Frequency of drug errors when administering intravenous medicine
“To compare the frequency of medication errors when administering an intravenous medicine using the current National Health Service Injectable Medicines Guide (IMG) versus an IMG version revised with user-testing” Jones et al (2020).
Venipuncture quality improvement project – Full text
“Poor compliance to the current guidelines and lack of knowledge among nurses about proper blood sampling is set as the study hypothesis” Banković Radovanović (2020).
Simulation-based mastery of ultrasound-guided pediatric vascular access skills
“The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of pediatric anesthesiologists who participated in a novel ultrasound-guided intravenous catheter insertion simulation-based mastery learning curriculum” Ballard et al (2020).
How to remove stuck tunneled cuffed catheters in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis
“Comparing to the former two, endoluminal percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is a safe, efficient, and practical way for stuck catheters and should be recommended as the first choice” Yongchun et al (2020).
Safety and tolerability of intravenous push piperacillin-tazobactam
“The primary objective of this study was to retrospectively assess the safety and tolerability of piperacillin/tazobactam administered peripherally by IVP” Hays et al (2020).
Competency for ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter insertion for nurses
“To evaluate if nurses can reliably perform ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter placement in children with a high success rate after an initial training period” Black et al (2020).
Study examines how to walk safely with an intravenous pole
“This study aimed to examine safer turning methods by focusing on and comparing gait and turn methods in relation to stopping when executing a turn while walking with an intravenous (IV) pole” Hachigasaki (2020).
Jugular venous catheter-associated thrombosis and fatal pulmonary embolism
“Central venous catheters related thrombosis (CRT) insertion has been shown to increase the risk of venous thromboembolism, particularly pulmonary embolism (PE)” Wang et al (2020).
Problems with central venous access devices in critically ill children
“We compared different central venous access device types and these complications in the PICU” Patel et al (2020).
Microbiological stability of ganciclovir infusion bags prepared by a robotic system – Full Text
‘The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of DB for the prescribing of ganciclovir (GV) infusion solutions” Krämer and Federici (2020).
Peripherally inserted central catheters in pediatric patients
“The choice of the central venous access device-particularly in oncologic children-should be based on an evaluation of clinical advantages and risks” Crocoli et al (2020).
Study identifies that just over 90% of invasive devices are intravenous catheters
“Indwelling device use appears highly prevalent in general care settings and variation among devices is common. HAI prevention strategies targeting these devices are necessary” Chen et al (2020).
Pharmacokinetics of Remdesivir an antiviral for treatment of COVID-19 – Full Text
“Remdesivir (RDV), a single diastereomeric monophosphoroamidate prodrug that inhibits viral RNA polymerases, has potent in vitro antiviral activity against SARS-CoV2” Humeniuk et al (2020).
What is the quality of Internet information about totally implantable venous access ports
“This study has showed that videos about totally implantable venous access ports are insufficient in terms of reliability and integrity and may mislead patients” Depboylu et al (2020).
