010) Electronic Read more

ANTT clinical competencies

Intravenous literature: Lewis, G. (2009) ANTT clinical competencies for nursing students. Australian Nursing Journal. Read more

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