Umbilical catheter complications
“Adverse events associated with umbilical catheters include malposition, bloodstream infections, thrombosis, tip migration, and extravasation, resulting in loss of vascular access and increased risk of morbidity and mortality” Gibson et al (2021).
Risk of unplanned hospitalization in OPAT patients
“A simple risk prediction model for unplanned readmission in OPAT patients demonstrated reproducible predictive performance, broad clinical transportability and clinical usefulness” Durojaiye et al (2021).
Infusion techniques for patient-controlled analgesia
“To evaluate the outcomes of the different drug combination and infusion techniques for patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)” Wang et al (2021).
Ultrasound-guided central venous catheterization – Full Text
“We investigated whether two needle insertion techniques for ultrasound-guided internal jugular vein (IJV) catheterization differ in the number of needling attempts and complication rate between inexperienced and experienced practitioners” Yoon et al (2021).
Needlestick hepatitis C infection rates – Full Text
“This cross-sectional study was performed to investigate the change in the actual HCV RNA positivity rate in source patients before and after the interferon (IFN)-free DAA era” Okushin et al (2021).
Vascular access options after kidney transplant – Full Text
“In the majority of the patients, vascular access blood flow was below the threshold of the negative cardiovascular effect of vascular access. Creation of a distal AVF is a protective measure to avoid a high flow and preserve the vessels for future access. The approach to VA should be individualized and adjusted to the patient’s profile” Letachowicz et al (2021).
Pseudomonas aeruginosa OPAT treatment – Full Text
“The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of outpatient antimicrobial therapy with piperacillin-tazobactam in continuous infusion using elastomeric pumps and to evaluate the economic impact compared with conventional hospital treatment in patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) infections” Ferreiro et al (2021).
Midline catheters for peripherally compatible infusions in children
“Midline catheter for peripherally compatible infusions is acceptable to patients and staff, might negate the need for general anesthesia and results in significant cost savings” Kleidon et al (2021).
Central venous catheter fracture – Full Text
“A chest X-ray and CT performed during qualification for surgery revealed the presence of a fractured fragment of a central venous catheter in the right atrium” Ostrowski et al (2021).
Testing prolonged continuous infusion via PICC – Full Text
“In the current work, we established a novel rabbit model for prolonged continuous IV infusion by inserting a PICC line from the marginal ear vein to the superior vena cava and connecting it to an externally carried ambulatory infusion pump” For et al (2021).
OPAT for cystic fibrosis patients – Full Text
“To this end, the paper examines the co-produced outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT), applied to cystic fibrosis patients in an Italian hospital” Marsilio et al (2021).
Implanted port cause of stroke – Full Text
“This is the first case report of thromboembolic, cerebral infarction due to a misplaced venous port catheter in the subclavian artery” Yeniguen et al (2021).
Needleless connector nursing care
“This study aimed to assess nurses’ practice, knowledge, attitudes, and key influencers on appropriate care of NCs in an Australian facility and compare these with studies undertaken in the United States in 2011” Slater et al (2021).
Neonatal platelet transfusion guideline – Full Text
“Implementation of a restrictive neonatal platelet transfusion guideline significantly reduced potentially harmful platelet transfusions in our NICU without a change in major bleeding” Davenport et al (2021).
Hemodialysis vascular access dysfunction
“While access-related dysfunction is a clear driver of clinical outcomes and costs, the full impact of vascular access dysfunction on patient experience and quality of life is not fully characterized in the literature” Woo et al (2021).
Needlestick and disclosure of HIV status – Full Text
“This commentary on an occupational exposure case considers benchmarks in the evolution of HIV testing” Chaudhuri et al (2021).
OPAT for enterococcal endocarditis treatment
“Outpatient treatment of enterococcal endocarditis with continuous-infusion benzylpenicillin combined with either once-daily gentamicin or ceftriaxone following a period of inpatient treatment is usually effective” Briggs et al (2021).
Needlestick reduction with pay-for-performance program
“Each trainee who worked at least 88 days in the institution was eligible to earn $400 for every target achieved for at least six months (maximum of $1,200)” Chen et al (2021).
Extravasation injury case study – Full Text
“Extravasation injury (EVI) is common, yet it is always underestimated and underreported” Chong et al (2021).
Neonatal vascular access decision-making pathway
“Adopting a structured approach to gaining neonatal vascular access can improve efficiency and potentially reduce complications” Osmond and Williams (2021).
Candida catheter-related sepsis – Full Text
“The port-a-cath was removed after blood collection for culture, which gave isolation of Candida pararugosa strains” Piatti et al (2021).
CLABSI reduction in pediatric units
“Findings suggest that CLABSI elimination is not the result of a single new product or practice but rather an approach that supports and empowers those most closely responsible for care of the patient and their CVC is key” Mezoff et al (2021).
CRBSI prolongs hospital stay
“CRBSI prolongs the hospital stay for patients who would have otherwise been discharged, hence increases the burden on hospital and human resources” Balaji et al (2021).
CLABSI reduction with chlorhexidine baths – Full Text
“CHG bathing documentation compliance and CLABSI rates did not significantly improve; however, there was a clinically significant 27.4% decrease in CLABSI rates” Reynolds et al (2021).
Elastomeric pump system for pain control
“We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of continuous local anesthetic infusion to the incision site with the On-Q elastomeric pump system in postoperative acute pain control after thoracotomy” Cinar et al (2021).
Same site tunneled CVC replacement
“A new TDC was advanced over the guidewire through the existing tunnel and the catheter tip was positioned into the mid-right atrium” Sharma and Vachharajani (2021).
Peripheral norepinephrine and severe hyponatremia
“We describe a case of severe hyponatremia and seizure resulting from administration of norepinephrine concentrated at 4 μg/mL in dextrose 5% in water” Alibhai et al (2021).
Antimicrobial lock solution for CVC salvage
“The addition of an antimicrobial lock solution seems beneficial for successful catheter salvage in HPN-dependent patients with a CRBSI” Gompelman et al (2021).
Catheter to vein ratio on peripheral IV cannulation success – Full Text
“This study tries to give insight into the consideration that must be made when selecting the target vein and the type of catheter” van Loon et al (2021).
Thromboprophylaxis in cancer patients with CVC – Full Text
“Thrombotic complications are common in patients with cancer and a newly inserted CVC. The pilot trial achieved its enrollment targets and supports that a large multicenter RCT is feasible in this area” Ikesaka et al (2021).