Staph aureus peripheral IV catheter infection rates – Full Text
“Four hundred ninety patients with SAB were included, with community-acquired (n = 166), health care-associated (n = 163), and hospital-acquired SAB (n = 161). Endocarditis (n = 90, 18.3%), peripheral intravenous catheter infection (n = 80, 16.3%), and septic arthritis (n = 58, 11.8%) were the most frequent diagnoses” van der Vaart et al (2022).
Complex outpatient antimicrobial therapy – Full Text
“Throughout this article, the authors present a review of current literature, a proposed definition of COpAT and offer methods readers can utilize to implement an integrated COpAT/OPAT program with oral antimicrobial-specific monitoring within their current practice” Pertzborn et al (2023).
Blood culture procedure improvement – Full Text
“As knowledge on the correct BC sampling and strategies to reduce contamination varies considerably between clinical departments and healthcare professionals, a targeted training should be adapted to the specific needs of the individual professional groups” Neser et al (2023).
Tunneled central venous catheter performance – Full Text
“In this retrospective single-center study, we aimed to report on the clinical performances achieved with high-flow tunneled CVCs (DualCath or DCath) and compared them with arteriovenous accesses” Canaud et al (2023).
Intravenous push administration for OPAT – Full Text
“This narrative review summarizes the available data and practical implications of IVP administration of antimicrobials in the OPAT setting” Johnson et al (2023).
Hazardous drug residue testing – Full Text
“The initial test demonstrated HD contamination on the legs of the IV pole and the pharmacy transport bin” Eisenberg (2023).
Needleless connector design and PIVC failure
“The neutral NC was associated with an increased risk of peripheral intravenous catheter failure” Marsh et al (2023).
Peripheral IV catheterization videos on YouTube
“Despite this positive result, some videos provide risky information for patient safety due to issues such as ignoring the asepsis principles and not including proper Peripheral Intravenous Catheterization steps” Özsaban and Bayram (2023).
USGIV catheter insertion simulation – Full Text
“After completing the USGIV SBML curriculum, paediatric anaesthesiologists increased their ultrasound use for successful i.v. catheter insertion and first-attempt success rate with ultrasound for patients in the operating theatre” Ballard et al (2022).
Tunnelled haemodialysis catheter outcomes
“This study identified no statistically significant relationship between tunnelled haemodialysis catheter insertion site and catheter survival” Yaxley et al (2023).
Temocillin stability for OPAT
“Temocillin is stable under OPAT conditions and it would be an appropriate candidate for the treatment of patients who can be discharged to complete therapy in an OPAT programme” Fernández-Rubio et al (2023).
Tunneled PICC in cancer patients
“This randomized multicenter study supports the efficacy of subcutaneous tunneling technology in reducing PICC-related complications, enhancing patient comfort, and encouraging using subcutaneous tunneling technology for PICC placement” Sheng et al (2023).
PICC MARSI sudy
“Our study revealed a high incidence of MARSI at the PICC insertion site of cancer patients, presenting with contact dermatitis and mechanical injury” Yang et al (2023).
Implantable port placement with patient-controlled sedation – Full Text
“The aim of this study was, before a full-scale RCT, to determine the feasibility of patient-controlled sedation with propofol and alfentanil as an adjunct to local anaesthesia during SVP implantation” Seifert et al (2023).
Antimicrobial catheter lock solution
“Antibiotic lock therapy (ALT) is standard clinical practice for treating bacteremia linked with catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs)” Chug et al (2023).
Pediatric CLABSI risk factors
“The present study aimed to identify possible risk factors for mortality by analyzing the clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients diagnosed with CLABSI in our pediatric HSCT unit” Aksoy et al (2023).
Blood sample hemolysis reduction
“We developed a novel and convenient educational aid that, when distributed, was associated with beneficial changes in specimen hemolysis at hospital inpatient units and outpatient clinics” de Koning et al (2023).
Neonatal cannula care
“To determine the effect of splint on the functional duration of peripheral intravenous cannula (PIVC) in neonates” Thushara et al (2023).
Nephrotoxicity risk during OPAT – Full Text
“Clinicians should exercise caution when using VPT for >2 weeks, including in the OPAT setting, even when no renal dysfunction is observed during the initial week of combination therapy” Dolly et al (2023).
CLABSI prevention bundle audits
“The use of nursing students as an adjunct to infection prevention measures facilitated success in sustaining low rates of catheter associated blood stream infections (CLABSI)” Luva et al (2023).
Vascular access considerations in kidney palliative care
“In this review, we discuss common challenges at the interface between dialysis access planning, prognostication, and patient-centered decision making” Gelfand et al (2023).
IV fluid administration practice among nurses – Full Text
“Inadequate knowledge, training, and absence of supervision by senior staffs, and absence of incentives and promotion for nurses and midwives were the main factors affecting intravenous fluid administration practice” Teshome et al (2023).
OPAT dalbavancin time study – Full Text
“We aim to describe the time and effort required for coordination of dalbavancin courses by outpatient registered nurses (RNs) and other outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) staff” Douglass et al (2023).
Learning intraosseous access skills – Full Text
“This process resulted in an eight-step list of feedback for knowledge of results and knowledge of performance that can be delivered to advanced care paramedics by paramedic facilitators using an intraosseous access simulator” Micallef et al (2023).
Insulin injection-related needlestick injuries – Full Text
“Insulin injection-related NSIs are common among HCWs working in hospitals in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region and impose a significant burden” Mohamed et al (2023).
Intravenous fluid warmer evaluation – Full Text
“The parylene-coated enFlow intravenous fluid warmer was able to warm fluids at all flow rates during prolonged surgery” Lax et al (2023).
Risk factors for medical adhesive-related skin injury
“The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and risk factors for MARSI in catheters of critically ill patients” Frota et al (2023).
Blood sample haemolysis and needle size
“We investigated the impact of using only the finer needles on the incidence of persistent or neuropathic pain and the prevalence of haemolysis” Umemura et al (2023).
Central line type and CLABSI rates – Full Text
“We hypothesize that line type and clinical and demographic factors at line placement impact CLABSI rates” Trembath et al (2023).
Augmented reality ultrasound-guided vascular access
“This is the first investigation of augmented reality-based ultrasound-guided vascular access using the second-generation HoloLens” Saruwatari et al (2023).