Selection and management of central venous access devices
“This article describes the types of CVAD and their indications for use. It also outlines the management of CVADs” Clare (2020).
Systematic review of atrial vascular access for hemodialysis – Full Text
“We report 2 new cases of intra-atrial TDC placement for patients with exhausted vascular access and perform a meta-analysis of cases from the literature” Philipponnet et al (2020).
Prolonged versus intermittent infusion of β-Lactam antibiotics
“The aim of this study was to describe the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) indices and targets reported in preclinical models and to compare the bactericidal efficacy of intermittent and prolonged infusions of β-lactam antibiotics” Dhaese et al (2020).
Median nerve injury as a result of venous cut down procedure – Full Text
“We present a rare case of iatrogenic injury of right median nerve which occurred during basilic vein cut down” Kansay et al (2020).
What hemodynamic changes occur following normal saline infusion?
“To study the effect of the infusion of normal saline on hemodynamic changes in healthy volunteers using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation” Lee et al (2020).
Timing of each stage of ultrasound-guided peripheral IV puncture
“A greater vein diameter correlated with a shorter total time (-14.23 s/mm) and a greater depth correlated with an increased total time (+1.65 s/mm)” Kaiser et al (2020).
Endocarditis in a patient with anterior chest wall tunneled catheter
“Suspicion for these infections should be particularly high in patients with chronic indwelling central venous catheters, and most notably, in patients with hemodialysis catheters” Oluyadi teal (2020).
Septic arthritis of wrist due to colonization of central venous catheter
“After a protracted interval P. aeruginosa was detected by microbial culture from the explanted port and the affected joint” Thibeault et al (2020).
Testing antibiotic compatibility when using a Y-site for administration
“The objective of this communication was to determine the intravenous compatibility of ceftazidime/avibactam and aztreonam using simulated and actual Y-site administration” O’Donnell et al (2020).
Role of diuretic infusion clinic in preventing hospitalization of heart failure patients
“This study aims to evaluate the effect of outpatient furosemide infusion protocol in preventing hospitalization for patients with decompensating heart failure” Alghalayini (2020).
Management of suspected central line-associated bloodstream infections
“To assess whether a 24-hour length of hospitalization and empiric antibiotic therapy to exclude central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in children with intestinal failure is potentially as safe as 48 hours, which is the duration most commonly used but not evidence based” Fell et al (2020).
Impact of non-tourniquet technique for peripheral IV catheterization
“This pilot study aimed to determine the initial efficacy of non-tourniquet procedure during insertion of PIVC in older patients” Büyükyılmaz et al (2020).
CVAD insertion side and CLABSI rates in adult patients with cancer?
“We performed a prospective randomised controlled, non-blinded study to determine whether the side of CVAD insertion influenced the incidence of CA-BSI” Mollee et al (2020).
Guide-wire replacement of midline catheter with central venous catheter
“We retrospectively evaluated data from 63 patients where a previously inserted mini-midline catheter was upgraded to a central venous catheter” Brugioni et al (2020).
