Music as distraction for venipuncture in children
“This study aimed to verify if the active production of music with a Leap Motion Controller could help decreasing pain and distress during venipuncture in children and adolescents” Obersnel et al (2023).
Blood culture quality improvement
“The objective of this study was to evaluate the dissemination process and its impact on blood culture reduction” Xie et al (2023).
ICU primary BSI and CLABSI
“The purpose of this review was to examine the recently published data on epidemiology and management of CA-BSI and other primary BSIs specifically within the context of the ICU” Stewart et al (2023).
IV site infection case study – Full Text
“Patients on long-term hormone preparations who undergo superficial venipuncture should be aware of the risk of skin damage and potential infection by Purpureocillium lilacinus” Zhou et al (2023).
Syringe pump protocol for intravenous heparin administration
“Several protocols for administering heparin by electric syringe pump can coexist within the same hospital. This puts patients at risk of medication errors” Breniauxt et al (2023).
EDTA blood sample tube fill volume
“Consideration should be given to reject spray-dried K2EDTA blood tubes that contain a blood volume <67 % of the nominal fill volume, as biased laboratory data in these samples may interfere with clinical decision making and care management" Lippi et al (2023).
Ultrasound assisting peripheral IV access in pediatric DIVA patients – Full Text
“Our study showed that bedside ultrasound assisting implantation of peripheral venous access in pediatric DIVA patients improves first-time success rate, overall success rate, procedural time, and patient comfort, reducing the number of attempts to obtain a stable IV line” D’Alessandro et al (2023).
CLABSI or blood culture contamination – Full Text
“Central line-associated blood stream infection (CLABSI) and the difficulties in distinguishing between blood culture contamination and clinical significance” Frederick et al (2023).
Prehospital IV access in critically ill patients – Full Text
“A minority of the patients had prehospital vascular access, and of those, half remained unused” Khan et al (2023).
Intravenous fluid therapy stewardship – Full Text
“A multidisciplinary panel of leading practitioners and experts convened to discuss best practices for ongoing staff education, intravenous fluid therapy, new training technologies, and strategies to track the success of institutional fluid stewardship efforts” Malbrain et al (2023).
Distal enteral feeding can replace total parenteral feeding – Full Text
“In our experience, patients with high-output stomas can be nutritionally maintained with distal enteral feeding without the need of long term PN” Dogra et al (2023).
Managing CRBSI during home parenteral nutrition
“In this international survey of HPN expert centers, we observed a significant consensus regarding the initial management of CRBSI and the use of secondary preventive CVC locks, while areas of variation exist” Joly et al (2023).
CVC migration and drug extravasation
“Despite initial proper positioning, catheter ports can migrate out of intravascular structures due to postprocedural subcutaneous edema. Intravascular confirmation should be performed regularly for infants with localized or generalized edema” Thimmarayan et al (2023).
Australian OPAT services review – Full Text
“This is a comprehensive review of the current state of art Australian OPAT with vignettes of the types of OPAT models of care, antimicrobial prescribing and antimicrobial use” Lai et al (2023).
Neonatal lipid overdose case study
“Intravenous lipid emulsions (ILEs) provide essential fatty acids during parenteral nutrition (PN). Serious adverse events including death can occur from overdose. We report an accidental overdose in a preterm infant” Ryan et al (2023).
Height-based formula for predicting CVC length
“Intravascular CVC length can be estimated using simple formulas based on height and insertion sites. Further prospective validation of the LEJV and LIJV formulas is needed” Lo et al (2023).
Haemodialysis infection prevention guidance compliance
“Despite good overall compliance, this survey highlights some shortcomings in complying with infection prevention guidelines, which could be associated with either higher vascular access infection risk or with increased blood-borne virus transmission” Habihirwe et al (2023).
NICU CLABSI rates
“We report a high bloodstream infection rate among neonates with central venous catheters admitted to three tertiary care NICUs in India” Kartikeswar et al (2023).
PICC for children with hemophilia A – Full Text
“To explore the feasibility, safety and cost effectiveness of the use of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) in children with hemophilia A and inhibitors who underwent ITI treatment” Wang et al (2023).
Implantable port insertion review
“In conclusion, our study demonstrates that the External Jugular Vein cut-down technique offers several advantages in the realm of oncology, as it is a safe, efficient, and straightforward technique for chemoport insertion” Ghosh et al (2023).
Pediatric candida-related CLABSI
“The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of a central line maintenance bundle in preventing catheter-related (implanted venous access devices, port) Candida bloodstream infections” Devrim et al (2023).
PICC insertion by nurse practitioners in Japan
“Overall, 23 FNPs inserted a collective total of 1322 PICCs, which remained in place for a collective total of 23,619 catheter days. The rate of successful PICC insertion was 99% (1310 patients)” Takematsu et al (2023).
Arterial catheter infection risk
“However, the incidence of arterial catheter-related infections is commonly underestimated in clinical practice, and adherence to CDC-recommended practices is inconsistent” Card et al (2023)
PICC complications in cancer patients – Full Text
“The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics of PICC-related complications in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy” Liu et al (2023).
Effectiveness of acupressure on procedural pain
“This study aims to systematically review the studies that evaluate the effectiveness of acupressure on minimally invasive procedural pain in children” Ogul et al (2023).
Vascular access for pediatric patients on extracorporeal life support
“The use of T-FICCs placed at the bedside is a safe and reliable alternative for secure long-term venous access in children who are on ECLS” Weber et al (2023).
Vascular access in palliative care – Full Text
“PICC and MC provide safe parenteral access for palliative care cancer patients where intravenous symptom treatment is indicated” Gravdahl et al (2023).
Distraction during peripheral IV cannulation – Full Text
“Based on the findings, animation distraction is preferable to lignocaine to alleviate pain in children requiring IV cannulation for a variety of disorders” Thomas et al (2023).
Algorithm for cardiovascular foreign body retrieval – Full Text
“The IVC and atrium were the common site of port catheter fragments. According to our experience, we organize a useful algorithm for retrieval of cardiovascular foreign body based on time of embolization and its location” Salimi et al (2023).
Peripheral intravenous catheter management – Full Text
“This article reviews the evidence for the appropriate use of short PIVCs in hospitalized patients, assesses the ongoing need for PIVCs, provides recommendations for alternative options, and argues for promptly removing a PIVC that is no longer in use” Ray-Barruel and Alexander (2023).