Combat vascular access review
“This review summarizes the available combat literature to help commanders make an evidence-based decision about their prehospital vascular access strategy” Smith et al (2023).
Evaluation of extended-length peripheral IV cannula
“This article reports on the results of introducing extended-length PIVCs, inserted using ultrasound guidance in patients with DIVA by a vascular access team” Smith and Irimia (2023).
Preparing medications management and managing vascular access devices
“The programme improved safe practice around preparing medications management and managing vascular access devices” Giri et al (2023).
CLABSI risk factors systematic review – Full Text
“This systematic review included studies published within the past 13 years that examined risk factors and clinical impact variables associated with CLABSI” Alshahrani et al (2023).
What are nurses perceptions of IV fluids
“Nurses regularly administer IV fluids as part of maintenance infusions or as life-saving therapies and, therefore, need to understand these fluids’ impact on their patients” Crowe (2023).
Ultrasound-guided PIVC insertion research protocol
“The current study will inform the superiority of ultrasound-guided PIVC insertion in comparison with landmark technique” Kleidon et al (2023).
PICC tip position in newborn infants – Full Text
“To investigate the roles of (1) the injection of a radiopaque agent to identify PICC tip position and (2) the performance of weekly radiography to monitor PICC migration” Stekhova et al (2023).
Peripheral IV catheter depth and thrombophlebitis – Full Text
“In our treatment center, while appropriate fixation was ensured, the catheter indwelling depth shall be as short as possible, so as to reduce the occurrence of thrombophlebitis” He et al (2023).
Skin antisepsis with chlorhexidine – Full Text
“This provides reassurance and confidence in the worldwide guidance that CHX should remain the first-choice agent for surgical skin antisepsis” Aftab et al (2023).
Infusion services strategy and stakeholder representation – Full Text
“An organizational strategy around infusion services must include broad stakeholder representation to address the clinical, operational, and financial challenges to provide timely care to patients” Jusufi and Boivin (2023).
HCV treatment during OPAT – Full Text
“We found that a low proportion of patients with active hepatitis C virus (HCV) were prescribed HCV treatment by their OPAT provider and few achieved sustained virologic response” Gupta et al (2023).
Intracavitary ECG for PICC placement in infants
“The technique of intracavitary electrogram can be more accurate for infants to place the tip of central venous catheter through peripheral vein, which can effectively improve the success rate of one puncture with low cost, and has high reliability, accuracy and practicability, which is safe and effective” Gao et al (2023).
Antineoplastic drug exposure in compounding units
“The objective was to assess perception, knowledge, practices and training regarding the risk of exposure of healthcare workers in three French compounding units” Delafoy et al (2023).
Ultrasound-guided subclavian vein catheterization – Full Text
“The improved ultrasound-guided subclavian vein catheterization technique can greatly reduce the catheterization time and improve the success rate of puncture and catheterization” Zhang et al (2023).
Virtual reality for IV procedure pain
“VR headsets may be recognized as effective instruments to reduce the pain level of children in hospital settings” Orhan et al (2023).
Glove performance after decontamination
“Our results indicated that the performance of the gloves after treatment was highly dependent on the composition of the medical gloves. In general, the surgical gloves in this study performed better than the patient examination gloves” Dawson et al (2023).
PICC tip position using Sherlock 3CG system – Full Text
“In this clinical report, we describe five cases of patients who underwent PICC guided by the Sherlock 3CG system and were evaluated by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)” Edanaga et al (2023).
History of IV fluid resuscitation with crystalloids – Full Text
“This review provides a brief summary of the most important historical aspects of the origin of the most frequently used intravenous crystalloids today” Fernández-Sarmiento et al (2023).
Contrast media adverse reaction management – Full Text
“The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge of the radiology personnel regarding contrast media used in radiology and the management of associated adverse drug reactions” Khan et al (2023).
Urokinase-associated bloodstream infection – Full Text
“We identified as the outbreak source a batch of urokinase vials imported from India contaminated with R. mannitolilytica” Fabricci et al (2023).
Impact of drinking coffee before blood test – Full Text
“Drinking a cup of coffee 1 hour prior to phlebotomy produces no clinically significant changes in routine biochemical and haematological test results” Benozzi et al (2023).
Which bacteria cause CLABSI – Full Text
“To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study trying to decipher the role of biofilm formation in the virulence of pathogens and the prognosis of CLABSI” Arunan et al (2023).
PICC occlusion rates – Full Text
“Catheter occlusion results from this process, and is a costly, common, occurrence with peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs)” Bunch et al (2023).
OPAT to oral antibiotic switch – Full Text
“To audit the impact on cellulitis management, regimen tolerability and outcomes of switching from outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) using intravenous (i.v.) cefazolin once daily plus probenecid to oral beta-lactam therapy (OBLT) using oral flucloxacillin plus probenecid” Bowhay et al (2023).
Breakage of midline catheter – Full Text
“We report a case wherein a midline catheter tip was broken during insertion and removed by open surgery” Oh et al (2023).
Safe Hands project and adherence to hand hygiene standards – Full Text
“This study shows that implementing tailored interventions that are underpinned by theories from organizational learning and culture can improve adherence to hand hygiene in a complex setting as the OR” Frödin et al (2023).
Vincristine extravasation case study
“Extravasation, a severe complication of chemotherapeutic drugs, can result in tissue necrosis that is considered an oncological emergency” Ghaffary et al (2023).
Video patient information before implantable port placement
“Video information provided before the insertion of an implantable port catheter was found to reduce the fear of severe pain in cancer patients” Işıklı et al (2023).
Peripheral IV access research protocol – Full Text
“After completion, it will answer the question of whether it is clinically relevant to use ultrasound-guided vascular access in the context of not only short-term benefit of insertion, but also up to 5 days after insertion” Hlasny et al (2023).
IV maintenance bundle compliance
“Intensive training and education of HCWs led to significant improvement in maintenance bundle of care for PIVC and CVC” Sharma et al (2023).