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Needlestick injury prevention

“This article suggests that standardized puncture prevention education and training enhanced nurses’ awareness in the acute ward” Huang et al (2021).

OPAT versus inpatient care in the UK

“OPAT is a cost-effective use of National Health Service resources for the treatment of a range of infections in the UK in patients who can be safely managed in a non-IP setting” Dimitrova et al (2021).

Extracorporeal photopheresis service improvement

“The team has successfully increased the capacity of the service to deliver treatments without incurring any additional nursing costs, resulting in more patients with CTCL and GvHD being able to access ECP treatment and a cost benefit for the Trust” Button et al (2021).

IV fluids in hospitalised children – Full Text

“However, there is still an ongoing debate regarding the ideal solution to be used in the paediatric population” Hasim et al (2021).

Vancomycin target concentration controlled infusion

“The aim of this prospective study was to construct a new pharmacokinetic model of vancomycin for target-concentration controlled infusion (TCI)” Bang et al (2021).

CRBSI and neutropenia

“Our findings do not support the use of empirical preoperative antibiotics and instead identify prolonged postoperative neutropenia as a major contributing factor for early CRBSI” Cher et al (2021).

Student nurse sharps injuries

“Sharps injuries are common among nursing students, and can have many psychological consequences for an individual” Hambridge et al (2021).

PLSVC and intracavitary ECG

“CVAD insertion in patients with type I PLSVC is safe under certain conditions, with the proper tip position in the middle to lower part of PLSVC” Wang et al (2021).

Intravenous iron therapy at home – Full Text

“This program prevents unnecessary transfusions, reduces costs, prevents overcrowding in hospitals in the event of a pandemic, and enables patient treatment in the field, thus, saving on the use of personnel” Bolcato et al (2021).

CHG bathing in ICU

“A comprehensive daily 4% chlorhexidine gluconate bathing program can be implemented with standardized protocols and detailed instructions and can significantly reduce the incidence of health care-associated infections in intensive care unit and non-intensive care unit hospital settings” Chapman et al (2021).

CRBSI during ECMO

“Indwelling CVC, not the ECMO circuitry, is the likely contributor for BSI, and exchanging CVC by day 8 can reduce the incidence of BSI” Manerikar et al (2021).

Totally implanted port infection risk

“Inpatient TIVAP implantation and TIVAP implantation combined with other surgeries are associated with high rates of TIVAP-related early and late infections” Chang et al (2021).

Ultrasound guided peripheral IV training

“A hospital-wide USGPIV SBML curriculum for inpatient nurses was associated with a significant reduction in MCs inserted for DIVA” Amick et al (2021).

PICC displacement after contrast injection – Full Text

“The tip of the PICC appeared displaced into the internal jugular vein in the early phase and was placed on the superior vena cava in the delayed phase” Akatsuka et al (2021).

OPAT for patients with cancer

“We aimed to develop and evaluate an OPAT program for patients with cancer, particularly solid tumors” Robins et al (2021).

Local anesthetic for CVC insertion

“Although the CVC insertion pain was significantly lower in patients who received the topical combination of Lidocaine plus Diclofenac, there was no clinically important difference between the two groups and both topical anesthetics were effective and safe in reducing pain intensity” Azizkhani et al (2021).

Acute infusion related reactions

“This article reviews potential signs and symptoms of infusion-related reactions, the pathophysiology behind these reactions, risk factors, and management strategies” Price (2021).

Home infusion therapy for Pompe disease

“In German-speaking countries, clear rules for conducting home infusion therapy are needed to reduce psychosocial stress for patients with Pompe disease, and providing legal certainty for delegating physicians” Hahn et al (2021).

IV vancomycin monitoring clinic – Full Text

“A nurse-led VVC was a safe, effective and inexpensive modality for administering outpatient vancomycin” Grattan et al (2021).

CVC insertion guidewire migration

“There was no association between CVC insertion point (SCV versus IJV) nor the side of insertion and the site of guidewire migration” Reichmann-Ariel et al (2021).

Continuous vancomycin infusion benefits

“Continuous infusion vancomycin was associated with more rapid attainment of target levels and a lower rate of nephrotoxicity” Schlobohm et al (2021).

Smart infusion pump technology

“We observed and analyzed nurses when they interacted with smart pumps and heuristically evaluated the smart pump to identify usability problems” Klarich et al (2021).

Amiodarone extravasation treatment

“So this study aims to investigate the effect of chrysin on amiodarone extravasation-induced skin injury model in rats” Liu et al (2021).

Central catheter salvage in newborn – Full Text

“The use of antibiotic therapy in the treatment of infections resulted in a low prevalence of salvage of the central venous catheter” Secco et al (2021).

COVID-19 and vascular access device thrombosis

“Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 that receive vascular access devices experienced higher rates of VTE than those that do not” Sebolt et al (2021).

Candida-associated CRBSI mortality

“In pediatric cancer patients with Candida-associated CRBSIs, evaluation of the patient for organ involvement including liver and spleen ultrasonography and cardiac involvement with echocardiography are essential regardless of the patients’ clinical picture” Duzgol et al (2021).

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