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Sedation during PICC insertion in children – Full Text

“For sedating burn children, nasal dripping of dexmedetomidine is both safe and effective during PICC inserting” Lu et al (2023).

Vasopressor administration through a midline catheter

“We found no significant association of vasopressor administration though a midline with catheter-related complications. However, we identified an increased odds of systemic (but not ipsilateral upper extremity) venous thromboembolism warranting further evaluation” Gershengorn et al (2023).

Managing opioid waste in the emergency department

“In this study, we sought to utilize real-world data to describe the magnitude of morphine and hydromorphone waste in the studied EDs. We also applied scenario analyses based on provider ordering patterns to simulate the effects of cost versus opioid waste minimization when making purchasing decisions for the dose of stock vial of each opioid” Coleska et al (2023).

Dialkylcarbamoylchloride IV dressing in pediatrics – Full Text

“Dialkylcarbamoylchloride dressing is well-tolerated in paediatric and neonatal population. It represents a promising tool as a strategy for infection prevention” Lamberti et al (2023).

Dalbavancin in patients unsuitable for OPAT

“Dalbavancin offers similar clinical outcomes to SOC for patients with SAB who are unable to receive OPAT” Frazier et al (2023).

Central venous catheter material engineering

“Long-term blood-contacting devices (e.g., central venous catheters, CVCs) still face the highest incidence of blood stream infection and thrombosis in clinical application. To effectively address these complications, this work reports a dual-functional surface engineering strategy for CVCs by organic integration of endothelium-mimicking and fibrinolytic functions” Li et al (2023).

Bacterial transfer and biofilm formation in needleless connectors – Full Text

“Bacterial transfer and biofilm formation in the connector-catheter system varied statistically significantly between the 20 NCs, suggesting that NC choice can lower the risk of developing catheter-related BSIs” Ryder et al (2023).

Intravenous compounding robots in pharmacy – Full Text

“Intravenous compounding robots have certain advantages in terms of effectiveness, safety, economy, and social adaptability” Yang et al (2023).

Device associated infection surveillance in ICU – Full Text

“During the study period, there were 82 DAIs in adult ICUs and of these 16 (19.5%) were CLABSI, 26 (31.7%) were CAUTI and 40 (48.7%) were VAE” Al-Tawfiq et al (2023).

Detecting IV drug precipitate in a multi-drug mixture – Full Text

“This study indicates that Raman spectroscopy is a promising approach for supporting clinical decisions and especially for compatibility assessments of drug infusions in hospital settings” Nilsson et al (2023).

Safety of at-home infusion of ocrelizumab for multiple sclerosis – Full Text

“This study aimed to evaluate safety (infusion-related reactions [IRRs]) and patient satisfaction (patient-reported outcomes [PROs]) for at-home ocrelizumab administration for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS)” Barrera et al (2023).

PICC and midline catheter complications in COVID-19 patients – Full Text

“Our data suggest that COVID-19 patients may have a more pronounced tendency for the development of catheter-related infections if compared to other population of patients” Frondizi et al (2023).

Anatomical review of internal jugular vein cannulation – Full Text

“This literature aims at presenting an overview of the anatomical variations, morphometrics based on various imaging modalities, cadaveric and surgical findings, and the clinical anatomy of IJV cannulation” Kosnik et al (2023).

IV iron infusion in patients with heart failure – Full Text

“Intravenous iron infusion in patients with HF reduces the composite risk of first hospitalization for HF and CV mortality as well as the risks of first and recurrent hospitalizations for HF, with no effect on all-cause mortality or CV mortality alone” Salah et al (2023).

Ultrasound-guided Rapid Infusion Catheter insertion – Full Text

“With the aid of a video clinical simulation, this article describes an ultrasound-guided technique for inserting a proprietary rapid infusion catheter (RIC) or similar wide-bore sheath using the micropuncture kit” Stagg (2023).

Vascular complications in patients undergoing ECMO – Full Text

“Distal perfusion catheter placement might be associated with a decreased risk of vascular complications and limb ischemia in patients undergoing femoral VA-ECMO cannulation” Wang et al (2023).

Skin preparation during neonatal central catheter insertion – Full Text

“To systematically evaluate the safety and efficacy of different antiseptic solutions in preventing CRBSI and other related outcomes in neonates with CVC” Muhd Helmi et al (2023).

Reducing pain during blood sampling in neonates – Full Text

“Therefore, a combination of ear muffs and eye shield is recommended as a better pain reliever when performing venous blood sampling in premature infants” Shykhveisi et al (2023).

Prevention of bleeding at tunneled catheter insertion site – Full Text

“In our practice, the two-mattress suture procedure is the simplest and best method of central venous catheter insertion in hemodialysis patients and it is associated with less bleeding around the catheter entry site, so, it can be applied over the world” Khavanin Zadeh and Chehrehgosha (2023).

CVC hematopoietic progenitor cell collection in children – Full Text

“Placing a CVC for PBPC collection in pediatric subjects is overall safe; CVC-related complications in pediatric healthy donors are very rare” Zubicaray et al (2023).

Resuscitation room management of patients – Full Text

“Out-of-hospital and in-hospital measures included: intravenous access (61% vs. 99%), 12-lead ECG (55% vs. 87%), invasive airway management (21% vs. 34%) invasive ventilation (21% vs. 34%), catecholamines (9% vs. 30%), arterial access (0% vs. 52%), and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (11% vs. 6%)” Dziegielewski et al (2023).

Effectiveness of glue for midline and PICC securement – Full Text

“Midline catheters and peripherally inserted central catheters secured with CAG had fewer complications than catheters not secured with this adhesive” Padilla-Nula et al (2023).

PICC tip placement in patient with dextrocardia – Full Text

“Because of the anatomical differences caused by mirror-image dextrocardia, we investigated the optimal position and measurement method for the tip of the PICC according to the compression site of the vascular lumen through a multidisciplinary team approach” Zhu et al (2023).

DIVA evidence-based cognitive aid prototype – Full Text

“The adult DIVA cognitive aid is intended for use in both elective and emergency scenarios by practitioners adequately trained in ultrasound-guided or ultrasound-assisted vascular access and Seldinger-based techniques” Stagg (2023).

Leaching of phthalates from medical equipment – Full Text

“The highest DEHP exposure dose of 730 μg/kg bw/day was determined from the use of cannula for neonates. This is the first study to document the amount of phthalates leached from various medical supplies and associated exposures” Wang and Kannan (2023).

Medical device cybersecurity in healthcare – Full Text

“All of these devices, once connected to a hospital network, present another opportunity for a malevolent party to access the hospital systems, either to gain PHI for financial, political or other gain or to attack the systems directly to cause erroneous monitoring, altered settings of any device and even to access the EMR via this IoMT window” Cartwright (2023).

MARSI prediction in cancer patients with central venous access

“The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of medical adhesive-related skin injury (MARSI) at the site of central venous access device (CVAD) implantation in patients with cancer, identify risk factors associated with MARSI in patients with cancer, and create a nomogram for predicting risk of MARSI” Li et al (2023).

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