Extravasation of Epirubicin
Intravenous literature: Vano-Galvan, S. and Jaen, P. (2009) Images in clinical medicine. Extravasation of epirubicin. New England Journal of Medicine.…
Community IV waste management
Intravenous literature: Blenkharn, I. (2009) Waste management requirements of community i.v. therapy services. British Journal of Community Nursing. 14(1), p.38-9. Abstract:…
Cost of occupational sharps injuries
Intravenous literature: Glenngard, A.H. and Persson, U. (2009) Costs associated with sharps injuries in the Swedish health care setting and…
Assessment and care of intravenous lines
Intravenous news: Lawsuits involving problematic intravenous lines are the third most common cause of medical malpractice litigation in the United States,…
AccuVein locate hard-to-find veins
Intravenous products: AccuVein LLC today announced the launch of AccuVein AV300, the world’s first hand-held, non-contact vein illumination device that helps…
Errors in central line placement
Intravenous literature: Kilbourne, M.J., Bochicchio, G.V., Scalea, T. and Xiao, Y. (2009) Avoiding
Needlestick injury claims
Intravenous literature: Symon, A. (2009) Needlestick injuries: the practitioner as the claimant. British Journal of Midwifery. 17(3), p.192. Sample text: “There…
Frequency of needlestick injuries
Intravenous literature: Talas, M.S. (2009) Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids among Turkish nursing students during clinical practice training:…
Vascular access training phantom
Intravenous products: CIRS is pleased to introduce the Model 072 Vascular Access Training Phantom Kit. The Model 072 was designed to…
Prehospital vascular access
Intravenous literature: Ezingeard, E., Coudrot, M., Guyomarc’h, S., Aubert, G., Blanc, J.L., Bertrand, J.C., Tardy, B. and Zeni, F. (2009) Evaluation…
Distraction techniques for venepuncture
Intravenous literature: Murphy, G. (2009) Distraction techniques for venepuncture: a review. Paediatric Nursing. 21(3), p.18-20. Abstract: Venepuncture is one of…
Haemolysis during venepuncture
Intravenous literature: Saleem, S., Mani, V., Chadwick, M.A., Creanor, S. and Ayling, R.M. (2009) A prospective study of causes of…
Costs associated with CRBSI
Intravenous literature: Tacconelli, E., Smith, G., Hieke, K., Lafuma, A. and Bastide, P. (2009) Epidemiology, medical outcomes and costs of catheter-related bloodstream…
CRBSI diagnosis
Intravenous literature: Slobbe, L., El Barzouhi, A., Boersma, E. and Rijnders, B.J. (2009) Comparison of the roll plate method to the…
PICC insertion criteria
Intravenous literature: Migita, D.S., Postetter, L., Heath, S., Hagan, P. and Del Beccaro, M. (2009) Governing peripherally inserted central venous catheters…
IV extravasation infection
Intravenous news: ConcordMonitor.com report “The family of a Vermont woman who died following complications from her treatment at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center…
Incidence of thrombophlebitis
Intravenous literature: Cicolini, G., Bonghi, A.P., Di Labio, L. and Di Mascio, R. (2009) Position of peripheral venous cannulae and the…
Hypodermoclysis site problem
Intravenous literature: O’Hanlon S,Sheahan P,McEneaney R (2009) Severe hemorrhage from a hypodermoclysis site. American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine. 26(2), p.135-6.…
CLABSI and needleless device use
Intravenous literature: Toscano, C.M., Bell, M., Zukerman, C., Shelton, W., Novicki, T.J., Nichols, W.G., Corey, L. and Jarvis, W.R. (2009) Gram-negative…
Cook’s new Spectrum Turbo-Ject PICC
With the launch of Cook Medical’s new Spectrum Turbo-Ject PICC, for the first time, the clinical benefits of antibiotic-impregnated catheters…
Handwashing behaviour
Intravenous literature: Hanna, D., Davies, M. and Dempster, M. (2009) Psychological processes underlying nurses’ handwashing behaviour. Journal of Infection Prevention. 10(3), p.90-95.…
Possible heparin deaths
Intravenous news: The Chicago Tribune reports ‘Baxter International Inc. said medical care providers at a hospital in Delaware and U.S. health…
Infusion Nursing text from INS
Intravenous literature: The Infusion Nurses Society (INS) has announced that the 3rd edition of its authoritative textbook, Infusion Nursing: An Evidence-Based…
Timestrip IV hospital order
Intravenous products: TradingMarkets.com report ‘Timestrip PLC, a UK-based smart label company, declared on 5 May that the company has secured an order…
Free injectable medicines course
Intravenous training: NHS Education South Central have developed an eLearning programme that examines the issue ‘compatibility of injectable medicines’. The…
eLearning for IV cannulation training
Intravenous training: New eLearning peripheral IV cannulation training programme from Vygon. Healthcare practitioners need to be updated constantly with high quality…
Canadian CLABSI rates published
By April 2009, Ontario hospitals will be reporting on eight patient-safety indicators that can provide valuable data on which to base…
IV catheter insertion attempts
Intravenous news: WVrecord.com report that “A Fayette County woman says a nurse’s fumbling with an intravenous needle caused her daughter’s death.…
Extravasation pictures and treatment
Intravenous literature: IVTEAM do not regularly publish ‘old’ articles. However, this article has a number of very interesting extravsation pictures and treatment…
Hand hygiene online game
Intravenous news: The National Patient Safety Agency have launched ‘Wi-Five’ an online game to raise awareness of the five moments of…