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).
Neonatal vascular access procedures explained – Full Text
“The aim of this review is to summarise ten of the main neonatal intensive care procedures with highlighting of their indications, measurements, and complications” Zubi et al (2023).
What is the cost of peripheral IV cannulation
“Our study shows that securing IV access often requires multiple attempts, with nearly 30% of the total cost amounting towards materials wasted. The risk of multiple attempts is highest for older patients with invisible and non-palpable veins” Vadgaonkar et al (2023).
Infection prevention practices in dialysis
“This article describes observations and findings related to infection prevention and control in dialysis facilities” Hunn and Vavrinchik (2023).
Reducing double-wall puncture during CVC placement – Full Text
“We conducted a 6-year ultrasound-guided IJV cannulation quality improvement project, seeking to minimize the occurrence of DWP in 228 adult patients using needles of different gauge and tip sharpness” Riopelle et al (2023).
Impact of positive communication prior to peripheral IV catheter placement
“This study aimed to modulate the contents and delivery vector of a message regarding peripheral intravenous catheter (PIC) placement in the emergency room (ER)” Berna et al (2023).
Plasticizer exposure when handling medical devices
“The present pilot study aimed to evaluate the urinary plasticizer metabolite levels of selected hospital workers of the blood bank (medical technical assistants, MTA) and of perfusionists that are regularly handling plasticized medical devices in order to estimate the work-related amount of the inner individual plasticizer exposure” Eckert et al (2023).
Passive safety needle use by healthcare professionals – Full Text
Passive safety needle use by healthcare professionals Abstract: Background: Needlestick injuries (NSIs) may potentially expose healthcare professionals (HCPs) to bloodborne pathogens. Safety needles are designed to protect against NSIs. We evaluated whether a new fully passive safety needle could be used safely by HCPs. Research design and methods: The passive safety needle was tested by […]
Retained CVC guidewire case study – Full Text
“This report is of a 47-year-old woman with a retained CVC line guidewire presenting with a large right atrial thrombus requiring removal during open heart surgery” Alsaka Amini et al (2023).
How many phlebotomists do you need – Full Text
“The study provides a basis for the modification of a number of phlebotomists in order to ensure optimal patient service” Toomukuntla et al (2023).
Neonatal vascular access study – Full Text
“This study demonstrated a high success rate for insertion of proximal basilic and axillary veins central lines in neonates with difficult vascular access” Aly et al (2023).
Patient virtual reality during implantable port placement research protocol – Full Text
“If the intervention demonstrates that VR can effectively reduce perioperative anxiety and pain, it may become a novel standard of care to minimise the need for analgosedation or general anaesthesia in port implantation procedures and improve patient outcomes” Graf et al (2023).
Implementation of a vascular access team – Full Text
“The benefits of using ultrasound-guided midline and PICC catheters compared to current practice by introducing a vascular access specialist team trained in the implantation of ultrasound-guided catheters, outweigh its cost mainly because of the decrease in hospital stay due to the lowered risk of phebitis” Ricou Ríos et al (2023).
Implantable port catheter misplacement – Full Text
“Catheter misplacement is an early complication of CVport implantation and often occurs in the internal jugular vein, brachiocephalic vein, subclavian vein, azygos vein, or right atrium” Yao and Jiang (2023).
CHG gel pad IV dressing research – Full Text
“Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)-coated gel pad dressings for central venous catheter (CVC) may prevent CVC-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI). However, real-world data showing beneficial effects in patients with hematologic malignancies are scarce” Teschner et al (2023).
Short peripheral IV catheter educational programme – Full Text
“This review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of training programmes to reduce sPIVC failure amongst hospitalised patients” Privitera et al (2023).
Paediatric CLABSI risk factors – Full Text
“The objective of our study is to evaluate the association of factors and the etiology causing CLABSI” Sellamuthu et al (2023).
Prototype LED implantable port identification
“We created a prototype of a CV port using a 3D printer. Three red light-emitting diodes (LEDs) were attached around the septum that made the puncture site visible by applying wireless energy transmission technology using electromagnetic resonance” Yasutomi et al (2023).
Hemodialysis tunneled catheter CRBSI in older persons
“Clinical characteristics and outcomes of CRBSI were comparable among old and young hemodialysis patients” Bnaya et al (2023).
Paediatric DIVA in the emergency department survey – Full Text
“There is currently no consistent process for the identification and escalation of paediatric DIVA patients, including the use of adjuncts such as POCUS” Lam et al (2023).
Ambulatory oncology infusion delivery service study
“Through the first 2.5 years of the program, M2CC has delivered over 13,000 prescriptions with an estimated gross revenue of $3.5 million” Butts et al (2023).
CVC exchange air embolism risk reduction
“Results show that CVC exchange using closed catheter clamp over Glidewire exchange technique significantly reduces the volume of air introduced per exchange” Fanous et al (2023).
Midline catheter in pediatric patients
“Findings suggest that MC insertion for patients requiring peripherally compatible intravenous therapy for 4 days or longer should be prioritized to reduce the resource intensive, expensive, and burdensome sequelae of device failure” Kleidon et al (2023).
OPAT IV to oral antibiotic switch in orthopedic infections
“Patients transitioned to oral therapy within 4 weeks of discharge had significantly fewer adverse events and similar incidences of one-year treatment failure compared to patients maintained on parenteral vancomycin” Gallagher et al (2023).
CVC misplacement into subclavian artery – Full Text
“This case demonstrated that the needle-sticking site should not be placed close to the clavicle for ultrasound-guided internal jugular venous catheterization, as it may not confirm the position of guidewire in the long-axis ultrasound view” Kohyama et al (2023).
Hemodialysis CLABSI systematic review
“The rate of bacteremia in the studies ranged from 0.2 to 5.47 events per 1000 catheter days after the application of nursing care” Hernán et al (2023).