Prolonged infusion dosing regimens for meropenem in sepsis patients
“The results of this study can guide clinicians in their choice of an empirical dosing regimen for meropenem” Eisert et al (2021).
Transfusion-associated hyperkalemia in pediatric population
“Hyperkalemia is a rare life-threatening complication of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion” Yamada et al (2021).
Mindful organizing to improve central venous catheter management
“To explore the clinical evidence available on mindful organizing (MO) that will improve teamwork for positioning and managing central venous catheters in patients admitted to neonatal intensive care and other pediatric intensive care units” Rosati et al (2021).
Massive hemothorax after central venous catheter insertion – Full Text
“CVC placement should be performed or supervised by an experienced physician to decrease the incidence of CVC-related complications” Park et al (2021).
Central catheter candidemia incidence rates
“A substantial and sustained systemwide reduction in candidemia incidence rates was observed after the publication of guidelines, VHA initiatives about CRBSI reporting and education on CRBSI prevention, and the systemwide expansion of IC resources” Suzuki et al (2021).
Blood component use for critical care patient transport
“The provision of blood products on critical care transport flights may save additional lives by starting resuscitation earlier” Latimer et al (2021).
Acetate Ringer’s solution versus 0.9% saline for septic patients
“Comparison of outcome between acetate Ringer’s solution and saline for intravenous infusion in adult septic patients” Liu et al (2021).
Antibiotic and antimicrobial lock solutions for CLABSI prevention
“Antibiotic and antimicrobial locking solutions are effective in reducing risk of CRBSI” Abdul Salim et al (2021).
Perioperative and postoperative IV port complications – Full Text
“This study showed excellent tolerance of supraclavicular, ultrasound-guided BCV puncture to implant TIVAP and a low incidence of complications” You et al (2021).
Assessing the thrombosis risk of PICC in cancer patients
“The results provide evidence for the practitioner’s early use of the Caprini to assess the thrombotic risk in patients with PICCs” Feng et al (2021).
Bundle approach used to achieve zero CLABSI
“Implementation of evidence-based CLABSI prevention bundle and process monitoring by direct observation led to significant and subsequently sustained improvement in reducing CLABSI rate in adult CICU” Gupta et al (2021).
Benchmarking spikes in demand for hospital transfusion services
“We provide an approach that could be used to benchmark spikes in demand for blood services at hospitals” Walter (2021).
Early complications of totally implantable venous access devices
“implantation of totally implantable venous access devices (TIVADs) by percutaneous venipuncture and management strategies for early complications” Bai et al (2020).
Order of draw during blood sample collection – Full Text
“We aimed to define the efficacy of the order of draw during blood collection to guarantee an exact biochemical result” Bazzano et al (2021).
Silicone PICC fracture and embolization of catheter fragments
“This case highlights the fact that silicon PICCs are fragile and have a high risk of spontaneous dislodgement and should be replaced by better alternative polyurethane PICCs” Joga et al (2021).
Economic evidence that informs vascular access device choice
“This study provided economic evidence that informs vascular access device choice for medium- to long-term chemotherapy” Wang et al (2021).
Biosensor-enabled IV catheter platform for dynamic propofol delivery
“The controller platform is shown to permit autonomous, “closed-loop” delivery of the drug and maintenance of user-defined propofol levels in a dynamic flow model” Chaum and Lindner (2021).
Taurolidine locks to prevent recurrent catheter-related blood stream infections
“The use of long-term taurolidine locks (LTTL) seems to be effective in preventing catheter-related blood stream infections (CRBSI)” Lannoy et al (2021).
Looking at process to improve PICC outcomes – Full Text
“Patients often require central venous access when hospitalised, with more than half of patients in intensive care, and up to 20% in those cared for in the non-intensive care wards” Fakih and Sturm (2021).
Guidewire knot formation with peripherally inserted central catheter
“The formation of guidewire knots during PICC insertion is an extreme rare complication” Saito et al (2020).
Training program to improve cancer drug therapy safety
“An interprofessional education program with online modules, in-person interactive sessions, and simulation activities is a promising strategy to deliver cancer drug safety content to practicing oncology clinicians” Aebersold et al (2021).
Impact of early intravenous fluid therapy on acute pancreatitis
“Early intravenous fluid (IVF) resuscitation is crucial in the management of acute pancreatitis” Di Mauro et al (2021).
Article describes the proper use of elastomeric pumps
“The objective of this work is to evaluate the different means of utilization of elastomeric infusion pumps” Diamantis et al (2020).
Duration of peripheral intravenous catheter patency in children
“This study aimed to compare the impact of saline lock to running a slow continuous infusion to-keep-vein-open (TKVO) on the total time a peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheter remained patent” Thorpe et al (2020).
Hospital-wide initiative to improve infection prevention standards – Full Text
“An academic safety-net hospital leveraged the federally funded state Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment programme to implement a hospital-wide initiative to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and improve sepsis care” Sreeramoju et al (2021).
Effect of multimodal interventions on peripheral IV catheter associated infection
“Serious clinical outcomes (e.g. septic shock, localized infection, and infective endocarditis) contribute to the healthcare burden at the individual, health service and national level” Bhatt et al (2021).
Low versus high chloride content IV solutions – Full Text
“Studies have shown complications of normal saline infusion because of its high-chloride content” Song et al (2021).
Novel electroosmotic pump and infusion device design
“The device was fabricated and its applicability has been demonstrated by delivering ∼1.8 mL of water at a 10 ± 2 μLmin-1 flow rate at 2 V constant applied voltage over a period of 3 h” Sreenath et al (2021).
Self-administration outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy pathway
“Nurse empowerment within OPAT can lead to significant improvements and patient benefits, while maintaining clinical outcomes” Bodycot et al (2021).
Criteria for sustainable neonatal CLABSI surveillance – Full Text
“The newly developed Dutch neonatal CLABSI SC are concise, specified to the neonatal population and comply with a single blood culture policy in actual neonatal clinical practice” Heijting et al (2021).