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High flow PICC for apheresis

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“High flow PICC is a viable alternative for apheresis to maintain an adequate flow of 5 ml/s and can be used as a single catheter throughout the HSCT process, reducing the risks from anesthesia and the catheter insertion procedure” Kremer et al (2024).

Economic burden of difficult intravenous access

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“This is the first formal analysis estimating the significant economic burden of difficult venous access in emergency departments via peripheral intravenous catheter placement, a task frequently performed by nurses” Gala et al (2024).

Dalbavancin OPAT treatment – Full Text

“We present a case of a homeless patient with MRSA bacteremia and osteomyelitis successfully treated with dalbavancin. Our case highlights the potential of dalbavancin’s once-weekly dosing to improve adherence and treatment outcomes in challenging outpatient scenarios” Sabina et al (2024).

Turkish version of the Difficult Intravenous Access Scale

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“The Turkish version of the scale is a valid and reliable scale for determining the risk of difficult intravenous access. The practical use of this scale by healthcare professionals will enable earlier diagnosis of patients with difficult vascular access” Taşkın and Günay İsmailoğlu (2024).

Umbilical vascular catheter adverse events – Full Text

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“Adverse events related to insertion occurred in a relatively high percentage of umbilical catheters placed. Increased dwell time remains a significant risk factor for catheter migration and overall failure” Gibson et al (2024).

Central venous catheter-related thrombosis guidelines – Full Text

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“The overall quality of the guidelines is high, but there are few preventive measures for central venous CRT involved in the guidelines. All preventive measures have yet to be systematically integrated and evaluated, and no risk assessment scale dedicated to this field has been recommended” Zhang et al (2024).

Vascular access type for melflufen administration – Full Text

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“Melflufen PVC and CVC administrations are bioequivalent based on melphalan pharmacokinetic parameters. Melflufen via PVC was well tolerated, with no infusion-related reactions or new safety signals and may represent an alternative route of administration” Pour et al (2024).

AI-assisted CLABSI surveillance

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“AI shows promise in enhancing HAI surveillance, potentially streamlining tasks, and freeing health care staff for patient-focused activities. Effective AI use requires user education and ongoing AI model refinement” Wiemken and Carrico (2024).

OPAT services in Germany – Full Text

“The study demonstrates that OPAT can be safely conducted in Germany. In preparation for its broader implementation, crucial next steps include creating medical guidelines, fostering interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral communication, as well as creating financial and structural regulations that facilitate and encourage the adoption of OPAT” Schmidt-Hellerau et al (2024).

CLABSI burden outside acute care hospitals

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“Surveillance is required to understand the burden of CLABSI in the community to identify targets for CLABSI prevention initiatives outside acute care settings” Oladapo-Shittu et al (2024).

Nursing care of patients with peripherally inserted central catheter

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“Patients in the observation group had reduced NPRS, SAS, SDS and PFS-R scores, total incidence of unplanned extubation of PICC and the total incidence of catheter-related complications, and a higher nursing satisfaction rate in comparison to those in the control group” Li et al (2024).

Peripheral IV access for ED patients with septic shock – Full Text

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“Importantly, even with these reassuringly low rates of serious complications from peripheral vasopressors, this same meta-analysis also discovered that there were fewer complications (extravasation and thrombosis) in studies reporting infusion safety guidelines” Waxman and Schechter-Perkins (2024).

Aseptic blood culture collection study – Full Text

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“On analysis, the blood culture contamination rate in the pre-interventional phase dropped drastically from 6.16% to 3.03% in the post-interventional phase. The educational sessions conducted are a paramount reason for the reduction in the contamination rate” Kumthekar et al (2024).

CVC in the management of septic shock – Full Text

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“Peripheral catheters, such as peripheral intravenous catheters and midline catheters, have been separately purported to be safer, quicker to insert, and equally useful as central venous catheters. However, both peripheral intravenous catheters and midline catheters carry very real risks and cannot match the central venous catheter’s utility” Wu and Sefa (2024).

Aluminum content in parenteral nutrition components – Full Text

“Parenteral nutrition (PN) can lead to high or even toxic exposure to aluminum (Al). We aimed to quantify concentrations of Al and other chemical elements of all-in-one (AIO) PN admixtures for adults prepared from commercial multichamber bags” Schönenberger et al (2024).

Brazilian nosocomial infection surveillance system – Full Text

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“While adherence to HAI report is improving among Brazilian states, an important room for improvement in the Brazilian NNIS exists. Additional efforts should be made by the Brazilian government to improve the reliability of HAI data, which could serve as valuable guidance for hospital infection prevention and control policies” Silva et al (2024).

Central line repair in pediatric patients

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“Central line catheter repair can be performed successfully by pediatric emergency physician with minimal complications. A dedicated process of repair tutoring is required and may avoid infectious complications” Baer and Weiser (2024).

Extravasation after [177Lu]Lu-HA-DOTATATE therapy

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“Extravasation of the radiopharmaceutical during peptide receptor radionuclide therapy infusion is an unwanted infrequently reported event. We present the case of a 74-year old woman with a neuroendocrine tumor who was referred for peptide receptor radionuclide therapy” de Vries-Huizing et al (2024).

Sprint team approach to CLABSI reduction

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“Sprint teams, a novel approach to rapidly develop a checklist for lower-performing care improvement areas, were implemented after an internal review of existing tools and an evidence-based literature review” Sharieff and Uejo (2024).

Antibiotic treatment options for hospitalized persons who inject drugs

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“Persons who inject drugs (PWID) are at risk for severe gram-positive infections and may require prolonged hospitalization and intravenous (IV) antibiotic therapy. Dalbavancin (DBV) is a long-acting lipoglycopeptide that may reduce costs and provide effective treatment in this population” Donnelly et al (2024).

Peripheral cannula-related infection prevention – Full Text

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“The finding of this study revealed that nearly half of the nurses had poor knowledge and practice in intravenous cannula-related infection prevention. As a result, hospital administrators and other concerned stakeholders better to prepare and ensure that guidelines are available, provide training, and develop the educational levels of nurses” Dessalegn et al (2024).

Medication administration errors in children – Full Text

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“Medication error prevention strategies should target intravenous administrations and not neglect older children in hospital. Attention to nurses’ work environments, including improved design and integration of medication technologies, is warranted” Westbrook et al (2024).

IV infusion methods for low-resource environments – Full Text

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“By conducting a comparative assessment of IV infusion methods, we analyzed the efficacy of different devices and identified one that most effectively bridges the gap between accuracy, cost, and electricity reliance in low-resource environments” Tomobi et al (2024).