Vancomycin dose regimen optimisation in preterm neonates

“The objective of this study was to assess the pharmacokinetics of vancomycin in preterm neonates and determine the optimum dose regimen” Mulubwa et al (2020).

Peripheral intravenous access in the prehospital setting

“The aim of this study is to establish the proportion of peripheral vascular access placement and its use with regard to both the severity of cases and the main problem suspected by the paramedics involved” Gonvers et al (2020).

Provision of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy in Belgium

“In Belgium, patients receive their IV treatments as inpatients, whereas in other parts of the world similar IV antibiotics can be given as outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy” Debaenst et al (2020).

Preventing intravenous cannula insertion pain with virtual reality

“Findings indicate that virtual reality is safe and effective to alleviate pain and anxiety among pediatric cancer patients undergoing PIC procedure” Wong et al (2020).

Ultrasound-guided access of brachiocephalic vein in small weight infants

“The aim of this retrospective analysis was to evaluate the clinical feasibility of the supraclavicular ultrasound-guided cannulation of the brachiocephalic vein in infantsweighing less than 1500g” Breschan et al (2020).

Acute cardiotoxicity associated with alemtuzumab infusion

“We report a case of acute troponin-negative chest pain with dynamic T-wave changes, immediately following first infusion of alemtuzumab” Ahrabian et al (2020).

Systematic review of long peripheral IV catheters in adults and children

“Long peripheral catheters are safe and reliable in both adults and children. In addition, long peripheral catheters may provide improved quality of care over peripheral intravenous catheters for multi-day intravenous therapy” Qin et al (2020).

How effective are transparent IV film dressings for peripheral intravenous catheters?

“The use of transparent film dressing for insertion of peripheral intravenous catheter can be recommended as it increases the dwell time for the catheter and reduces incidence of complications” Atay and Yilmaz Kurt (2020).

How to deliver OPAT services among persons using drugs – Full Text

“In an urban safety net population including persons using noninjection drugs, home-based OPAT completion rates were similarly high as those of non-drug-using individuals” Appa et al (2020).

Medicare reimbursement for home infusion antibiotics amidst a pandemic

“The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should immediately update current policies to include reimbursement for Medicare patients receiving intravenous antibiotics at home”

Upper-body veno-arterial extracorporeal life support

“We present two cases of midterm circulatory support as a bridge to heart retransplantation, using upper-body cannulation veno-arterial extracorporeal life support” Mogaldea et al (2020).

Risk factors for IV site complications in children – Full Text

“To analyze predictive factors for the incidence of complications related to peripheral venous catheters in children and adolescents with cancer” Santos et al (2020).

Safe peripherally inserted central catheter placement in ICU

“Critical illness and obesity do not delay the acquisition of vascular access when placing a peripherally inserted central catheter” Smith et al (2020).

Treatment of allergic platelet transfusion reactions

“Allergic transfusion reactions (ATRs) are a common adverse reaction to transfusion therapy and can be potentially fatal” Shi et al (2020).

CLABSI risk factors following multiple trauma

“The aim of this study was to identify risk factors and to describe epidemiological patterns for early onset (EOB) and late onset (LOB) bacteremia after trauma” Lee et al (2020).

Pharmacokinetics of piperacillin following continuous infusion in critically ill patients

“Administration by continuous infusion has been suggested to optimize antibiotic exposure and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) target attainment for β-lactams” Klastrup et al (2020).

Blood sampling from used peripheral IV cannula – Full Text

“Blood sampling from used peripheral intravenous cannulae is a reasonable clinical practice for haematology and biochemistry samples” Lesser et al (2020).

Catheter-related sheath complications of central venous catheters

“Catheter-related sheaths, formerly known as “fibrin sheaths,” are the most common complications of central venous catheters” Rousslang et al (2020).

CLABSI diagnosis and treatment options

“This article provides succinct summaries of the background, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of these conditions” Luzum et al (2020).

Oncology infusion center workflow improves following IV push conversion

“Successful conversion to aprepitant, and specifically to a 2-min IV push, provides time, cost, and resource savings, improves operational efficiency, and avoids the negative impact of potential future IV fluid shortages” Burns et al (2020).

Hospital charges associated with central venous stenosis

“To evaluate the hospital charges associated with central venous stenosis in pediatric patients requiring long-term central venous catheters, via associated charges and hospital length of stay” Dabrowiecki et al (2020).

Pre-procedural evaluation prior to ultrasound guided central venous access

“Pre-procedural evaluation of central veins prior to cannulation with ultrasound is essential to reduce the complication rates as well as to increase the success rates” Uzumcugil (2020).

Subclavian or internal jugular vein for implantable port placement in children

“Subclavian vein should be the first choice for totally implantable venous access ports implantation in children” Han et al (2020).

PICC placement results in serious vessel perforation

“We present a 53-year-old male patient with an advanced distal esophageal cancer who suffered a potentially serious mechanical complication after insertion of a PICC” Aparicio Serrano et al (2020).

Central line complications in the pediatric cardiac ICU

“We aim to describe current use of central venous catheters in a multi-institutional cohort and to explore the prevalence and risk factors for central line-associated thrombosis and central line-associated bloodstream infections” DiPietro et al (2020).

Review of intravenous iron supplementation therapy

“Intravenous infusions of iron have evolved from a poorly effective and dangerous intervention to a safe cornerstone in the treatment of iron deficiency. Modern iron formulations are composite nanoparticles composed of carbohydrate ferric oxy-hydroxides” Schaefer et al (2020).

Kamishibai card rounding for central-line-associated bloodstream infection prevention

“To institute facility-wide Kamishibai card (K-card) rounding for central venous catheter (CVC) maintenance bundle education and adherence and to evaluate its impact on bundle reliability and central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates” Ormsby et al (2020).

Surgical retrieval of PICC-related right atrial thrombus – Full Text

“PICC-related thrombi are not uncommon and may result in pulmonary embolism and the formation of thrombi in the right atrium” Luo et al (2020).

Post insertion standards for image-guided central venous line placement

“Routine use of postoperative CXR after image-guided CVL placement remains common among pediatric surgeons” Cunningham et al (2020).

Central line associated UEDVT in neonates

“This study aimed to examine whether the transfusion of donor blood products, abnormal coagulation or inflammation increase the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) associated with central venous catheters (CVC) in neonates” Badur et al (2020).