Chlorhexidine gluconate bathing in children to reduce CLABSI rates
“The data from the current study do not support the use of routine CHG bathing in children with cancer or those undergoing allogeneic HCT” Zerr et al (2020).
SECUREment bundles to prevent peripheral IV catheter failure
“Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) are widely used, but failure is unacceptably common with up to 69% failing before treatment is complete” Corley et al (2020).
Costs associated with a critical care-driven vascular access model
“Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) carry serious risks for patients and financial consequences for hospitals” Tirumandas et al (2020).
Skin barrier film for central venous catheter site skin protection
“Skin barrier film is thus recommended for routine use in peripheral skin care for patients receiving CVC” Chen et al (2020).
Dalbavancin in the treatment of endocarditis – Full Text
“People who inject drugs (PWID) with bacteremia or IE are often perceived as having barriers to OPAT and standard daily-administered antibiotics, prompting off-label use of dalbavancin in this population” Ajaka et al (2020).
CVAD complications in patients with sickle cell disease
“In conclusion, our study supports the safety of using CVAD in these patients, with a low incidence of infectious, thrombotic, and mechanical complications” Ordóñez et al (2020).
Combing central line bundles and training recommended
“To evaluate knowledge and behavior of professionals in Intensive Care Units regarding the actions recommended in the bundle on preventing central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection” Costa et al (2020).
How to identify difficult intravenous access in paediatric patients?
“We externally validated the DIVA and DIVA3 showing a similar accuracy compared with the DIVA derivation cohort and between DIVA and DIVA3” Girotto et al (2020).
Long peripheral catheter and midline catheter survey results
“The majority of vascular access specialists from AVA have incorporated LPCs and MCs into their repertoire of peripheral venous access tools” Qin et al (2020).
International consensus on cardiopulmonary resuscitation – Full Text
“Systematic reviews addressed higher-priority topics, and included double-sequential defibrillation, intravenous versus intraosseous route for drug administration during cardiac arrest” Berg et al (2020).
Landmark or ultrasound guided jugular venous cannulation
“Cannulation time was longer and complications occurred more frequently in the EJV-based LM compared to the standard US-guided technique” Vinayagamurugan et al (2020).
Duration of the Hawthorne effect on hand hygiene events
“Human auditing has been the gold standard for evaluating hand hygiene (HH) compliance but is subject to the Hawthorne effect (HE)” Vaisman et al (2020).
How to minimize CLABSI in neonatal intensive care units
“Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the neonatal population” Bierlaire et al (2020).
Vesicant-type reaction to docetaxel along the venous tract – Full Text
“Infusion reaction during a docetaxel infusion, followed by an atypical, delayed vesicant-type reaction, without a clear extravasation history” Su et al (2020).
Selection of PICC catheter location in neonates
“To explore the most suitable insertion site for neonatal placement of peripherally inserted central venous catheter (PICC) according to the evidence-based ACE Star model” Chen et al (2020).
Electrolyte-based calculation of fluid shifts after infusing 0.9% saline in severe hyperglycemia
“The new equation was applied to plasma and urinary concentrations of sodium and chloride measured before and 30 min after a 30-min infusion of 1 L of 0.9% saline on two consecutive days in 14 patients with severe hyperglycemia (mean age 50 years)” Svensson et al (2020).
Treating Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis with OPAT
“Ceftriaxone administered as once-daily high-dose short infusion combined with ampicillin has been proposed for the treatment Enterococcus faecalis infectious endocarditis in outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy programs (OPAT)” Herrera-Hidalgo et al (2020).
Impact of smart pump and dedicated medication line on IV failure
“Use of an infusion pump and a dedicated medication line can be a feasible option to deliver most IV medication doses in the NICU” Pritchett et al (2020).
How much blood is discarded prior to line sampling?
“To analyse the discarded blood volume obtained through vascular catheters, according to type of catheter, professional experience in extraction and hospital in Adult Intensive Care Units (ICU)” Pérez-Juan and Maqueda-Palau (2020).
Device associated infections in Poland
“DA-HAIs was diagnosed at nearly 1/5 of patients. They were more frequent than in European Centre Disease Control report (except for CLA-BSI)” Duszynska et al (2020).
S. aureus eradication and prevention of CRBSI in patients on HPN
“Findings from the present study highlighted the potential usefulness of mupirocin ointment prophylaxis to establish S. aureus eradication in patients on HPN” Gompelman et al (2020).
How to diagnose implantable port CLABSI
“The results support the evidence that sending the port reservoir in addition to the catheter tip to the microbiology laboratory may increase the sensitivity and the accuracy of CRBSI diagnosis” Kaya et al (2020).
Safety of OPAT services provided to nonagenarians – Full Text
“Compared with younger patients, OPAT in nonagenarians is not associated with higher risk of OPAT-related complications” Shrestha et al (2020).
Standardized discharge checklist for parenteral nutrition patients
“The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a standardized PN discharge checklist on TOC for PN patients” Doh et al (2020).
Severe hyponatremia in children receiving hypotonic fluids
“Severe hyponatremia (<130mmol/L) is often associated with neurologic complications leading to sequelae or even death" Mercier et al (2020).
Optimization of infusion center patient appointments
“This model minimizes the weighted sum of the total wait times of patients, the makespan and the number of beds used through the planning horizon” Issabakhsh et al (2020).
Reducing the incidence of amiodarone-related phlebitis
“This evidence-based quality improvement initiative aimed to decrease and enhance early detection of phlebitis in patients receiving amiodarone” Murphy et al (2020).
Risk prediction for candidemia in ITU patients – Full Text
“Patients undergoing abdominal surgery are at increased risk of candidemia, especially the patients with prolonged intensive care unit/hospital stay and the patients with a central venous catheters” Kilic et al (2020).
Review of vasopressor infusion through peripheral venous catheters
“There was low prevalence of complications as a direct result from infusing vasopressors through PIVs” Tran et al (2020).
Effect of alcohol-impregnated caps on CLABSI rates
“To evaluate the effect of 70% isopropyl alcohol-impregnated central venous catheter caps on ambulatory central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in pediatric hematology-oncology patients” Milstone et al (2020).