Intravenous and vascular access literature news and updates.
The observational study evaluated the effectiveness in terms of reliability of the intracavitary tip location system (ITLS) method, better known…
To reduce costs and increase the availability of training, a randomized controlled study evaluated central venous catheter (CVC) insertion training…
Guide wire entrapment due to fraying during central venous catheter placement using the Seldinger technique is a rare complication” Bruthans…
To synthesise the evidence evaluating if blood samples are similar if obtained from peripheral intravenous cannula compared with venepuncture” Coventry…
The aim of this study was to explore the perception and effectiveness of web-based learning in facilitating the development of…
The goal was to investigate whether the use of a DVD education intervention reduced adverse complications and improved parent education…
We present the first case of hyperacute SVC syndrome that developed within 6 hours of insertion of a CVC into…
The rate of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections among health care…
The presence of central venous line (CVL) is a major contributing risk factor with conflicting data on the relative risk…
Since the oral care and hygiene bundle was implemented, laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection rates decreased from 1.05 to 0.54 per 1,000…
Chlorhexidine-impregnated dressing is beneficial to prevent CVC-related complications. Future studies are warranted to assess the role and cost-effectiveness of Chlorhexidine-impregnated…
Regarding this, the present study aimed to assess the success, patency, as well as early and late complications of cuffed…
The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of instructional sterile compounding videos posted on a popular video-sharing…
In this study, we sought to determine the diagnostic accuracy of procalcitonin in predicting bacteremia in children with a central…
The European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) has recently proposed the ECMM Quality of Clinical Candidemia Management (EQUAL) scoring criteria…
We suggest that fenestrated IV catheter is useful in terms of higher vascular attenuation and lower injection pressure for coronary…
Prescribing intravenous fluids is a complex process involving a decision on the type, composition, dose, rate and possible toxicity of…
The following is an unusual case of delayed presentation of a right vertebral artery injury due to central venous cannulation…
To report the experience of the training in home parenteral nutrition (PN) directed to family members of children and adolescents…
We report of a case of LCMV meningitis in a laboratory worker who sustained a penetrating needlestick injury with a…
The aims of this review article are to explore the concepts of quality of care in vascular access” Field et…
Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) is an established antimicrobial delivery method in the United Kingdom. OPAT services differ nationwide with…
The aim of the study was to evaluate individually uploaded Internet materials about catheter insertion and removal in terms of…
The aim of this study was to share our observations pertaining to the anatomy and position of the right internal…
Here we present a 44 year old female hemodialysis patient with a malpositioned permanent hemodialysis catheter, catheter tip was found…
Our aim was to compare the applications of totally implanted vascular access devices (TIVAD) and peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)…
Overall, the mean contamination rate progressively declined in a stepwise manner from 3.2% to 1.2% (P = .0013), with the greatest decline…
The prevalence of patients with long-term PN and their clinical characteristics were identified. No differences were found to support the…
This method of catheterization and catheter care allows the realization of long-term experiments with comfortable and stress-free blood sampling” Klein…
We compared target controlled infusion of remifentanil and local lidocaine infiltration to placebo and local lidocaine infiltration to decrease pain…