Propofol infusion syndrome affecting critically ill patients
“Propofol infusion syndrome is a rare condition that mainly affects critically ill patients who receive high doses of this hypnotic for a long time” Subirà González et al (2020).
Massive hemoptysis following cannulation of right internal jugular vein
“Here we report an extremely rare presentation of internal jugular vein catheterization, presenting as massive hemoptysis which was noted during right internal jugular vein cuffed hemodialysis catheter insertion” Ghoddusi Johari et al (2020).
Midline catheter in patients for HPC collection by apheresis
“We prospectively analyzed the use of midline for performing apheresis on 3 healthy donors and 3 adults patients requiring autologous transplantation” Caime et al (2020).
De-implementation strategy to reduce inappropriate use of intravenous catheters
“Our de-implementation strategy reduced inappropriate use of short peripheral intravenous catheters in patients who were not in the intensive care unit” Loan et al (2020).
Incidence of implantable port-related thrombosis
“In patients with digestive cancers who had implantable venous access ports, the incidence of the CRT was 4.5% with no association with anti-VEGF therapies” Tanioka et al (2019).
Influence of CVC insertion on the hemodynamics in the central veins
“The placement of CVC makes significant changes on the hemodynamic environment in the central veins. A great disturbance and increase of velocity can be observed in central veins after the insertion of CVC” Park et al (2020).
Overview of intraosseous vascular access
“Intraosseous (IO) vascular access refers to the placement of a specialized hollow bore needle through the cortex of a bone, into the medullary space for infusion of medical therapy and laboratory tests” Dornhofer and Kellar (2020).
Chlorhexidine locking device for central line infection prevention
“This study will be the first human RCT to investigate a CHG locking device for the prevention of central line infections” Zamir et al (2020).
Changing the syringe pump during vasoactive drug administration
“In the literature, the change of a syringe pump is described as a dangerous situation, especially in the case of vasoactive drug administration” Elli et al (2020).
Central venous catheter tip and intrathoracic pressure waveform
” We report a case where intrathoracic pressure waveform transduced from the CVC with chest radiograph inconclusive of intracaval placement was investigated with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) to confirm the placement of the CVC tip within the SVC” G.N. et al (2020).
Decreasing CLABSI in the home setting among pediatric oncology patients
“Most children receiving cancer treatment require a central venous catheter (CVC), putting them at risk for central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI)” Altounji et al (2020).
Reduction of CLABSI rates in resource limited settings
“Reduction of central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in resource limited, nonintensive care unit (ICU) settings” Poh et al (2020).
Patient-reported complications related to midline catheters and PICC
“We conducted a prospective observational study of indications for use and patient experiences with midline catheters (n = 50) compared to peripherally inserted central catheters (n = 63).” Lescinskas et al (2020)
Cultural considerations for central venous catheter placement
“Understanding of the cultural aspect of South Korean patients who practice the traditional Confucian ethics of “unaltering one’s body” and are therefore reluctant to have CVCs inserted into their bodies” Park and Lee (2020).
Lipid use in hospitalized adults requiring parenteral nutrition
“Clinical and experimental evidence is reviewed regarding lipid emulsion use in a variety of hospitalized patient groups, including surgical, critically ill, sepsis, trauma, and acute pancreatitis patients” Mayer et al (2020).
Complications of central venous access devices in children
“Multivariate analysis on complications of central venous access devices in children with cancer and severe disease influenced by catheter tip position and vessel insertion site” Hofmann et al (2020).
Accidental finding of persistent left superior vena cava
“The presence of the superior left vena cava represents a rare anomaly of the thoracic venous system” Savu et al (2020).
CLABSI risk associated with simultaneous use of 2 central venous catheters
“These findings suggest that concurrent CVC use is associated with nearly 2-fold the risk of CLABSI compared with use of a single low-risk CVC” Due et al (2020).
Managing chemotherapy extravasation in totally implantable central venous access
“This study would argue for the feasibility and effectiveness of subcutaneous wash-out in the treatment of chemotherapy extravasations” Taibi et al (2020).
Handling of intravenous lipid emulsions with parenteral nutrition
“A number of topics important to the handling of intravenous lipid emulsions (ILEs) were discussed at the international summit” Boullata et al (2020).
Blood transfusion via intravenous and intraosseous access
“There was therefore the need for feasibility testing of a model for contrasting the efficacy of blood infusion devices via intravenous (IV) and IO access” Bianchi et al (2020).
Evaluation of a sterile surgical skin marker to indicate the optimal vein for venepuncture
“Generally, staff indicated that the markers may be valuable to assist with phlebotomies for donors with difficult or deep veins” Bell et al (2020).
Bedside technique to verify CVC tip location in patients with atrial arrhythmia
“Tip location of central venous catheter by transthoracic echocardiography with bubble test is feasible, safe, and accurate in patients with atrial arrhythmia” Iacobone et al (2020).
PICC port in a patient with extensive burns of the neck and chest
“Totally implantable central venous access in the arm, named PICC-PORT, is used in a patient with results of extensive skin burns of the neck, chest and right arm and surgical outcomes of multiple skin grafts of chest” Merlicco et al (2020).
Safety and clinical outcomes of hospital in the home
“The aim of the study was to evaluate clinical outcomes and adverse events (AEs) experienced by patients treated within the Hospital in the Home (HITH) service of a major metropolitan hospital in South Australia” Sriskandarajah et al (2020).
Clinical effectiveness of continuous versus intermittent infusion vancomycin
“To compare rates of nephrotoxicity, time to nephrotoxicity onset, and clinical failure among patients who received continuous infusion (C-I) or intermittent infusion (I-I) vancomycin in an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) program” Shakeraneh et al (2020).
Intraosseous adrenaline for adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
“Intraosseous adrenaline for adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Faster access with worse outcomes” Morgan et al (2020).
PICC use in elderly patients with dementia
“In elderly patients with dementia, PICCs might be one of the options during the treatment of acute illness as well as for prolonged support during end-of-life care” Nakano et al (2020).
Compartment syndrome of the forearm caused by contrast medium extravasation
“We report a patient, who developed compartment syndrome of the forearm after extravasation of contrast medium and review the available literature on this subject” van Veelen et al (2020).
Hemochromatosis and patient care considerations for the infusion nurse
“Due to different causes, primary and secondary hemochromatosis have different patient care considerations for the infusion nurse” Becker (2020).