Catheter size and hemolysis in canine transfusion
“Blood transfusions are a common practice in veterinary medicine as treatment of anemia and hemorrhage. Hemolysis was greater when small catheter sizes were used” Perez et al (2023).
Extended dwell peripheral IV catheters in neonates
“EPIV catheters may be an appropriate alternative device to PIV catheters due to fewer placement attempts, longer dwell times, and overall fewer complications during use” Marchetti et al (2023).
OPAT for prosthetic joint infections
“Treatment includes surgical intervention with prolonged courses of IV antibiotics in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) programs. The risk of PJI treatment failure is high and may be associated with various clinical factors” Flaten et al (2023).
Central venous catheter guidewire retention – Full Text
“Guidewire retention can occur even in the presence of optimal patient, operator, and procedural circumstances, highlighting the need for constant awareness of this risk” Kassis et al (2023).
Meropenem stability for continuous and extended IV infusion
“Administration of meropenem 6g in infusion of 24h in 240mL of 0.9% NaCl in infusor of 10mL/h could be possible if the admixture is infused at 4.5°C” Giménez-Giner et al (2023).
Ultrasound-guided CVC options
“No difference was found between the real-time ultrasound-guided out-of-plane cannulation of the IJV and the infraclavicular real-time ultrasound-guided in-plane cannulation of the AXV” Czarnik et al (2023).
CLABSI and blood culture differential time to positivity – Full Text
“To assess the accuracy of differential time to positivity (DTP) method for the diagnosis of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) in the routine practice of our intensive care unit (ICU)” Bisanti et al (2023).
Vascular access port implantation technique and outcomes – Full Text
“Our results robustly confirm that the jugular vein route is safer than the subclavian vein approach for central venous port implantation” Erdemir and Rasa (2023).
Clinical skills education using a wearable action camera – Full Text
“The purpose of this study is to analyze medical students’ satisfaction and educational effectiveness after real-time online clinical skills education using a wearable action camera” Kwon (2022).
Central venous catheter-related thrombosis in a dialysis patient – Full Text
“The use of ultrasound not only can guide a catheter pathway but can also help in early diagnosis and prevent complications following catheterization in a vein with a thrombus” Regmi et al (2022).
Review of landmark method of central venous access – Full Text
“We demonstrate an overall poor success rate of the central percutaneous approach using Sedillot’s triangle, although our findings are limited being a simulated cadaveric study” Dunne et al (2023).
CVC exit site infection clinical assessment scale – Full Text
“The main aim of the EXITA Study is to develop and validate an instrument for the early detection of HD-CVC ESIs” Cobo-Sánchez et al (2022).
Needlestick injury prevalence in healthcare students – Full Text
“The present study found that one in four students experience needlestick injury; overall knowledge regarding prevention and management of needlestick injury was lesser than desired, and gaps in knowledge and practice were identified in the present study” Datar et al (2022).
IPS IV Forum sustainability educational session – Free Webinar
“The IPS IV Forum invites you to join our Sustainability webinar with speakers Angela Hayes, Clinical Nurse Specialist, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and Lorraine Williams, IPS Vice President and Deputy Director of Infection Prevention & Control, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Foundation Trust” IPS IV Forum (2023).
Scalp vein access clinical outcomes – Full Text
“This study collected 12 cases of scalp vein indwelling needle rupture and retention in scalp vessels in our center from January 2012 to January 2022” Zhong et al (2023).
Management of neonatal catheter-related venous thrombosis – Full Text
“The management of neonatal CVTE according to the Dutch CVTE management guideline led to a low incidence of recurrent VTEs and death due to VTEs” van Ommen et al (2022).
Peripheral vascular catheter use in Latin America – Full Text
“Our aim was to describe processes and practices regarding PIVC use in hospitalized patients related to hospital guidelines, characteristics of PIVC inserters, prevalence of PIVC complications, and idle PIVCs” Walker et al (2023).
Air Bubbles in Intravenous Infusion Lines: IV In-Line Filters Address the Issue – Pall blog series – Episode 8
“IV in-line filters address the issue of venous air embolism by removing air bubbles from intravenous infusion lines. Watch this video on how Pall IV in-line Filters remove air bubbles from intravenous infusion lines” PALL (2023).
Central line fracture example – Full Text
“Here, we report a case of right internal jugular triple-lumen central venous catheter fracture and subsequent embolism to the right pulmonary artery” Towheed et al (2022).
Medical student IV cannulation skills – Full Text
“A single, short refresher seems to have a limited effect on intravenous-cannulation skills in first-year medical students. Less resource-intensive interventions, such as written instructions or mental imagery, are effective compared with hands-on part-task trainer simulation for refreshing this simple but important skill” Berger-Estilita et al (2022).
Multi-infusion therapy accuracy – Full Text
“Using the predictive tool to visualise the deviations from the set flow rate is an effective method to allow clinicians to gain insight in dosing errors in multi-infusion therapy” Gevers et al (2023).
Low flow infusion pump accuracy
“The occlusion alarm may be much delayed and not useful in highly compliant systems with respect to the potential occlusion of the infusion system, so more attention is required when using a highly compliant infusion system” Hong et al (2023).
Reducing unnecessary diagnostic phlebotomy in intensive care
“Iterative improvement interventions targeting clinician test ordering behaviour can reduce ICU phlebotomy and may impact red cell transfusions” Bodley et al (2023).
Pleural effusion after PICC insertion – Full Text
“When pleural effusions quickly accumulate after placement of a peripherally inserted central catheter despite using confirmatory image guidance, delayed complications must be thought of, and offending medications and catheter should be removed in a timely fashion to avoid further morbidity and mortality” Yang and Lopez (2023).
D-dimer for PICC associated UEDVT diagnosis
“The outcome of this study shows that the different D-dimer diagnostic strategies are not effective for safely excluding the diagnosis of suspected peripherally inserted central catheter-related upper extremity deep vein thrombosis” Liu et al (2023).
Cerebral oxygenation during PICC placement in preterm infants
“In very low birth-weight preterm infants, monitoring cerebral regional oxygen saturation by near-infrared spectroscopy before and after peripherally inserted central venous catheterization may be useful in clinical practice” Ercan et al (2023).
Nurse-inserted pediatric PICC placement – Full Text
“The nurse-inserted PICC program in general pediatrics is feasible with a low rate of complications” Yu et al (2023).
OPAT for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia – Full Text
“OPAT is a safe and effective alternative to conventional in-patient therapy for completion of treatment in well-selected patients with SAB, mainly those associated with a low-risk source and without end-stage kidney disease” Castillo-Fernández et al (2023).
Bleeding after ultrasound-guided CVC placement – Full Text
“Bleeding complications associated with the insertion of central venous catheter and the suspected disorder of hemostasis given by BUN levels >70 mg/dl are common” Diaz et al (2023).
Advanced needle-tracking vascular access – Full Text
“The innovative needle-tracking system evaluated in this pilot study has the potential to improve emergent difficult vascular access” Alsbrooks and Hoerauf (2023).