Temperature-responsive intravenous needle
“In mice, the needles had similar fluid-delivery performance and caused substantially less inflammation than commercial devices for intravenous access of similar size. We also show that an intravenous needle integrated with a thin-film temperature sensor can monitor core body temperature in mice and detect fluid leakage in porcine tissue ex vivo” Agno et al (2023).
Human exposure to micro plastics during IV infusion – Full Text
“Herein, we developed comprehensive analytical methods to detect polyvinyl chloride (PVC) MNPs down to 20 nm, and found about 0.52 μg equal to 105-1011 particles of PVC-MNPs released from intravenous infusion products (IVIPs) during each intravenous infusion of 250 mL injection” Li et al (2023).
Cardiac arrest outcomes following intraosseous and intravenous access – Full Text
“Intraosseous drug delivery in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is associated with overall poorer outcomes than intravenous drug delivery” Nilsson et al (2023).
Administration of IV fluids and medicines in children
“n this article the author describes various types of venous access devices that are commonly seen in practice and details the preparation, checking and administration of IV fluids and medicines, including some complications that may arise” Rosengarten (2023).
DripAssist review by army medics
“The DripAssist demonstrated significantly faster time to achieve infusion rates, improved accuracy, and increased user confidence” Golden et al (2023).
Intravenous to oral antibiotic switch – Physicians survey
“Prolonged treatment was recommended for most clinical scenarios. Extended iv durations were recommended before oral switch. A presumption that resistant bacterial infections require longer therapy may be responsible for prolonged treatment durations” Isler et al (2023).
Child experience of intravenous injection
“Children expressed their experiences during IV injections, the alleviation of their pain and fear, and their suggestions for comfort and relief strategies visually, auditorily, and verbally” Kim (2023).
Subcutaneous vs IV drug and fluid administration
“Subcutaneous (SC) administration of medications and fluids is underutilized in the US despite reported benefits. It is easier to access and maintain compared with intravenous (IV) placement” Tang et al (2023).
IV to oral switch – Free Webinar
“The IPS IV Forum invites you to join our ‘IV to Oral Switch’ webinar with speakers Valya Weston, National IPC Improvement Lead and Dr Naomi Fleming, Regional Antimicrobial Stewardship Lead for the East of England Region, both from NHS England” IPS IV Forum (2023).
Neonatal exposure to plasticizers
“PN administration resulted in estimated daily exposures of 13.9 µg/kg/d DEHP and 95.7 µg/kg/d ATBC in premature neonates, below their respective reference doses” Panneel et al (2022).
Dosing errors due to air bubbles in infusion lines – Full Text
“The effect of the presence of an air bubble, inside an infusion line, on the time (Tnew) needed for a new medication to reach the patient after a syringe exchange was studied in this paper” Konings et al (2022).
IV or subcut administration of oncology biologics – Full Text
“This review indicated a substantial body of evidence showing time/resource and cost savings of SC versus IV administration of oncology biologics in a hospital setting” McCloskey et al (2022).
Intravenous versus oral antimicrobials
“More than half of patients who received IV therapy were eligible to receive the PO formulation of antimicrobials known to have high oral bioavailability” Dulku et al (2022).
Intravenous fluid therapy guidelines
“Effective implementation of the guidelines required substantial time, effort and resource. NICE suggestions of fluid types for maintenance appear appropriate, but prescribed volumes continue to require careful clinical judgement” McDougall et al (2022).
Intraosseous or intravenous epinephrine administration
“These findings support the inclusion of intraosseous access as a route for epinephrine administration in current guidelines” Roberts et al (2021).
IV bag hang time and CLABSI rates
“This article examined the relationship between extended hang times of nonadditive IV solutions and incidence of CLABSIs” Mianecki and Peterson (2021).
IV drip control system technological improvement – Full Text
“This article deeply learns and uses the Internet of Things technology to build a new infusion management and control system, which is applied to joint orthopedics nursing treatment” Bai et al (2021).
IV site check failed to identify other care needs
“The purpose of this study was to clarify why nursing students did not recognize the patient’s needs while checking an infusion” Closset et al (2021).
Blocked IV catheter due to drug precipitate
“We noticed precipitate completely blocking the lumen of the intravenous tube connected to a Ringer’s acetate Physio140 drip” Matsuo et al (2021).
IV complications associated with vascular access – Full Text
“Our study shows that local complications at IV access site are very common with occurrence in more than fifty percent patients” Chaudhary et al (2021).
IV room technology-assisted workflow system evaluation
“To describe the implementation of an IV room technology-assisted workflow (TAWF) system integrated within a health system’s electronic medical record” Flanagin et al (2021).
Pain associated with continuous intravenous bumetanide infusion
“For all patients, pain symptoms resolved within 24 to 48 hours after discontinuation of bumetanide infusion with no significant electrolyte abnormalities” Herges et al (2021).
How accurate are IV antibiotic administration times
“Overall, there were discrepancies between actual and documented antimicrobial infusion administration times” Roydhouse et al (2021).
Comparison of primary and secondary infusion practices – Full Text
“This descriptive observational study was conducted to increase understanding of medication administration practices during actual clinical use” Giuliano et al (2021).
Preventing drug incompatibility during multi-drug infusion
“Although many strategies have been developed in recent years to address drug incompatibility risks, clinical data is still lacking” Négrier et al (2021).
Impact of clinical pharmacy services in chemotherapy clinics
“Clinical pharmacy services at the chemotherapy infusion clinics play an important role in optimizing the chemotherapy regimens as well as identifying and managing ADEs” Mashni et al (2021).
Acetate Ringer’s solution versus 0.9% saline for septic patients
“Comparison of outcome between acetate Ringer’s solution and saline for intravenous infusion in adult septic patients” Liu et al (2021).
Intramuscular glucagon to prevent IV glucose infusion in early neonatal hypoglycemia
“After IM glucagon, 24 out of 49 infants that met AAP criteria for immediate IV glucose (49%) ended up not requiring any additional intervention” Kasirer et al (2021).
Evaluation of an intravenous link nurse network
“One strategy to improve standards and sustain improvements in the care of vascular access devices was to develop an intravascular link nurse network” McGuire and Bagallon (2021).
Heating intravenous fluid tubing to treat hypothermia
“We conducted an experimental study to measure the ability of commercially available heating elements to warm intravenous (IV) fluids during infusion” Rodriguez et al (2021).