Influence of the insertion site on central venous catheter-related complications
“In contrast to earlier studies on patients without hematologic malignancies, these data demonstrate that CVC placed in the SCV are not superior over IJV-CVC” Heidenreich et al (2020).
Train-the-Trainers in hand hygiene education
“We describe a standardized approach to training, using a “Train-the-Trainers” (TTT) concept for IPC professionals and assess its impact on hand hygiene knowledge in six countries” Tartari et al (2019).
Central-line-associated bloodstream infections in a surgical paediatric intensive care unit
“The aims of the study are to evaluate the impact of a 4% chlorhexidine (CHG4%) bathing on the occurrence of central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI)” Martinez et al (2020).
Nocturnal home hemodialysis with low-flow dialysate
“These data support the use of a low-flow dialysate system for provision of NHD at home. Biochemical parameters were good, medication burden was reduced at 12 months” Gangaram et al (2019).
What is the correct methodology for long-term vascular access research
“Study selection should always reflect the relevance of clinical questions and the capability to contextualize results in the modern and evidence-based vascular access era” Balsorano et al (2020).
Antimicrobial locks in patients receiving home parenteral nutrition
“Therefore, this review aims to provide a better understanding of the current use of antimicrobial locking in patients on HPN as well as reviewing the available data on novel compounds” Daoud et al (2020).
Catheter-related thrombosis incidence and risk factors in adult cancer patients
“Age < 50, PICC lines and prior CRT were associated with highest CRT rate. Cancer subtype and insertion side were not predictive of thrombosis" Ellis et al (2020).
Y-site co-infusion of parenteral nutrition and other drugs
“Co-infusion of parenteral nutrition (PN) and other drugs increases the risk of the interaction between drug and PN admixtures that can cause embolization of small blood vessels” Gostyńska et al (2019).
Sharp recanalization strategy in managing SVC occlusion in hemodialysis patients
“Sharp recanalization might be a feasible strategy in managing SVC occlusion in hemodialysis patients” Yang et al (2019).
Efficacy of chlorhexidine patch on CLABSI in children
“This study aims to determine the efficacy of CHG-patches in reducing CLABSIs in children” Jitrungruengnij et al (2020).
Pilot study to evaluate a hand hygiene ambassador program
“A pilot study was conducted to assess the perceptions of visitors, patients, and staff to the presence of a hand hygiene ambassador” Birnbach et al (2020).
New central line policy to decrease CLABSI rates
“The objective of this study was to compare the CLABSI rate in the first month of therapy after initiating a policy to place PICCs in new patients with severe neutropenia (SN) and Mediports in those with moderate-to-no neutropenia” Berger et al (2020).
Microbial contamination of neonatal injectable lipid emulsions at 12 and 24 hours
“This study aimed to assess the microbial contamination rate of injectable lipid emulsion (ILE) repackaged syringes at 12 and 24 hours of their infusion time” Omran et al (2020).
Infection prevention practices in the Netherlands
“Most Dutch hospitals report regular use of recommended practices for preventing CLABSI and CDI. Several specific practices to prevent CAUTI and VAP were less frequently used” Huis et al (2020).
Early diagnostic value of serum procalcitonin levels for CRBSI
“Early diagnostic value of serum procalcitonin levels for catheter-related blood stream infection in first-ever acute ischemic stroke patients” Xu et al (2020).
Reducing unnecessary phlebotomy testing
“We report here the effectiveness of a clinical decision support system (CDSS) on reducing unnecessary type and screen tests and describe, estimated costs, and unnecessary provider ordering” Strockbrine et al (2020).
Feasibility and short-term stability of portal vein infusion port placement
“Six pigs underwent implantation of a portal vein infusion port by transjugular access. The technical success rate was 100% (n = 6), with no surgical complications or deaths” Wang et al (2020).
Albumin-based fluid support in patients with septic shock
“The cost-effectiveness of albumin-based fluid support in patients with septic shock is currently unknown” Guidet et al (2020).
IV versus intraosseous adrenaline administration in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
“The 2018 Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) algorithm gives the option of either intravenous (IV) or intraosseous (IO) routes for adrenaline administration during cardiac arrest” Zhang et al (2020).
Evaluation of a radiographer-led PICC insertion service
“To evaluate a radiographer-led peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) insertion service within an interventional radiology suite using ultrasound and fluoroscopic guidance” De Boo et al (2020).
Femoral totally implantable venous access port fracture
“The incidence of catheter fracture after standard positioning of a totally implantable venous access port (TIVAP) is reported to be 1.1%-5.0%” Kondo et al (2020).
Internal jugular vein bypass for central venous occlusion
“Extra-anatomical cephalic to internal jugular venovenous bypass is a surgical method of improving the patency of arteriovenous access in patients with central venous stenosis” Rehman et al (2020).
Health care-associated infection surveillance in the NICU
“This study aimed to determine the incidence of HCAI in a tertiary NICU and identify the risk factors.” Kilic et al (2019).
Catheter-related bloodstream infection in burn intensive care units
“To analyze the distribution and drug resistance of pathogens isolated from patients with catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) in burn intensive care unit (BICU)” Luo et al (2020).
Prevalence and predictors of PICC CLABSI in cancer patients
“PICC for chemotherapy or antibiotics, and number of catheter lumens are associated with increased risk of PICC-CLABSI in cancer patients” Lee et al (2020).
How to obtained blood samples from central venous catheters?
“Blood sampling via heparin-locked central venous catheter, including coagulation tests, is possible in accordance with the Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines.” jean et al (2020).
Intraosseous versus intravenous drug administration in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
“To compare the effectiveness of the intravenous (IV) and intraosseous (IO) routes for drug administration in adults with a cardiac arrest enrolled in the Pre-Hospital Assessment of the Role of Adrenaline” Nolan et al (2020).
Vascular access bundles and Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia
“Interventions targeted at reducing the HA-SAB rate, such as bundles of care for insertion and maintenance of vascular access devices and skin and nasal decolonisation of staphylococci prior to surgery, are urgently required” Roberts et al (2020).
Trends in health care-associated infection prevention
“To evaluate changes over time in infection prevention practices and the perception of the importance of infection prevention to hospital leadership” Vaughn et al (2020).
Top 100 systematic reviews in central venous catheter research
“The purpose of this bibliometric analysis was to identify the 100 top-cited systematic reviews/meta-analyses in the literature on central venous catheters and to capture the most important trends in this area of research” huang et al (2020).