Clinically indicated peripheral IV replacement meta-analysis – Full Text
“The primary outcome was the incidence of phlebitis, and secondary outcomes included the risks of occlusion, local infection, infiltration, catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI), and accidental removal of the PIVC” Chen et al (2022).
PICC placement in patients with severe obesity – Full Text
“We experienced bedside insertion of a PICC into a patient with BMI of 84.8 kg/m2 patient using a Sherlock 3CG® TCS” Uchida et al (2022).
Patient mobility in hospital limited by IV access – Full Text
“Multivariate regression analysis showed the presence of an intravenous line (p = .039), urinary catheter (p = .031), being female (p = .034), or being dependent on others for walking (p = .016) to be positively associated with the time spent in bed” Valkenet et al (2022).
CVC guidewire knot formation – Full Text
“In conclusion, guidewire knot formation is a very rare complication, but physicians performing central venous catheterization should be aware of it, and this report describes how to prevent and manage it” Sekiguchi and Takano (2022).
Ketamine infusion administration by a psychiatric team – Full Text
“The MUPC ketamine team has proved that ketamine infusions may provide a unique intervention safely and efficaciously without the need for collaboration with other medical specialties since initiating this pilot program” Ithman et al (2022).
Vascular access device placement procedure codes – Full Text
“Despite widespread use of VADs in the inpatient setting, the procedure coding rate was found to be remarkably low” DeBoer and Alsbrooks (2022).
Virtual reality for pain control during IV blood draws – Full Text
“The results of our study demonstrated that there was no significantly lower perceived pain or anxiety when using IVR compared to standard practice in adults undergoing IV blood draw” Perdue et al (2022).
Nursing attitude towards intraosseous access – Full Text
“Prehospital and emergency department nursing staff are aware of the importance of intraosseous access and understand the need for additional education and certification in this field” Žunkovič et al (2022).
CRBSI rates during the COVID-19 pandemic – Full Text
“In summary, we found about 50% fewer CRBSI cases during the pandemic as compared to the equivalent time period before. This is somewhat unexpected, as there were no changes regarding CVC insertion procedures or care by the participating sites during the time periods” Schalk et al (2022).
Home parenteral nutrition in patients with advanced cancer – Full Text
“The CVC type, administration of concomitant chemotherapy via a distinct CVC lumen separate from PN, venting gastrostomy and distance between the patient’s home and the IF center were not associated with CRBSI or mechanical CVC complications” Kopczynska et al (2022).
Sodium bicarbonate verifies IV catheter placement – Full Text
“The injection of diluted sodium bicarbonate (in mechanically ventilated patients) can be used to reliably identify the correct location of an IV catheter by an increase in the exhaled carbon dioxide concentration” Keidan et al (2022).
Neonatal IV drug compatibility
“The aim of this study was to identify the most commonly acquired intravenous drugs in five neonatal intensive care units and test these for compatibility” Nezvalova-Henriksen et al (2022).
IV antibiotic administration during haemodialysis
“HD provides a good opportunity for treatment with IV antibiotics in DFI. This mode of administration of IV antibiotics, along with multidisciplinary intervention, is associated with ulcer healing and resolution of infection in over three-quarters of patients with DFI” Pittam et al (2022).
CLABSI due to Candida sojae in an infant with short bowel syndrome – Full Text
“We report what we believe the first case of candidemia in an infant with short bowel syndrome caused by the environmental yeast Candida sojae that was initially misidentified as Candida tropicalis” Abdel-Haq et al (2022).
CVC hydrophilic polymer gel associated with LRac in neonate
“Recently, LRac was reported as a cutaneous manifestation of hydrophilic polymer gel embolization (HPE) in adults. We present a case of LRac in a newborn that developed following CVC insertion and resolved spontaneously after the catheter was removed” Barsan Kaya et al (2022).
CVC not independent risk factor for thromboembolism in children
“In conclusion, the 2.5-year CI of VTE among our pediatric patient cohort was <5% and adolescent age was the main patient-related risk factor" Gidl et al (2022).
Successful pediatric peripheral IV catheterization – Full Text
“Difficulty in setting up PIVC was the greatest in infants and even greater than that in newborns” chu et al (2022).
Clinical pharmacists in OPAT services – Full Text
“In summary, building multidisciplinary teams with the involvement of clinical pharmacists improves the management of home-treated infections, promoting a safe self-administration and increasing OPAT patients’ quality of life” Ortonobes et al (2022).
Reducing pain during hemodialysis access cannulation – Full Text
“Listening to music reduced cannulation pain in patients on hemodialysis, although there was no significant effect on anxiety, BP, or stress markers” Inayama et al (2022).
Is post implantable port insertion chest xray required – Full Text
“In conclusion, when imaging guidance is used for IVAPC insertion by an experienced surgeon in a high-volume center, performing post-procedure routine chest radiography shows little benefit” Ghoddusi Johari et al (2022).
IV or subcut administration of oncology biologics – Full Text
“This review indicated a substantial body of evidence showing time/resource and cost savings of SC versus IV administration of oncology biologics in a hospital setting” McCloskey et al (2022).
Biofilm formation on central venous catheters
“This study identified biofilms on both surfaces of CVCs. No significant difference in biofilm formation was found based on a sterilization technique” Niemann et al (2022).
Diagnosing mechanical central venous catheter problems
“Following clinical and radiographic evaluation, contrast-enhanced line studies constitute the next best diagnostic tool to assess the functionality of central venous catheters” Shashi et al (2022).
CLABSI in hemodialysis patients – Full Text
“In the 14-year period under study, 406 tunneled catheters were implanted in 325 patients. A total of 85 cases of tunneled catheter-related bacteremia were diagnosed, resulting in an incidence of 0.40 per 1000 catheter days (81.1% after 6 months of implantation)” Almenara-Tejederas et al (2022).
Interprofessional teamwork for infection prevention
“We propose an Input-Mediator-Output-Input (IMOI) model of interprofessional teamwork in the context of HAI prevention” Gregory et al (2022).
Follow-up blood culture in Gram-negative bacteraemia
“The practice of FU-BCs in patients with GN-BSI should be individualised balancing cost/benefit ratio” Giannella et al (2022).
Migration of a tunneled central venous catheter – Full Text
“The dislocated catheter was removed electively on the following day under fluoroscopy” D’Angelo et al (2022).
PICC guide wire retention – Full Text
“A missed guide wire remaining inside the venous system after peripherally inserted in femoral vein that was incidentally diagnosed by taking a chest X-ray after three months” Eskandarian et al (2022).
Combined OPAT treatment for persons with opioid use disorder – Full Text
“The B-OPAT study will help address the important question of whether it is clinically effective and cost-effective to discharge persons with OUD and SIRI to an integrated outpatient care model combining OUD treatment with OPAT relative to TAU” Fanucchi et al (2022).
Monoclonal antibodies and neonatal CLABSI reduction – Full Text
“Altogether, our findings provide insights that are crucial for optimizing anti-S. epidermidis mAbs as prophylactic agents for neonatal CLABSI” de Vor et al (2022).