Neonatal device-associated BSI

Intravenous literature: Balkhy, H.H. et al (2010) Neonatal rates and risk factors of device-associated Read more

Silver needlefree evaluation

Intravenous literature: Edmiston, C.E. Jr, and Markina, V. (2010) Reducing the risk of infection in vascular Read more

CRBSI article collection

Intravenous literature: The American Journal of Infection Control has drawn together a CRBSI article collection. Read more

Contaminated IV BSI

Intravenous literature: Martins, I.S. et al (2010) Case‐Crossover Study of Burkholderia cepacia Complex Read more

Intravenous Journal

Intravenous literature: We are delighted to announce the forthcoming launch of a new intravenous journal. The Read more

Insulin medication errors

Intravenous literature: News-Medical.net report “Analysis of data related to insulin medication errors and a local Read more

Positive pressure flushing

Intravenous literature: Lapalu, J., Losser, M.R., Albert, O., Levert, A., Villiers, S., Faure, P. and Douard, M.C. Read more

Safety needle device comparison

Intravenous literature: Tosini, W., Ciotti, C., Goyer, F., Lolom, I., L’Hériteau, F., Abiteboul, D., Pellissier, G. and Read more

Risk factors for bloodstream infection

Intravenous literature: Geffers, C., Gastmeier, A., Schwab, F., Groneberg, K., Rüden, H. and Gastmeier, P. Read more

Central line hematoma

Intravenous literature: Shinzato, T., Fukui, M., Kooguchi, K., Sakaguchi, M. and Joo, W.J. (2010) Hemorrhagic shock 3 Read more

Vascular access team activity

Intravenous literature: Wells, J.M., Jawaid, W.B., Bromley, P., Bennett, J. and Arul, G.S. (2010) A dedicated Read more

Rate of central venous catheterization

Intravenous literature: Glickman, S.W., Krubert, C., Koppenhaver, J., Glickman, L.T., Schulman, K.A. and Cairns, C.B. Read more

Groshong catheter complications

Intravenous literature: Ruggiero, A., Barone, G., Margani, G., Nanni, L., Pittiruti, M. and Riccardi, R. (2010) Groshong Read more

Central venous catheter hub care

Intravenous literature: Sannoh, S., Clones, B., Munoz, J., Montecalvo, M. and Parvez, B. (2010) A multimodal approach Read more

Central line infection risk factors

Intravenous literature: Chin, B.S., Han, S.H., Lee, H.S., Jeong, S.J., Choi, H., Kim, C.O., Choi, J.Y., Song, Y.G. and Kim, Read more

Diagnosis of sepsis

Intravenous literature: Mancini, N., Carletti, S., Ghidoli, N., Cichero, P., Burioni, R. and Clementi, M. (2010) The era of Read more

IV catheter fracture

Intravenous literature: Lin, C.H., Wu, H.S., Chan, D.C., Hsieh, C.B., Huang, M.H. and Yu, J.C. (2010) The mechanisms of Read more

Intraosseous device comparison

Intravenous literature: Hartholt, K.A., van Lieshout, E.M., Thies, W.C., Patka, P. and Schipper, I.B. (2010) Intraosseous Read more

Blood plasma update

Intravenous literature: News-Medical.net report “Three years after the U.S. blood banking industry issued recommendations Read more

New intravenous iron preparation

Intravenous literature: Schwenk, M.H. (2010) Ferumoxytol: A New Intravenous Iron Preparation for the Treatment Read more

Survival following transfusion

Intravenous literature: Veenith, T., Sharples, L. Gerrard, C., Valchanov, K. and Vuylsteke, A. (2010) Survival and length of stay Read more

Recognition and treatment of anaphylaxis

Intravenous literature: Younker, J. and Soar, J. (2010) Recognition and treatment of anaphylaxis. Nursing in Critical Read more

How to reduce central line infections

Intravenous literature: Bizzarro, M.J., Sabo, B., Noonan, M., Bonfiglio, M.P., Northrup, V. and Diefenbach, K. Read more

Hemodialysis catheter problem

Intravenous literature: Willicombe, M.K., Vernon, K. and Davenport. A. (2010) Embolic complications from Read more

Factors associated with CRBSI

Intravenous literature: de Mello, M.J., de Albuquerque, M.F., Ximenes, R.A., Lacerda, H.R., Ferraz, E.J., Read more

CVC in haemophilia patients

Intravenous literature: Izzi, G., Franchini, M., Bonetti, L. and Tagliaferri, A. (2010) The use of central venous Read more

Central line checklist reviewed

Intravenous literature: InfectionControlToday.com report “The state of Michigan, which used a five-step checklist Read more

CLABSI prevention for children

Intravenous literature: Miller, M.R. et al (2010) Decreasing PICU Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections: NACHRI’s Read more

Antibiotic lock technique

Intravenous literature: Megged, O., Shalit, I., Yaniv, I., Fisher, S., Livni, G. and Levy, I. (2010) Outcome of Read more

Lost central line guidewire

Intravenous literature: Taslimi, R., Safari, S., Kazemeini, A., Aminian, A., Joneidi, E. and Larti, F. Read more

Central line length

Intravenous literature : Kujur, R., Rao, M.S., Mrinal, M. (2009) How correct is the correct length for central Read more

Superior vena cava syndrome

Intravenous literature: Pipili, C., Cholongitas, E. and Tzanatos, H. (2009) Two cases of silent superior vena cava Read more

Ultrasound CVC placement

Intravenous literature: Vezzani, A., Brusasco, C., Palermo, S., Launo, C., Mergoni, M. and Corradi, F. (2010) Read more

CVC power injection review

Intravenous literature: Macha, D.B., Nelson, R.C., Howle, L.E., Hollingsworth, J.W. and Schindera, S.T. Read more

Venous catheter-associated bacteremia

Intravenous literature: Chang, C.Y., Tsay, R.W., Lin, L.C. and Liu, C.E. (2009) Venous catheter-associated Read more

Ultrasound landmark comparison

Intravenous literature: Serafimidis, K., Sakorafas, G.H., Konstantoudakis, G., Petropoulou, K., Giannopoulos, Read more

Ultrasound-guided arterial catheterization

Intravenous literature: Shiloh, A.L. and Eisen, L.A. (2010) Ultrasound-guided arterial catheterization: a narrative

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Ultrasound guided vascular access in children

Intravenous literature: Sigaut, S., Skhiri, A., Stany, I., Golmar, J., Nivoche, Y., Constant, I., Murat, I. and Read more

Ultrasonography-guided peripheral cannulation

Intravenous literature: Dargin, J.M., Rebholz, C.M., Lowenstein, R.A., Mitchell, P.M. and Feldman, J.A. (2010) Read more

Ultrasound detection of guidewire position during CVC placement

Intravenous literature: Stone, M.B., Nagdev, A., Murphy, M.C. and Sisson, C.A. (2010) Ultrasound detection of Read more

Central line complication survey

Intravenous literature: Pinon, M., Bezzio, S., Tovo, P.A., Fagioli, F., Farinasso, L., Calabrese, R., Marengo, M. Read more

Management of inadvertent arterial catheterisation

Intravenous literature: Pikwer, A., Acosta, S., Kolbel, T., Malina, M., Sonesson, B. and Akeson, J. (2009) Read more

Peripheral venous catheter evaluation

Intravenous literature: Zingg, W. and Pittet, D. (2009) Peripheral venous catheters: an under-evaluated problem. Read more

Pre CVC insertion skin prep

Intravenous literature: Ishizuka, M., Nagata, H., Takagi, K. and Kubota, K. (2009) Comparison of 0.05% Read more

Venous catheter blood samples

Intravenous literature: Karon, B.S., Koch, C.D., Wockenfus, A.M. and Brown, J.K. (2009) Accuracy of whole Read more

Intraosseous transfusion of blood

Intravenous literature: Burgert, J.M. (2009) Intraosseous infusion of blood products and epinephrine in an adult Read more

Infection and central line removal

Intravenous literature: Ghide, S., Jiang, Y., Hachem, R., Chaftari, A.M. and Raad, I. (2010) Catheter-related Read more

Prevention of central line infection

Intravenous literature: Casey, A.L. and Elliott, T.S.J. (2010) Prevention of central venous catheter-related Read more

Acute central lines

Intravenous literature: Scales, K. (2010) Central venous access devices Part 1: devices for acute care. British Read more

CRBSI surveillance algorithm

Intravenous literature: Hota, B., Lin, M., Doherty, J.A., Borlawsky, T., Woeltje, K., Stevenson, K., Khan, Y., Read more

Systems approach for HAI reduction

Intravenous literature: Miller, R.S., Norris, P.R., Jenkins, J.M., Talbot, T.R., Starmer, J.M., Hutchison, S.A., Carr, Read more

Central access for burn patients

Intravenous literature: Fearonce, G., Faraklas, I., Saffle, J.R. and Cochran, A. (2010) Peripherally inserted central Read more

Central venous line training

Intravenous literature: Wadman, M.C., Lomneth, C.S., Hoffman, L.H., Zeger, W.G., Lander, L. and Walker, R.A. Read more

Catheter lock comparison

Intravenous literature: Malo, J., Jolicoeur, C., Theriault, F., Lachaine, J. and Senecal, L. (2010) Comparison Read more

Confirming PICC tip placement

Intravenous literature: Sneath, N. (2010) Are supine chest and abdominal radiographs the best way to confirm Read more

Preventing central line infections

Intravenous literature: McCann, M. and Moore, Z.E. (2010) Interventions for preventing infectious complications Read more

Power injection extravasation

Intravenous literature: Schummer, C., Sakr, Y., Steenbeck, J., Gugel, M., Reinhart, K. and Schummer, W. (2010) Read more

Central line complication

Intravenous literature: Hussain, W. and Gupta, P. (2010) A rare anesthetic complication involving central line Read more

Central line infection treatment

Intravenous literature: Sood, S., Nerurkar, V. and Malvankar, S. (2010) Catheter associated bloodstream infection Read more

Antimicrobial central venous catheters

Intravenous literature: Theofilos M.,Walz, J.M., Adams, J.P., Johnson, K., Longtine, K., Longtine, J., O’Neill, 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

Intensive care unit associated infections

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

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

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

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

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

Anesthetic containing disinfectant

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

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