Pediatric tibial intraosseous Epinephrine administration
“We compared the efficacy of tibial intraosseous (TIO) administration of epinephrine in a pediatric normovolemic versus hypovolemic cardiac arrest model” Yauger et al (2020).
What is the frequency of peripheral IV catheter-related complications?
“Our identified risk factors should be taken into account to reduce peripheral venous catheter-related complications and to increase dwell time” Ozger et al (2020).
Implementing barcode medication administration and smart infusion pumps
“Barcode medication administration and smart infusion pumps are two technologies utilized during medication administration to prevent medication errors before they reach the patient” Michalek and Carson (2020).
What is risk of PICC in patients with chronic kidney disease – Full Text
“It cannot be over emphasized that the potential long-term consequences of the PICCs must be weighed against their short-term convenience in CKD patients” Yaqub and Abdul Razzaque (2020).
What is the incidence rates of symptomatic UEDVT after PICC placement in children?
“The incidence rates of symptomatic VTE after PICC placement in children with AL in our center were relatively low and acceptable” Ren et al (2020).
How to use the cephalic vein as a IV cannulation target in infants?
“The purpose of this study is to better characterize the CV in children 1 year old or less for potential as a blind cannulation site” Lam et al (2020).
How to care for patients with peripherally inserted central catheter – Full Text
“The present study aimed to assess the level of knowledge on peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) maintenance among nurses in China and to analyse the related factors influencing this variable” Xu et al (2020).
Flow irregularities from syringe infusion pumps caused by syringe stiction
“Infusion set rate rather than syringe brand or filling volume was a major predictor for syringe stiction-related amount of variation in the calculated plasma epinephrine concentration” Peduzzi et al (2020).
Definition for catheter related bloodstream infection
“We determined that the Dutch PREZIES definition of CRBSI is appropriate for surveillance control of CVC care bundle use in haemato-oncology patients managed with multi-lumen CVCs” de Mooij et al (2020).
Evidence-based bundles and CLABSI reduction – Full Text
“We implemented an A3 framework to achieve reductions in CLABSI through adherence to known evidence-based bundles” Mathew et al (2020).
Description of trastuzumab-emtansine extravasation and treatment
“We describe the course of a case of severe toxicity following trastuzumab-emtansine extravasation. We provide treatment recommendations and recommend amending the information on the product label on extravasation” Sallevelt et al (2020).
Intravenous fluid therapy protocol in the perioperative and critical care setting – Full Text
“Intravenous fluid administration should be considered as any other pharmacological prescription. There are three main indications: resuscitation, replacement, and maintenance” Malbrain et al (2020).
What is the impact of COVID-19 on OPAT services – Full Text
“Home infusion therapy can provide a safer alternative for exposure to SARS-CoV-2 infection for many vulnerable patients who receive parenteral therapies on an outpatient basis” Hamad et al (2020).
Description of non-invasive tunnelled catheter reposition – Full Text
“The manoeuvre of a non-invasive tunnelled catheter reposition (NTCR) was introduced to restore the CTC function” Porazko et al (2020).
Case study describes persistent left superior vena cava
“We present a case where we demonstrate persistent left superior vena cava/left cardinal vein remnant discovered during left-sided cuffed catheter insertion for hemodialysis” Yadav et al (2020).
Monitoring and treatment of 89Sr injection site extravasation
“Extravasation of various imaging tracers during administration was not a rare complication during nuclear medicine practice” Tang et al (2020).
Complications of peripherally inserted central catheters in pregnancy
“We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the rate of PICC-associated complications in pregnant women” Frolova et al (2020).
Hemodialysis vascular access care during the COVID-19 pandemic
“In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, we implement proactive infection control measures to prevent it from spreading without sacrificing the dialysis care quality” Yang et al (2020).
Impact on blood sampling results when sampling from infusion site – Full Text
“We successfully verified and demonstrated that blood samples collected from the proximal side of the infusion site remain unaffected by fluid infusion when drawn under the conditions of suspended fluid infusion” Koike (2018).
Vancomycin and the risk of acute kidney injury in critically ill adults
“We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the impact of vancomycin infusion strategy on acute kidney injury in critically ill adults” Flannery et al (2020).
Description of pediatric outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy in Indonesia
“P-OPAT service offers a safe and effective option for the delivery of outpatient intravenous antibiotics in selected patients even in resource-poor settings” Hendarto et al (2020).
Review of advances in PICC tip location technology
“The best tip position of PICC is located in the inferior 1/3 of superior vena cava to the junction between superior vena cava and right atrium” Han et al (2020).
How to improve vascular access in patients with gastrointestinal hemorrhage
“Carefully directed education of ED physicians and nurses with monthly feedback was effective in improving appropriate intravenous placement in patients with GIH” Koop et al (2019).
Stability of Meropenem in elastomeric pumps at room temperature – Full Text
“The purpose of this study was to determine the stability of meropenem and vaborbactam in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) infusion bags and elastomeric pumps at room and refrigerated temperatures” Chen et al (2020).
Unusual risks of central venous hemodialysis catheters – Full Text
“Investigation demonstrated a mediastinal hematoma, hemopericardium, and hemothorax from a bleeding mediastinal collateral vessel. To our knowledge, there are no previous reports describing this presentation” Roper et al (2020).
What is the correlation between tPA administration and prognosis in pediatric cancer patients?
“CVC dysfunction may be associated with a poorer prognosis in pediatric cancer patients. Future studies should corroborate these findings in other populations” Forbrigger et al (2020).
The challenge of nursing student competence in venipuncture and peripheral IV cannulation
“The three most difficult skills to perform were CPR, reading EKGs and venipuncture/starting intravenous lines” Liou et al (2020).
Review of global research associated with needlestick injuries
“We used the New Quality and Quantity Indices in Science platform to analyze global NSI research (n = 2987 articles) over the past 115 years” Groneberg et al (2020).
Is obesity associated with increased difficulty placing peripheral IVs?
“Obesity was not associated with increased difficulty in placing peripheral IVs in trauma activation patients. Nurses with greater trauma experience and higher self-competence ratings, had less difficulty inserting IVs” Barksdale et al (2020).
Implantable venous access devices in children with severe hemophilia
“We performed a retrospective review over a 10-year period to identify port placement in pediatric patients with severe hemophilia” Bedoya et al (2020).