Continuous or intermittent meropenem administration – Full Text

“Compared with intermittent administration, continuous administration of meropenem may improve clinical outcomes” Monti et al (2023).

Needleless connector microbial contamination

“The aim of this study was to determine bacterial contamination of needleless connectors before and after disinfection to assess the risk for the point of catheter-related bloodstream infections” Akbıyık et al (2023).

Subclavian artery iatrogenic injury during central venous access

“This case describes the management of a central venous catheter placed through the internal jugular vein into the subclavian artery via a supraclavicular puncture” Palesy et al (2023).

Virtual reality for procedural pain reduction in pediatrics – Full Text

“Virtual reality (VR) is a relatively new intervention that can be used to provide distraction during or to prepare patients for IV injections, however, so far no meta-analysis has been conducted to examine the evidence regarding the effectiveness of VR in reducing pain in pediatric IV injection” Jenabi et al (2023).

IV fluid therapy for critically ill adults with sepsis

“Although optimal fluid management in patients with sepsis remains uncertain, clinicians should consider the risks and benefits of fluid administration in each phase of critical illness, avoid use of hydroxyethyl starch, and facilitate fluid removal for patients recovering from acute respiratory distress syndrome” Zampieri et al (2023).

Landmark-guided CVAD insertion in low-resource settings

“Here, we report our experience with the reliability and consistency of anatomic landmark-guided technique for Central Venous Access Device (CVAD) insertion in a low-resource setting” Kaul et al (2023).

Platelet transfusion before CVC placement

“Transfusion guidelines regarding platelet-count thresholds before the placement of a central venous catheter (CVC) offer conflicting recommendations because of a lack of good-quality evidence. The routine use of ultrasound guidance has decreased CVC-related bleeding complications” van Baarle et al (2023).

Intravenous drug errors in critically ill patients

“The study reported high frequency of IV medications preparation and administration errors. Nurse education level, and experiences were influenced the total errors” Hamadalneel et al (2023).

Development of the Infection Prevention Appraisal Scale – Full Text

“The Infection Prevention Appraisal Scale demonstrates sound psychometric properties supporting a unidimensional measure of self-efficacy to medical asepsis in care situations” Lindberg and Lindberg (2023).

All cause hospital-onset bacteremia reporting metric

“If the HOB metric were to be used in lieu of CLABSI, large tertiary care health systems that house sicker patients may be unfairly financially penalized for caring for more medically complex patients” Stack et al (2023).

Probiotic-associated central venous catheter bloodstream infection

“In ICU patients with central venous catheters, the risks of probiotic-associated central venous catheter bloodstream infection and death outweigh any potential benefits of probiotic administration” Mayer et al (2023).

Disinfection of ultrasound transducers used on skin – Full Text

“This study compared the effectiveness of LLD to HLD on US transducers contaminated with microorganisms from skin” Peters et al (2023).

Risk prediction model for PICC-related venous thrombosis – Full Text

“The independent risk factors for PICC-related venous thrombosis are screened out, including catheter tip position, plasma D-dimer elevation, venous compression, history of thrombosis and history of PICC/CVC catheterization, and a nomogram prediction model with good effect is constructed to predict the risk of PICC-related venous thrombosis” Chen et al (2023).

Quality improvement initiative to reduce NICU CLABSI rates – Full Text

“Reducing CLABSI rate is necessary to improving newborn quality of care and outcome. Our bundles were successful in drastically reducing and sustaining a low CLABSI rate. It was even successful in achieving a zero CLABSI unit for 2 years” Al Bizri et al (2023).

Minimally invasive capillary blood sampling – Full Text

“We expect that microneedles will prove to be a preferred option for paediatric blood collection. The ability of microneedles to collect a capillary blood sample without pain will improve paediatric healthcare outcomes” Hoffman et al (2023).

End-of-life care preferences of the Asian elderly – Full Text

“Regardless of scenario, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) had the lowest score, indicating that older adults considered it a less desirable medical treatment. By contrast, antibiotics and intravenous infusions had the highest scores, indicating that older adults tended to prefer them” Ke et al (2023).

First-dose antimicrobial reactions in OPAT patients – Full Text

“These findings suggest it would be reasonable to forgo monitoring for most patients receiving first-dose intravenous antimicrobials outpatient” Kovacik et al (2023).

Economic burden of CRBSI – Full Text

“The medical costs of ICU patients were closely related to the incidence of CRBSI. Imperative measures are needed to reduce CRBSI in ICU patients” Zhang et al (2023).

Outpatient intravenous diuresis review – Full Text

“OP IV diuresis appears safe and effective for rural HF patients, potentially decreasing mortality rates and healthcare expenses while mitigating rural-urban disparities” Pathangey et al (2023).

Pain during PICC insertion in preterm infants – Full Text

“To evaluate whether warm povidone-iodine (PI) application before peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) placement eased pain related to the procedure in premature infants and reduced the duration of the procedure and the number of attempts” Yavanoglu Atay et al (2023).

Study finds that nearly fifty percent of nurses experience needlestick injuries – Full Text

“Furthermore, nurses were found to be the highest at-risk category of HCWs experiencing NSIs (49.9%), while medical waste handlers (1.5%) and dentists (1.3%) were least likely to incur injuries” Alshehri et al (2023).

Near-infrared devices for peripheral IV access literature review

“This systematic review aimed to investigate and critically evaluate the impact of NIR devices on the number of attempts and the time of the catheterization procedure in pediatric patients from 2015-2022” Anazi et al (2023).

Effect of aromatherapy on pain due to peripheral IV catheter insertion

“The study determined that rose oil aromatherapy and hand-holding interventions reduce pain during PIVC. However, rose oil aromatherapy was more effective on pain than the hand-holding intervention” Basak et al (2023).

The facts about ultrasound-guided peripheral IV catheter placement – Full Text

“Peripheral intravenous catheters are commonly placed in the emergency department, with up to 10% of patients being considered to have difficult vascular access via the landmark-based approach” Gottlieb et al (2023).

Switching drug administration route and waste management

“The change from intravenous to oral route of antimicrobials is safe for the patient, economically effective, and significantly reduces waste generation” Hermes et al (2023).

Mucosal barrier injury BSI in patients with single-lumen CVC

“Our data indicates that twice as many primary BSIs in ILE PN patients are due to mucosal barrier injuries than CVADs” Gavin et al (2023).

Potassium chloride-induced phlebitis due to malpositioned CVC – Full Text

“We present a case of potassium chloride-induced phlebitis with severe, burning, left-sided chest pain when infused via a malpositioned central venous catheter” Camp et al (2023).

CRBSI treatment with Dalbavancin – Full Text

“Our results indicate that single-dose dalbavancin is highly effective, well-tolerated, and cost-saving for Gram-positive CRBSI” Venturini et al (2023).

Improving difficult peripheral intravenous access research protocol – Full Text

“Study findings will help define systematic solutions to implement DIVA identification and escalation tools aiming to address consumer dissatisfaction with current PIVC insertion practices” Schults et al (2023).

Avoiding incompatible drug administration in central-venous catheters – Full Text

“In a critical care setting, we aimed to identify and solve physico-chemical drug incompatibilities in central-venous catheters considering the staffs’ knowledge and assumptions about incompatibilities” Wagner et al (2023).