Ultrasound for difficult vascular access
“Our study confirms that US is a highly effective tool for facilitating PIV cannulation in patients with PDVA presenting to the ED” Baion et al (2023).
Midline catheters in CKD patients – Full Text
“This study describes current practice and acute complications associated with midlines in CKD patients” Paje et al (2023).
OPAT IV to oral antibiotic switch – Full Text
“Transitioning patients to oral antibiotics may be a reasonable strategy in the management of uncomplicated streptococcal BSIs” Broermann et al (2023).
PICC complications in children – Full Text
“Venipuncture, oozing of blood from the puncture point, indwelling time, intravenous nutrient solution, and catheter type are risk factors for PICC-related complications in children” Wang et al (2023).
Persistent left superior vena cava diagnosis – Full Text
“Isolated PLSVC, without formation of the right superior vena cava, is described in 10% of cases of PLSVC only” Coimbra et al (2023).
Peritoneal parenteral nutrition extravasation in a preterm baby – Full Text
“POCUS could identify some of UVC complications at the bedside” Kowalczyk et al (2023).
Homemade central venous training model
“Our findings suggest that our homemade, low-cost, gelatin-based models were effective in teaching vascular anatomy and ultrasound-guided vascular access techniques to training physicians” Mason et al (2023).
Peripheral internal jugular venous catheters
“We describe the results of 2 years’ experience from a pilot project of a medicine procedure service placing PIJ catheters in hospitalized patients with DIVA” Heath et al (2023).
Fosfomycin stability in elastomeric pump – Full Text
“The results suggest Fosfomycin eligibility for continuous infusion even in the context of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy” Manca et al (2023).
CVC repair in children
“CVC repair in our cohort was very successful and infection rate after repair minimal. CVC repair rather than removal is recommended to preserve central venous access” Zaidi et al (2023).
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).