Repair of central venous access devices in intestinal failure patients
“Repair of tunnelled CVADs in patients with IF is successful and safe with no increased risk of CRBSI. Significant cost savings may be made” Fletcher et al (2021).
Central venous catheter utilization and complications in infants
“Infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) require multiple invasive interventions carrying inherent risks, including central venous and arterial line placement” Grover et al (2021).
Review of convalescent plasma use in COVID-19 patients
“Convalescent plasma (CP) therapy is rapidly becoming an established consideration in the treatment of COVID-19 patients though there is a need to critically review this area for proof of efficacy” Devarasetti et al (2021).
Post lipid administration flushing for implantable ports
“The aim of the study was to identify appropriate methods of flushing to minimize residual LE when using TIVADs” Okamura et al (2021).
Description of umbilical venous line extravasation – Full Text
“UVC extravasation was suspected, and this was confirmed with contrast injection. The UVC was removed and an improvement in bloods, oxygen requirement and blood glucose was seen within 24 hours” Kamupira et al (2021).
Successful removal of a central venous catheter misplaced in the right subclavian artery
“After the induction of anesthesia, a central venous catheter was unintentionally inserted into the right subclavian artery” Yoshida et al (2021).
The impact of an OPAT clinic for adults with cellulitis
“Implementation of an OPAT clinic significantly reduced return ED visits for cellulitis, but did not reduce hospital admission rates” Yadav et al (2021).
Complication of delayed cardiac tamponade post neonatal PICC insertion
“Three days later, the patient was still on total parenteral nutrition. Cardiac tamponade caused by PICC was found on ultrasound” Cut et al (2021).
The impact of a notched peripheral intravenous catheter on the first attempt success rate
“This study was unable to reach a first attempt success of 90%, although first attempt cannulation success was higher in patients who got a notched needle inserted when compared to those who got a non-notched needle inserted” van Loon et al (2021).
Seasonality of peripheral IV catheter-related bloodstream infections
“This study investigated the seasonality of PV-CRBSI and its relationship with meteorological conditions” Nakamura et al (2021).
Study of umbilical venous catheter insertion practices
“To understand practices of umbilical venous catheter (UVC) insertion in tertiary level neonatal intensive care units (NICU) and investigate the outcomes of subsequent attempts following a failed initial attempt” Patel et al (2021).
Intramuscular glucagon to prevent IV glucose infusion in early neonatal hypoglycemia
“After IM glucagon, 24 out of 49 infants that met AAP criteria for immediate IV glucose (49%) ended up not requiring any additional intervention” Kasirer et al (2021).
WoCoVA consensus on the clinical use of in-line filtration during IV infusions
“A panel of experts in different aspects of intravenous infusion was chosen to express the current state of knowledge about filtration and to indicate the direction of future research in this field” Van Boxtel et al (2021).
Femoral central venous cannulation during COVID 19 pandemic – Full Text
“Position of guidewire inside the femoral vein was confirmed with ultrasound by using a long axis view before threading the catheter over it” Singh et al (2021).
How to recover a broken PICC that has migrated into the heart and inferior vena cava?
“This was a descriptive case report of a 64 years old female patient who presented with a fractured peripherally inserted central catheter” Sarti et al (2021).
Management of monoclonal antibody extravasation
“Here, we report the clinical course and management of dinutuximab beta extravasation in a 3-year-old child” Launspach et al (2021).
Medical student ultrasound-guided intravenous catheter education
“In this sample of novices, we were unable to show that up to 8 additional mastery level performances of USGPIV placement on a simulator following SBML training improve skill transfer for both USGPIV placement success and total checklist performance” Kule et al (2021).
Safety and efficacy of argatroban CVC locking solution
“This study will explore the efficacy and safety of the argatroban as locking solution in the prevention of the dysfunction of HD CVCs to provide evidence for further research” Wang et al (2021).
COVID-19 linked to CVC associated UEDVT – Full Text
“In this multicenter case-control study we set out to investigate the association of COVID-19 with CRT, under the hypothesis that COVID-19 predisposes to CRT in critically ill patients” Smit et al (2021).
Implantable port review based on 500 consecutive patients
“The aim of the current study is to present a surgical technique for TIVAP implantation via an open Seldinger approach of the internal jugular vein” Becker et al (2021).
Fluid extravasation through a scalp peripheral intravenous catheter
“We describe a rare and devastating complication of a malpositioned scalp peripheral intravenous catheter (PIV) that resulted in subdural extravasation of infused fluids” Fleiss et al (2021).
Confirmatory xray after US-guided tunneled femoral CVC placement
“To report the utility of confirmatory radiographs after US-guided tunneled femoral central venous catheter (CVC) placements by interventional radiology in pediatric patients” Lewis et al (2021).
Implantable port chamber base perforation leads to extravasation
“Exploration was done, which revealed chamber base perforation. It is an infrequent complication and has been reported in only three studies” Manimaran et al (2021).
Vasopressors for hemodynamic support during transport – Full Text
“This article discusses specific challenges in the delivery of vasopressor support for hemodynamically compromised patients in the prehospital environment” Feldman et al (2020).
Impact of IV pump relocation for COVID-19 patients
“To quantify the impact of IV pump relocation for COVID-19 patients from the bedside to outside the patient room on nurse exposure to COVID-19 and conservation of PPE” Shah et al (2021).
Treatment of catheter-related right atrial thrombosis
“Systemic thrombolysis and anticoagulation therapy seemed to be safe and effective for asymptomatic patients who had TIVAP-induced CRAT” Zhang et al (2021).
Catheter related thrombosis in hospitalized infants
“We sought to investigate the predictors of catheter-related thrombosis (CRT) in a cohort of critically ill hospitalized infants” Badheka et al (2021).
Prevention of IV catheter failure and infection study – Summary Special
“For skin antisepsis, chlorhexidine plus alcohol provides greater protection of peripheral venous catheter-related infectious complications” Guenezan et al (2021).
Complications of totally implantable port placement – Full Text
“US-guided TIVAP via the BCV offers an alternative for adults with good needle guidance and a low rate of perioperative and postoperative complications” Sun et al (2021).
Intraosseous vascular access maintained for up to 48 hours
“This is the first known study examining the safety of IO access over a 48-h dwell time” Philbeck et al (2021).