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Evaluation of an improved small gauge needle for venipuncture in children
Aims were to compare the performances of two Beckton-Dickinson (BD) Vacutainer® Blood Collection Sets in a pediatric setting: UltraTouch™ Push Button (UT-PBBCS) and Safety-Lok™ (SLBCS)”
Cost analysis comparison between PICC and ports
We conducted a randomised controlled trial including 399 patients with cancer and performed a health economic evaluation investigating the cost related to PICCs and PORTs”
Thrombotic risk associated with femoral inserted central catheters
Our study aimed to scrutinize the incidence and risk factors of femoral inserted central catheter (FICC)-related thrombosis in patients with superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS)
Image-guided central line placement in children
The aim of this study was to investigate the utility of postoperative chest radiograph (CXR) after image-guided central venous line (CVL) placement in children” Cunningham
Intraosseous administration of hypertonic saline solution
Intraosseous (IO) access is an alternative method of medication and fluid delivery which is not associated with life-threatening complications and can be inserted faster than
Effect of tunneled peripherally inserted central catheter placement
To compare the effect of tunneled and nontunneled peripherally inserted central catheter placement under B-mode ultrasound’ Dei et al (2019). Abstract: PURPOSE: To compare the
Nurse management of vasoactive medications
The management of vasoactive medications is core business for intensive care nurses, but little is known on how nurses manage these ubiquitous and potentially harmful
Hemofilter obstruction with intravenous lipid administration
A critically ill patient requiring continuous venovenous hemofiltration therapy received parenteral nutrition through the same commonly used intravascular device” Boullata et al (2019). Abstract: A
Arterial injury during blind central venous catheterisation
To evaluate the safety and clinical efficacy of interventional treatment for arterial injury during blind, central venous catheterisation in the upper thorax at two tertiary
Evaluation of infections in intensive care units
Infection control is a top priority for hospitals, especially in intensive care units (ICU). In intensive care units, prevalence of infection is estimated to be
Taurolidine-citrate lock solution for prevention of endoluminal central venous catheter infection
We aimed to determine whether a lock solution with taurolidine-citrate-heparin would be more effective than placebo for preventing non-tunnelled CVC infection in high-risk neutropenic hematologic
Techniques for ultrasound-guided peripheral IV catheter placement
We performed a randomized pre-hospital clinical study to compare two different techniques of ultrasound-guided peripheral venous catheter (PVC) insertion and the conventional cannulation technique in