Infusion nurse role in antimicrobial stewardship
“The goal of this article is to explain why antimicrobials are worth caring for and preserving, as well as to define the role of the infusion nurse in the antimicrobial stewardship team” Linn and Jensen (2022).
IV fluid therapy in sepsis
“Future research should focus on determining the optimal volume of fluid during sepsis resuscitation, the effectiveness of measures of “fluid responsiveness” in improving outcomes, the optimal composition of crystalloid solutions, the role of albumin, and the effects of “deresuscitation” after septic shock” Seitz et al (2022).
Unnecessary peripheral IV catheters
“There seems to be a certain proportion of catheters cannulated unnecessarily in Ambulatory Emergency Care, which would justify the implementation of good practice programmes in the assessment and selection of vascular accesses” Ballesteros-Peña et al (2022).
Early PICC removal rates – Full Text
“Nearly one in five PICCs were removed within five days. Patients whose primary team was in an ICU and PICCs ordered on weekends were at independently higher risk of early removal” Shen et al (2022).
PICC associated UEDVT
“To observe the clinical effect of moxibustion combined with plucking technique at Jiquan (HT 1) for preventing peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)-related venous thrombosis in the upper limbs of malignant tumor patients” Qiu et al (2022).
Medication safety for nurses
“Understanding direct care nurses’ attitudes, skills, and beliefs about medication safety practices provides a foundation for development of improvement strategies” Arkin et al (2022).
Intravenous medication errors
“This study aimed to determine intravenous medication preparation and administration errors, contributing factors, tendency towards making errors and knowledge level of emergency department healthcare workers” Arslan et al (2022).
Superficial femoral midline catheters
“The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the performance and the potential complications of superficial femoral midline catheters (SFMC) inserted in the Superficial Femoral Vein by direct Seldinger technique” Gidaro et al (2022).
Catheter day reporting and CLABSI rates – Full Text
“Multidisciplinary and evidence-based interventions could lead to a decrease in the CLABSI rates. Moreover, the automatic notification of catheter days of the electronic medical healthcare system has shortened the time of indwelling CVC” Bae et al (2022).
PICC associated calcified thrombosis
“In this case report, we reviewed the clinical course of two neonates experiencing thrombus calcification” Shima et al (2022).
Peripheral IV catheter needle design
“The thin-tipped short bevel needle induced lower compressive deformation and displacement of the vein than the conventional needles. This needle has the potential to improve the first-attempt success rate of peripheral intravenous catheterization in patients with difficult venous access” Tanabe et al (2022).
Watch how IV in-line filters retain particles – Pall blog series – episode 4
“We make the invisible visible and challenged our Posidyne® IV in-line filters with 100 µm polystyrene red labeled particles” Pall 2022.
Ultrasound guided PIV training checklist – Full Text
“Although they care for many hospitalized patients with difficult venous access (DVA), internal medicine (IM) residents do not routinely receive formal training in ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter (USG-PIV) placement” Dhanani et al (2022).
PICC for rapid fluid administration – Full Text
“The pressure-resistant PICCs obtained a high flow rate similar to that of CVCs, but the in-line pressures increased in proportion to the flow rate and catheter length” Maki et al (2022).
Central line bundle of CLABSI rates – Full Text
“So long as the central line bundle is maintained, a femoral line does not increase the risk of CRBSI. Causation can be determined through propensity score weighting, as this is a trustworthy method of estimating causality” Al-Sofyani and Uddin (2022).
Left subclavian catheter tip position – Full Text
“The catheter tip is more accurately positioned in the distal superior vena cava using topographical landmarks than radiological landmarks” Kim et al (2022).
CLABSI reduction toolkit
“The novel NSIQI Toolkit is a scalable tool for improving and sustaining CLABSI and CAUTI rates, which may have the potential for other nurse-sensitive quality indicators” McVey et al (2022).
Nurses role in hemodialysis access
“Nephrology nurses can advocate for best evidence-based practice, understanding that AVFs have lower infection and lower thrombosis rates, and provide more effective hemodialysis” Fitzpatrick and Dunlap (2022).
DIVA – difficult intravenous access – Full Text
“This narrative review reports on the burden of difficult venous access situations and discusses the evidence, and strengths and limitations of vascular access options to help address this challenge” Little et al (2022).
Virtual reality during PICC placement
“The aim of our study was to evaluate the VR as an alternative to pharmacological sedation to reduce those risks and the overall cost” Gianuario et al (2022).
Guidewire central venous catheter exchange
“Our study shows that guidewire exchange of a tunneled HD catheter by creating a new exit site and a new subcutaneous tunnel by using the same venous access is a newer method in chronic HD patients” Leclaire et al (2022).
Femoral tunnelled PICC – Full Text
“We describe the placement technique of femoral tunnelled PICC in a patient with SVC syndrome” Naik et al (2022).
Dual chamber elastomeric infusion pump – Full Text
“We showed the usefulness of dual chamber IV-PCA to change the flow rate related to pain feedback without any complications. Our results suggest a noble system that might improve existing IV-PCA equipment” Lee et al (2022).
Implantable ports in chemotherapy for children – Full Text
“The overall incidence of complications in the use of TIVAP in children with chemotherapy is high, and infection is the most common complication, among which catheter-related blood stream infection is the most common cause of unplanned pullout” Zhang et al (2022).
Intravenous access intelligent robot – Full Text
“Considering the vascular cross-sectional area and bending of each vein injection point area, the optimal injection point of the dorsal hand vein is obtained via a comprehensive decision-making process” Zhang et al (2022).
CLABSI rates South Africa – Full Text
“The incidence of CLABSI at the MICU at Universitas Academic Hospital is high. Urgent intervention with strict compliance to prevention bundles is required to reduce the high incidence of CLABSI” Glover et al (2022).
Needleless connector decontamination
“The findings indicated the need for targeted, standardised needleless connector education, to enhance staff confidence, improve consistency of care and ensure patient safety” Larsen et al (2022).
Infiltration and extravasation risk assessment tool
“The IIEART developed was found to be valid and reliable and can be used by health care personnel to predict pediatric patients at risk for intravenous infiltration and extravasation” Kaur et al (2022).
Rounding checklists and zero CLABSI rates – Full Text
“We sustained a rate of zero for CLABSI, CAUTI, and VAP during the 12-month period prior to, during, and post-intervention” Gardner et al (2022).
Platelet administration prior to PICC insertion
“Lowering the minimum platelet threshold from 50,000/µL to 10,000/µL resulted in less prophylactic platelet and total blood product administration with no appreciable difference in PICC insertion-related bleeding” Amirahmadi et al (2022).