IVTEAM the online citation library and resource center for vascular access and intravenous infusion therapy professionals. Thousands of citations to search. New content added daily. We take the strain out of literature searching.
Recent from IVTEAM
Patient-reported outcome measures in vascular access
The aims of this review article are to explore the concepts of quality of care in vascular access” Field et al (2019). Abstract: Quality improvement
Factors associated with successful completion of OPAT
Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) is an established antimicrobial delivery method in the United Kingdom. OPAT services differ nationwide with a paucity of high-quality outcome
Educational value of internet videos in vascular access
The aim of the study was to evaluate individually uploaded Internet materials about catheter insertion and removal in terms of their educative value” Sevinc (20190.
Ultrasound-guided cannulation of the right internal jugular vein in infants
The aim of this study was to share our observations pertaining to the anatomy and position of the right internal jugular vein with respect to
Malposition of hemodialysis catheter into the hepatic veins
Here we present a 44 year old female hemodialysis patient with a malpositioned permanent hemodialysis catheter, catheter tip was found in hepatic vein after three
Choosing an implantable port or PICC for patients with breast cancer
Our aim was to compare the applications of totally implanted vascular access devices (TIVAD) and peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) in breast cancer patients” Tang
Use of hair nets and face masks to decrease blood culture contamination rates
Overall, the mean contamination rate progressively declined in a stepwise manner from 3.2% to 1.2% (P = .0013), with the greatest decline after adding hair nets and
Home parenteral nutrition in pediatric patients with intestinal insufficiency
The prevalence of patients with long-term PN and their clinical characteristics were identified. No differences were found to support the administration of this treatment in
Method of long-term central venous catheterization in pigs for research
This method of catheterization and catheter care allows the realization of long-term experiments with comfortable and stress-free blood sampling” Klein et al 92019). Abstract: INTRODUCTION:
Remifentanil for procedural sedation during central venous catheter insertion
We compared target controlled infusion of remifentanil and local lidocaine infiltration to placebo and local lidocaine infiltration to decrease pain scores during central venous catheter
Development of quality indicators for OPAT care
The aim of this study was to develop quality indicators (QIs) for OPAT care that can be used as metrics for quality assessment and improvement”
Infusion pump use for hematopoietic stem cell products
Syringe and intravenous infusion pumps are not commonly used to deliver hematopoietic stem cell products (HPCs) due to a paradigm of thought that suggests that