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Catheter dwell time and CLABSI risk – Full Text

“The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between catheter dwell time and the risk of CLABSIs caused by multidrug-resistant and common pathogens in patients with central venous catheters (CVCs) and peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs)” Pitiriga et al (2025).

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Hickman catheter associated infective endocarditis – Full Text

“We report a case of a 71-year-old female patient on a chronic hemodialysis (HD) program who had developed IE. Her first symptoms were fever and malaise. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) examinations were performed, revealing vegetations on the tip of HC and the anterior and posterior leaflets of the tricuspid valve (TV)” Šačić et al (2025).

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Prevention of PICC associated UEDVT – Full Text

“Upper limb functional exercise combined with an intelligent grip ball can reduce the incidence of catheter-related thrombosis, improve coagulation function, increase compliance with functional exercise, and improve nursing satisfaction in patients with PICCs” Bu and Wu (2025).

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Neonatal venipuncture analgesia – Full Text

“Neonatal exposure to pain can lead to altered pain perception in later years of life. Despite the availability of measures to alleviate pain, routine use is lacking. We decided to conduct a quality improvement (QI) study to increase the use of analgesia during venipuncture, a common procedure in neonatal intensive care units, from a baseline of 0% to 50% over 8 weeks” Shah et al (2025).

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Blood culture contamination creep – Full Text

“In a low-COVID-19-burden secondary care teaching hospital setting, blood culture contamination rates have progressively increased over the past decade, irrespective of the pandemic. These findings underscore the importance of sustained vigilance in infection prevention and control practices, strict adherence to blood culture collection protocols, and the ongoing need for staff training” Jeverica et al (2025).

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Prevention of central line infection among ICU nurses

“The educational intervention effectively improved ICU nurses’ knowledge regarding CLABSI prevention but did not significantly change their attitudes. Tailoring interventions to demographic characteristics may further enhance their effectiveness and contribute to better patient outcomes and healthcare quality” Alzoubi et al (2025).

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Management of a positive blood cultures

“There is considerable practice variation among ED physicians for the management of positive blood cultures in children across Canada. Incongruencies in the perceived impact of clinical factors on the likelihood of a true bacteremia, such as time-to-positivity, highlight the need for a standardized decision-making tool” Gouin et al (2025).

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The Irish national OPAT programme

“The study underscores the importance of national registries in monitoring and improving OPAT services and calls for integration of microbiological data to enhance stewardship” Reidy et al (2025).

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Implantable port catheter detachment – Full Text

“The chest port was placed 10 months prior without complication. An initial fluoroscopic image of the chest revealed detachment and migration of the catheter towards the right atrium. The catheter was successfully retrieved with a gooseneck snare using an inferior approach through the femoral vein” Van Vorst et al (2025).

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Venous blood collection guidelines

“The guideline includes practical tools, such as checklists and detailed information on sampling devices, to facilitate implementation. This initiative would help standardize blood collection practices, improve specimen quality, and enhance patient care by ensuring accurate laboratory results in clinical settings” Chang et al (2025).

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Catheter dwell time and CLABSI risk – Full Text

“The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between catheter dwell time and the risk of CLABSIs caused by multidrug-resistant and common pathogens in patients with central venous catheters (CVCs) and peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs)” Pitiriga et al (2025).

Read More »

Hickman catheter associated infective endocarditis – Full Text

“We report a case of a 71-year-old female patient on a chronic hemodialysis (HD) program who had developed IE. Her first symptoms were fever and malaise. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) examinations were performed, revealing vegetations on the tip of HC and the anterior and posterior leaflets of the tricuspid valve (TV)” Šačić et al (2025).

Read More »

Prevention of PICC associated UEDVT – Full Text

“Upper limb functional exercise combined with an intelligent grip ball can reduce the incidence of catheter-related thrombosis, improve coagulation function, increase compliance with functional exercise, and improve nursing satisfaction in patients with PICCs” Bu and Wu (2025).

Read More »

Neonatal venipuncture analgesia – Full Text

“Neonatal exposure to pain can lead to altered pain perception in later years of life. Despite the availability of measures to alleviate pain, routine use is lacking. We decided to conduct a quality improvement (QI) study to increase the use of analgesia during venipuncture, a common procedure in neonatal intensive care units, from a baseline of 0% to 50% over 8 weeks” Shah et al (2025).

Read More »

Blood culture contamination creep – Full Text

“In a low-COVID-19-burden secondary care teaching hospital setting, blood culture contamination rates have progressively increased over the past decade, irrespective of the pandemic. These findings underscore the importance of sustained vigilance in infection prevention and control practices, strict adherence to blood culture collection protocols, and the ongoing need for staff training” Jeverica et al (2025).

Read More »

Prevention of central line infection among ICU nurses

“The educational intervention effectively improved ICU nurses’ knowledge regarding CLABSI prevention but did not significantly change their attitudes. Tailoring interventions to demographic characteristics may further enhance their effectiveness and contribute to better patient outcomes and healthcare quality” Alzoubi et al (2025).

Read More »

Management of a positive blood cultures

“There is considerable practice variation among ED physicians for the management of positive blood cultures in children across Canada. Incongruencies in the perceived impact of clinical factors on the likelihood of a true bacteremia, such as time-to-positivity, highlight the need for a standardized decision-making tool” Gouin et al (2025).

Read More »

The Irish national OPAT programme

“The study underscores the importance of national registries in monitoring and improving OPAT services and calls for integration of microbiological data to enhance stewardship” Reidy et al (2025).

Read More »

Implantable port catheter detachment – Full Text

“The chest port was placed 10 months prior without complication. An initial fluoroscopic image of the chest revealed detachment and migration of the catheter towards the right atrium. The catheter was successfully retrieved with a gooseneck snare using an inferior approach through the femoral vein” Van Vorst et al (2025).

Read More »

Venous blood collection guidelines

“The guideline includes practical tools, such as checklists and detailed information on sampling devices, to facilitate implementation. This initiative would help standardize blood collection practices, improve specimen quality, and enhance patient care by ensuring accurate laboratory results in clinical settings” Chang et al (2025).

Read More »

PICC tip malposition case study – Full Text

“We describe 2 unusual peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) malpositions in the left thymic vein and the right middle thyroid vein, which are, to our knowledge, the first 2 cases of PICC malposition in these 2 veins” Li et al (2025).

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The story of propofol development – Full Text

“The introduction of propofol changed our understanding of pediatric anesthesia pharmacology, research approaches for intravenous drug study, and led to infusion pump development for the maintenance phase of anesthesia” Anderson and Cortinez (2025).

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Postnatal umbilical cord blood sampling – Full Text

“Postnatal umbilical cord blood sampling (PCBS), rather than obtaining blood from the neonate, avoids significant neonatal blood loss at a critical time of extrauterine transition and prevents phlebotomy pain in infants without a catheter for blood drawing” Kaufman et al (2025).

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OPAT administration of intravenous ganciclovir

“Ganciclovir via OPAT is a viable option in patients requiring an extended duration of IV therapy. In our cohort of 18 patients, only one had early discontinuation of therapy due to ganciclovir-related AKI. Close monitoring of labs and an established OPAT protocol can allow for successful completion of therapy” Patel et al (2025).

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