Intravenous and vascular access literature news and updates.
“To compare the application effects of venous indwelling needles and intravenous infusion with steel needles in pediatric outpatient care and…
“Implementation of a fast-track clinic title and improving communication resulted in a significant reduction in wait times for patients not…
“This study focused on patient safety issues in information management developing from health information technology (HIT) use in oncology ambulatory…
“The University Hospitals Leuven OPAT program is associated with a high level of clinical cure and low all-cause readmission and…
“After making some tough decisions, we are happy to announce that the 6th WoCoVA will be postponed to 7-9 April…
“To avoid medicolegal action and patient dissatisfaction, it is essential that patients are informed of potential skin staining and an…
“A routine postprocedural chest radiograph had been a safe, checklist-based final step of the procedure, since the start of central…
“To perform a systematic review of the literature on intravenous (IV) vs. intraosseous (IO) administration of drugs during cardiac arrest…
“These consensus recommendations are intended to provide guidance regarding recognizing risk and identifying, stratifying, avoiding and managing RS” da Silva…
“We used national surveillance data to evaluate the infection burden and risk among in-center hemodialysis patients with AVFs using BHC”…
“To analyse the need of prophylactic antibiotic before the insertion of totally implantable venous access devices (TIVADs) in terms of…
“Cytotoxic drugs constitute an important workplace hazard in the hospital environment. Our aim was to conduct an environmental assessment of…
“There is significant evidence of safety and efficacy of intravenous iron in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using newer, less immunogenic…
“This work compares overall patient satisfaction with outpatient parenteral antibiotic therarpy (OPAT) care across the skilled nursing facility (SNF) and…
” This case report discusses the use of push-dose vasopressin as an alternate vasoactive medication to improve hemodynamics in a…
“The use of measured guided needle with guard significantly improved the accuracy, success and ease of USG guided IJV cannulation…
“Early onset sepsis (EOS) is an important cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Timely administration of antibiotics is crucial in…
“To compare intraosseous access with peripheral venous access on adults out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients’ clinical outcomes” Baert et al…
“The costs of inpatient parenteral antibiotic treatment (IPAT) and simulated costs of outpatient parenteral antibiotic treatment (OPAT) were compared in…
“We aimed to describe and evaluate prehospital life-saving interventions performed in a pediatric population in the Afghanistan theater of operations”…
“To determine if there are sufficient stability data to confirm appropriate prescribing of antibiotics commonly used in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial…
“Imipenem/cilastatin/relebactam was found to be compatible with a wide range of intravenous medications, facilitating co-administration with various IV medications” Ghazi…
“Naloxone infusion using an infusion pump may be safer with regard to hemodynamic stability, resulting in shorter hospitalization periods, and…
“This article aims to provide a literature review on the occupational exposure of health care personnel to antineoplastic drugs and…
“Aims of the study were to determine the effects of humerus intraosseous (HIO) versus intravenous (IV) administration of epinephrine in…
“This study surveyed the number of peripheral intravenous cannulas inserted in the emergency department and identify the level of and…
“AT can be successfully administered in OPAT programs in selected patients, that are clinically stable and monitored by an infectious…
“Nursing students are at increased risk of needlestick injury (NSI) due to limited clinical experience and underdeveloped skills” Black Thomas…
“Data on infusion reactions and infusion rates for all monoclonal antibodies that are licensed in the European Union for treatment…
“The objective of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of low serum potassium and magnesium, and identify the rate…