Tunneled femoral vein catheterization for hemodialysis – Full Text
“Our experience with tunneled femoral catheters revealed low catheter survival and significant complications (deep venous thrombosis and malfunction/occlusion)” Sethi et al (2022).
Study on IV smart pump clinical use
“The primary objective was to observe adherence with manufacturer required IV smart pump system setup at the point of care during actual clinical use” Giuliano et al (2022).
Increase of recurrent CLABSI in children with home parenteral nutrition
“‘Recurrent CLABSIs incidence was 2.99/1000 CVC days. Our study suggests that preventive measures should be implemented especially in RCFs to reduce the proportion of children with recurrent infections” Tourvieilhe et al (2022).
Becton Dickinson recalls intraosseous needle – FDA Alert
“Becton Dickinson is recalling the BD Intraosseous Needle Set Kits, BD Intraosseous Manual Driver Kits, and BD Intraosseous Powered Drivers for three separate issues” FDA (2022).
Pediatric self-administration OPAT program
“This study presents a self-administration OPAT program integrated within the pediatric antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) in a pediatric tertiary care center” Fernández-Polo et al (2022).
CLABSI guideline compliance in Belgium
“To assess, in Belgian NICUs, the compliance to international guidelines for CLABSI-prevention, and to study unit characteristics contributing to CLABSI” Mahieu et al (2022).
Midline catheter 3 year evaluation – Full Text
“Midlines appear to be effective and safe for short-term vascular access in patients requiring peripherally compatible infusates” Johnson et al (2022).
Ultrasound-guided PICC placement in patients with burns – Full Text
“In conclusion, ultrasound-guided PICC and predictive nursing had high clinical application values in the treatment of patients with large-area severe burns” He et al (2022).
Management of chemothorax – Full Text
“We report a rare case of pleural effusion consisting of chemotherapy (chemothorax) directly injected into the pleural cavity due to the wrong placement of a central venous catheter (Porth-A-Cath) in a woman with breast cancer” Panza et al (2022).
PICC associated thromboembolism – Full Text
“We thus conducted this meta-analysis to investigate the overall incidence and risk of developing PICC-related VTE in hospitalized patients” Puri et al (2022).
CRBSI in neonatal intensive care units – Full Text
CRBSI in neonatal intensive care units Abstract: Sepsis in neonates carries a high morbidity and mortality rate and is among the most feared complications in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) are a common etiology of late-onset sepsis. The aim of this study was to compare risk factors and characteristics between […]
Vascular access implantable port flush frequency – Full Text
“Port locks with heparin every 4 months or saline every 2 months did not show differences in safety maintenance, infection, or thrombosis compared to heparin every 2 months” Cia-Arriaza et al (2022).
Blood culture contamination prevention – Full Text
“Our results were used to make recommendations for decreasing the rate of blood culture contamination in this institution, which includes acknowledgement of an overwhelmed staff and mandatory periodic training on acceptable aseptic technique and contamination awareness” Sacchetti et al (2022).
Recurrent CLABSI in a high-risk patient – Full Text
“We report the case of a 44-year-old man with total parenteral nutrition (TPN) for short-bowel syndrome who was diagnosed with his 17th central-line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI)” Pek et al (2022).
Phlebotomy competence study – Full Text
“Improvement of the awareness and knowledge of correct blood collection practices is needed, because the best performers (90th percentile) did not recognize approximately one-third of the errors” Stankovic et al (2022).
Force-activated separation device for IV infusion in dogs – Full Text
Force-activated separation device for IV infusion in dogs Abstract: Objective: To determine whether the use of a force-activated separation device (FASD) lowers the incidence risk of peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) complications in hospitalized dogs. Animals: 367 dogs that were hospitalized and received IV fluids between January 11 and March 25, 2021. Procedures: A prospective, randomized […]
Self-administered OPAT study
“Our findings suggest that ceftriaxone is a safe and effective treatment of MSSA BSI secondary to osteoarticular or skin and soft tissue infections when used in the S-OPAT setting” Ganguly et al (2022).
PICC outcomes in patients with solid tumors
“PICCs were associated with significant complications in hospitalized patients who had solid malignancies and were often used for reasons other than chemotherapy” Mitbanderet al (2022).
Patient position for PICC-Port insertion – Full Text
“Implantation of PICC-PORT in the sitting position is technically feasible and useful” Narita et al (2022).
Needs based blood sampling in ICU
“Education and development of clear localised protocols could also help reduce the amount of unnecessary blood taken from patients in elective adult critical care settings” Lennox and Bench (2022).
Hemodialysis catheter tip design
“The aim of this meta-analysis is to compare effectiveness and safety among different tip-design long-term hemodialysis (HD) catheters” Li et al (2022).
Peripheral deep vein access in neonates – Full Text
“To investigate the application value analysis of ultrasound-guided technology in peripheral deep venous catheterization of neonates” Yin et al (2022).
PICC use in preterm infants – Full Text
“We performed a survey in Austria and Germany to assess the use of UVCs and PICCs in preterm infants with a birth weight < 1250 g and associated rates of catheter-related adverse events" Hess et al (2022).
Vascular access biofilm study methods – Full Text
“In this study, artificial biofilm was formed on four different medical implants (silicone, piccline, peripheral venous catheter and endotracheal tube) of interest for our daily clinical and/or research practice” Moris et al (2022).
PICC or port in oncology chemotherapy – Full Text
“PORTs were more cost-effective than PICCs for a 6 and 12-month dwell time. The total cost for a PORT was also less than that of a PICC” Shao et al (2022).
PICC clinic daily routines review
“Our purpose of this study was to analyze the application value of the information-based nursing quality evaluation model in improving the daily work quality of the PICC room in the outpatient department” Yi et al (2022).
Infusion pump management process – Full Text
“We identified inefficiencies in our pump management process that inflated the cost and time to complete repairs” Neogi et al (2022).
Vascular access procedural adaptations during COVID-19 – Full Text
” The goals of this paper are to show that with greater knowledge about proper PPE and mindful resource utilization, hospitals are able to become more comfortable and efficient while providing increasingly frequent vascular access services in the current and future pandemics” Hackett et al (2022).
Unsafe behaviour and needlestick injury – Full Text
“In the present study, some personal traits affecting the occurrence of needlestick injuries were identified” Majdabadi et al (2022).
Implantable port complications at a cancer centre in Nigeria – Full Text
“Our study shows that TIVAPs can be used successfully in our environment and presents a case for more widespread use to improve both the patient experience and the ability of healthcare providers to deliver optimal treatment” Salawu et. al (2022).