OPAT for enterococcal endocarditis treatment
“Outpatient treatment of enterococcal endocarditis with continuous-infusion benzylpenicillin combined with either once-daily gentamicin or ceftriaxone following a period of inpatient treatment is usually effective” Briggs et al (2021).
Needlestick reduction with pay-for-performance program
“Each trainee who worked at least 88 days in the institution was eligible to earn $400 for every target achieved for at least six months (maximum of $1,200)” Chen et al (2021).
Extravasation injury case study – Full Text
“Extravasation injury (EVI) is common, yet it is always underestimated and underreported” Chong et al (2021).
Neonatal vascular access decision-making pathway
“Adopting a structured approach to gaining neonatal vascular access can improve efficiency and potentially reduce complications” Osmond and Williams (2021).
Candida catheter-related sepsis – Full Text
“The port-a-cath was removed after blood collection for culture, which gave isolation of Candida pararugosa strains” Piatti et al (2021).
CLABSI reduction in pediatric units
“Findings suggest that CLABSI elimination is not the result of a single new product or practice but rather an approach that supports and empowers those most closely responsible for care of the patient and their CVC is key” Mezoff et al (2021).
CRBSI prolongs hospital stay
“CRBSI prolongs the hospital stay for patients who would have otherwise been discharged, hence increases the burden on hospital and human resources” Balaji et al (2021).
CLABSI reduction with chlorhexidine baths – Full Text
“CHG bathing documentation compliance and CLABSI rates did not significantly improve; however, there was a clinically significant 27.4% decrease in CLABSI rates” Reynolds et al (2021).
Elastomeric pump system for pain control
“We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of continuous local anesthetic infusion to the incision site with the On-Q elastomeric pump system in postoperative acute pain control after thoracotomy” Cinar et al (2021).
Same site tunneled CVC replacement
“A new TDC was advanced over the guidewire through the existing tunnel and the catheter tip was positioned into the mid-right atrium” Sharma and Vachharajani (2021).
Peripheral norepinephrine and severe hyponatremia
“We describe a case of severe hyponatremia and seizure resulting from administration of norepinephrine concentrated at 4 μg/mL in dextrose 5% in water” Alibhai et al (2021).
Antimicrobial lock solution for CVC salvage
“The addition of an antimicrobial lock solution seems beneficial for successful catheter salvage in HPN-dependent patients with a CRBSI” Gompelman et al (2021).
Catheter to vein ratio on peripheral IV cannulation success – Full Text
“This study tries to give insight into the consideration that must be made when selecting the target vein and the type of catheter” van Loon et al (2021).
Thromboprophylaxis in cancer patients with CVC – Full Text
“Thrombotic complications are common in patients with cancer and a newly inserted CVC. The pilot trial achieved its enrollment targets and supports that a large multicenter RCT is feasible in this area” Ikesaka et al (2021).
SNACET CVC lock solution
“A >90% reduction in viable bacteria on the catheter surfaces was observed after instilling the 75 mM SNACET lock solution within the lumen of the infected catheter for only 2 h” Kumar et al (2021).
IV drug infusion-related pain and effect of cold application
“Cold application was effective in relieving drug infusion-related pain” Şermet et al (2021).
Peripheral IV catheter insertion outcomes
“Compliance with the insertion-maintenance recommendations for PVC showed differences between the departments; however, the incidence of complications was similar” López-López et al (2021).
Safe vascular access roundtable – Full Text
“Specialised teams can help to better organise vascular access and enhance patient safety, an HSJ roundtable heard”
Fibrin sheath disruption during guidewire exchange
“Fibrin sheath disruption (FSD) during exchange is not standard practice for infected catheters. Here we present the first analysis of outcomes after such exchanges (ExW-FSD)” Voiculescu and Hentschel (2021).
CLABSI risk in pediatric oncology patients
“Overall CLABSI rate was 0.24 infections/1000 line-days (14 episodes in 58,830 line-days), with little fluctuations” Kristinsdottir et al (2021).
Umbilical venous catheter insertion complication Full Text
“It should always be thought out in neonate with a central line who develops unexplained cardiorespiratory failure” Huseynova et al (2021).
Intracavitary ECG and PICC complications
“To investigate the effect of intracavitary electrocardiogram (IC-ECG) guidance on peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) related complications in neonatal patients” Tang et al (2021).
RCN report suggests fifty percent rise in sharps injuries – Full Report
“Pressures of the pandemic and a lack of training has led to a 50% rise in needlestick injuries, a Royal College of Nursing (RCN) report suggests today” RCN (2021).
Medical convenience kit with Chloraprep recall – US Recall
“Medical Action Industries is recalling the Medical Convenience Kits that include the BD/Carefusion Chloraprep 3mL applicator” FDA (2021).
Complications of intraosseous access
“Intraosseous (IO) access is an effective surrogate for intravascular access in critically ill patients. We present 2 cases of IO complications” Arakawa et al (2021).
High alert medication knowledge
“Objectives of this study were to conduct an initial assessment of institution-specific HAM knowledge among pharmacy, nursing, and medical staff” Sullivan et al (2021).
Techniques for difficult PICC placement
“The purpose of this study is to investigate strategies for peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) placement in patients with venous steno-occlusive lesion (VSOL)’ Yang et al (2021).
Implantable port catheter complications – Full Text
“In this article, we explain four cases of chemotherapy port complications” Farshidmehr et al (2021).
Pre CVC insertion skin asepsis with chlorhexidine
“The tolerance (number of skin reactions) and efficacy (number of infections/days of catheters) of this antiseptic used in repeated care in these patients were described” Yailian et al (2021).
PICC use for nutrition increase over decades
“Over 30 y of nutritional service team activity, the choice of central venous catheters as an access route to HAN increased progressively and significantly due to personalized patient decision-making choices” Ruggeri et al (2021).