Importance of central venous catheter tip location
“The most likely driver of thrombus formation is ventricular wall injury due to mechanical (catheter tip movement) and chemical (chemotherapy infusion) endothelial damage” Zwaenepoel et al (2022).
Shift patterns and needlestick rates
“Proper management of work hours and scheduling is essential to maximize recovery time and reduce or prevent nurse injuries” Imes et al (2022).
Totally implantable venous access port CLABSI
“We aimed to describe the outcome of totally implantable venous-access port (TIVAP)-related infections due to Gram-negative aerobic bacilli (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other Pseudomonas spp., Acinetobacter spp., and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia), or GNAB, and assess the safety of conservative treatment” Rolland et al (2022).
Management of OPAT services – Full Text
“We describe our collaborative program that utilized a failure-point-focused design process to optimize OPAT activities and management” Hemenway and Stewart (2022).
Hypertonic saline administration safety
“Central intravenous administration may be preferred for HTS, but peripheral intravenous administration is safe provided measures are undertaken to detect and prevent phlebitis and extravasation” Holden et al (2022).
Ultrasound guided vascular access comparison
“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 (2022).
Barriers to reporting needlestick injures
“One in every five pharmacists in the state of Perak had a history of NSI, and 1 in every 10 had sustained a contaminated NSI” Arvinder-Singh et al (2022).
Intraosseous access simulated training
“Simulation-based training improved the IO access using a semiautomatic or a manual device, regardless of the experience or status of the trainees” Alkhalil et al (2022).
Blood culture best practice – Full Text
Blood culture best practice Abstract: Importance: Blood culturing is a critical diagnostic procedure affecting patient outcomes and antibiotic stewardship. Although there are standards for blood culturing, the process is not often measured. Objectives: To evaluate processes related to the diagnosis of bloodstream infection and compare them with best practices. Design, setting, and participants: A quality […]
CVC placement in children weighing less than 5 kg
“When ultrasound is used to insert a CVC in children weighing less than 5 kg, the incidence of complications is not significantly different compared to when the open method is employed” Farhadi et al (2022).
Blood sampling pain reduction
“Whistling (concentrate on breathing) may be an easily accessed, inexpensive, and effective technique to control or reduce pain and fear in young children. But, vibration bee with cold has a greater effect for reducing pain and fear” Halal Mehdi Alfatavi et al (2022).
IO needle placement – Full Text
“The CIC approach led to the manufacturing of simple and advanced IO simulators that would suit a training plan catered to teach the IO access and infusion procedure decentrally to paramedics-in-training” Sivanathan et al (2022).
Fractured IV port retrieval – Full Text
“Migration of central venous catheters is a rare but serious complication. The endovascular approach has been widely used for the retrieval of such fragment, with the two-step technique used for removal of catheter fragments with inaccessible ends” Sokwalla et al (2022).
Effect of blood culture contamination on antibiotic use – Full Text
“In a multivariate analysis of 30 574 blood culture (BC) results, BC contamination was associated with only a small increase in antibiotic length of therapy” Bloomfield et al (2022).
Intraosseous infusion complication – Full Text
“A dermatologic exam revealed multiple small, tender, firm, chalky-white papules with surrounding erythema, in addition to two erythematous macules superior and medial to the papular lesions, corresponding to prior intraosseous access sites” Marinelli et al (2022).
Hemodialysis nurses vascular access knowledge – Full Text
“The cognitive degree of vascular access specialized knowledge of hemodialysis nurses is affected by different working years, training experience and the nature of the hospital” Chen et al (2022).
Vessel palpation skill for cannulation – Full Text
“This study aims to objectively quantify the differences between high performer (HP), mid performer (MP), and low performer (LP) behavior towards understanding vascular palpation skills” Petersen et al (2022).
Lactococcus species CLABSI in pediatrics – Full Text
“We present three pediatric patients with central line bloodstream infections due to Lactococcus spp. between 2018 and 2020, along with a review of the pediatric literature” Firmani et al (2022).
IV fluid clinical use study – Full Text
“In this nationwide observational study, we found that the issuing of different isotonic crystalloid solutions varied based on geographical location” Ellekjaer et al (2022).
Double superior vena cava – Full Text
“PSLVC is an uncommon condition that can complicate common procedures and therefore must be well-understood by physicians across many medical and surgical specialties” Unrue et al (2022).
Phlebotomy management workstation – Full Text
“The blood collection management workstation has shown the potential to decrease errors and improve working efficiency in a clinical setting” Huang et al (2022).
Risk of blood culture contamination – Full Text
“We identified patient-specific factors that increase the odds of false-positive blood cultures” Liaquat et al (2022).
Contaminated ultrasound gel – Full Text
“This outbreak highlights the importance of appropriate use of ultrasound gel within health care settings to help prevent patient infections, including the use of only sterile, single-use ultrasound gel for ultrasonography when subsequent percutaneous procedures might be performed” Hudson et al (2022).
Implantable port catheter fracture – Full Text
“We present a case of a spontaneously ruptured chemotherapy catheter diagnosed using a novel approach via oblique projections on chest X-rays and successfully removed using an endovascular approach” Ortiz et al (2022).
Phlebotomy associated anaemia – Full Text
“Strategies, such as elimination of unnecessary laboratory tests and the use of smaller tubes for blood collection, are needed to reduce the volume of iatrogenic blood loss and avoid blood wastage occurring during hospitalization in internal medicine patients” Villani et al (2022).
Persistent left superior vena cava in hemodialysis – Full Text
“A follow-up chest X-ray revealed an unusual course of the catheter and persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) was suspected” Essa and Sharma (2022).
OPAT practice in United Kingdom – Full Text
“The actual median duration of OPAT therapy was significantly longer than planned, with suboptimal adherence to the principles of antimicrobial stewardship. OPAT has been shown to be safe for both younger and older adults” Kesharwani et al (2022).
Interosseous access in pediatrics – Full Text
Interosseous access in pediatrics Abstract: Background: When central or peripheral intravenous access cannot be achieved in a timely manner, intraosseous (IO) access is recommended as a safe and equally effective alternative for pediatric resuscitation. IO usage and its complications in the pediatric population have been primarily studied in the setting of cardiac arrest. However, population-based […]
Occupational blood exposure risk – Full Text
“Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids in registered nurses is common, but the rate of under-reporting such exposure is high” Zhang et al (2022).
Peripheral IV catheter complications in dogs – Full Text
“If phlebitis was present, the Visual Infusion Phlebitis Scale was used to assign a grade (0 to 5)” Simpson and Zersen (2022).