Wireless handheld ultrasound for vascular access
“Vscan Air™ ultrasound device allows sufficient assessability of the IJV in pediatric patients, opening up new possibilities for fast and mobile POCUS of cervical veins and potential guidance of central venous catheter placement” Greiner et al (2023).
Tunneled CVC in young children complication profile
“Our hypothesis is that the two types of lines have different complication profiles and indications that can guide providers and families in this decision” Vernamonti et al (2023).
Taurolidine lock solution in neonates
“In this retrospective study, taurolidine was successfully used in neonates both for prevention and treatment of CRBSI, without major undesired effects” Savarese et al (2023).
Parental opinions of central venous catheter care
“Although CVCs can cause a variety of complications in the context of long-term use, the usage for parents in everyday life is feasible. Insufficient fixation and protection outside of the body have been identified as unmet clinical needs” Tüshaus et al (2023).
Ultrasound guided vascular access questionnaire – Full Text
“We assessed current practices regarding the use of USG during catheter insertion, with a focus on identifying breaches of the surgical asepsis required for this invasive procedure” van der Mee-Marquet et al (2023).
Correlation between biochemistry results and CLABSI
“Clinical studies have not fully assessed the potential impact of patients’ biochemical indicators on the rate of positive for central venous catheter tip microorganism culture (PCMC)” Zhan et al (2023).
UEDVT prophylactic strategy
“Our objective was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of an anti-FXI mAb, gruticibart (AB023), in a prospective, single-arm study of patients with cancer receiving central line placement” Pfeffer et al (2023).
Central venous catheter care education by a social robot
“Education by a social robot on nutrition and catheter care showed a positive effect on children’s knowledge on these topics” Lozano-Mosos et al (2023).
Simulated venipuncture education for medical undergraduates
“Simulation-based venipuncture training enabled students to perform the procedure on actual patients with a higher technical accuracy than students who learned venipuncture at the bedside” Kodikara et al (2023).
Implantable port fragment in the heart – Full Text
“Patient presented with problems with regards to her mediport including difficulties in flushing during the administration of chemotherapeutic agents. Chest X-ray was notable for broken/dislodged mediport catheter in the right heart” Yarrarapu and Panchal (2023).
Guidewire replacement of tunneled central venous catheters
“Our experience regarding the replacement technique of tunneled catheters over guidewire was considered feasible, accurate and efficient for all patients treated, even in those presenting thrombocytopenia or dysfunctional coagulation cascade” Benvenuti et al (2023).
Ultrasonographic findings of CRBSI
“Ultrasound findings are useful for diagnosing CRBSI. However, the sensitivity of sonographic findings is low and abnormal sonographic findings are sometimes absent in children with CRBSI; therefore, physicians should not rule out CRBSI based on normal sonographic findings, especially in patients a CVC and a positive blood culture” Hosokawa et al (2023).
Femoral venous access update – Full Text
“Insertion of femorally inserted central catheters may be today regarded as a procedure with an extremely low intraprocedural and post-procedural risk. The risk of infection is reduced by the possibility of the exit site at mid-thigh, by the use of cyanoacrylate glue for sealing the exit site, and by appropriate intraprocedural strategies of infection prevention” Annetta et al (2023).
OPAT in rural areas – Full Text
“This article reviews existing literature regarding outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy in rural settings and explores existing barriers and potential solutions that may be of assistance to providers looking to provide these services” Mehta et al (2023).
Cardinal Health recalls Monoject disposable syringes – Read Full Alert
“Cardinal Health is recalling some of its syringes branded as “Cardinal Health Monoject syringes.” These new syringes differ from the previously branded “Covidien Monoject syringes” as they have different dimensions” FDA Alert (2023).
Economic comparison of OPAT antimicrobial stewardship – Full Text
“The application of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) principles may entail increased cost to allow for narrower-spectrum therapy. Prescribing benzylpenicillin (BP) and ceftriaxone (CRO) for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) demonstrates the complex challenge of this principle” Kalatharan et al (2023).
Vascular access for CAR T cell therapy – Full Text
“Based on current clinical practice, mediports are a commonly utilized form of access for CAR T cell therapy administration. These findings support the safe practice of mediport usage as an accepted standard line option for CAR T cell infusion” Eylon et al (2023).
GAVeCeLT bundle for PICC-port insertion
“This paper describes an insertion bundle-developed by GAVeCeLT, the Italian Group of Long Term Venous Access Devices, and nicknamed “SIP-Port” (Safe Insertion of PICC-Ports)-which consists of few evidence-based strategies aiming to further minimize all immediate, early, or late complications potentially associated with PICC-port insertion” Brescia et al (2023).
IV fluid administration in pediatric patients
“For pediatric patients, the demand for quality and safe Intravenous Fluid (IVF) therapy is huge. This is because, compared to adults, children have a lower tolerance for IVF therapy errors and present devastating physiological responses to errors” Grace and Efua (2023).
Needlestick injury remains a risk – Full Text
“The present study found that 8.6% of healthcare workers sustained a needle stick and sharps injuries incident in the past year” Mohamud et al (2023).
Ultrasound curriculum for surgical critical care fellows
“All fellows exhibited significant improvement in skill and comfort with point of care ultrasound after this rotation. This is the first study to describe a dedicated ultrasound curriculum for surgical critical care with significant skill acquisition” Jalilvand et al (2023).
IV antibiotic administration and rate of antimicrobial resistance
“We examined the difference between these 2 metrics of inpatient intravenous antimicrobial consumption in assessing antimicrobial stewardship efficacy and antimicrobial resistance using vector autoregressive (VAR) models with time-series analysis” Murakami et al (2023).
Disposable elastomeric infusion pump for OPAT
“Our findings suggest that elastomeric infusion pumps are safe and effective for administering selected antimicrobial agents in OPAT” Durojaiye et al (2023).
Student nurse confidence in learning PIVC insertion
“The Nursing Student PIVC Insertion Self-Confidence Scale is a valid and reliable scale to measure nursing students’ confidence in learning about and performing PIVC insertions” Marchionni et al (2023).
Dialysis catheter misplaced into subclavian artery – Full Text
“In this article, we report the case of a middle-aged female patient with uraemia wherein a temporal HDC was misplaced into the right subclavian artery during right internal jugular vein catheterization” Li and Guo (2023).
Blood sample collection in school age children
“It was found that children who were treated with dry heat and dry cold before blood sampling experienced less pain. The anxiety of the children in the dry heat treatment group was lower than the control group” Cil and Fidanci (2023).
Arterial catheterisation in great apes
“Arterial catheterization in great apes can be achieved through palpation-guided or ultrasound-guided placement with or without a modified Seldinger technique” Parkinson et al (2023).
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy review – Full Text
“OPAT enables better patient-centred healthcare close to home. The length of hospital stay can be reduced and adverse events due to prolonged hospitalisation can be avoided” Kilinc et al (2023)
Nurse management of noradrenaline infusions – Full Text
“The aim was to examine how nurses used blood pressure targets when escalating, weaning, and titrating noradrenaline in intensive care patients admitted for haemodynamic management and explore patient blood pressure responses to changes in noradrenaline doses” Hunter et al (2023).
Central venous catheters in infants scoping review – Full Text
“To summarise and critique existing knowledge and evidence relating to the utility, and post-insertion complications surrounding tunnelled non-cuffed central venous catheters (tncCVCs) in infants” Dean et al (2023).