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“We compared taurolidine and minocycline-EDTA-ethanol (MEE) catheter lock solutions in vitro for eradication of biofilm of 10 C. auris strains”…
“To evaluate the efficacy of intraosseous access versus venous access in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in terms of return of spontaneous…
“To study the epidemiology and to evaluate the risk factors, prognostic factors, and mortality associated with candidemia and to compare…
“To describe pathogen distribution and rates for central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) from different acute-care locations during 2011-2017 to inform prevention…
“The objective is to create a formula that predicts the optimal insertion depth of a real time ultrasound-guided CVC in…
“The previous PICC placement was an independent risk factor for PICC-associated BSI and the risk proportionally rose with the increasing…
“To describe the current educational status of percutaneously inserted central catheter (PICC) insertion/ maintenance training for neonatal-perinatal medicine (NPM) fellows…
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The most commonly used permanent venous access devices in cancer patients are the port, PICC port and PICC catheter (peripherally…
The increase in the elderly population associated with a higher incidence of cancer strongly endorses palliative care (PC). Hypodermoclysis (HDC)…
In critical care, the short peripheral intravenous catheter is an essential venous access route, often used in emergency situations to…
We describe the application of continuous image intensification to successfully identify the anatomical location and safe circumnavigation of guidewire obstruction…
MRSA and MSSA colonization in patients is associated with significant mortality and morbidity in dialysis patients” Price et al (2019).…
Therefore, when a port malfunctions, thrombolytics are usually the only option attempted before the port is explanted and a new…
The purpose of this research is to describe and understand nurses’ knowledge of drug-induced peripherally inserted central catheter obstruction management…
A 1-year international survey was carried out to investigate whether the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism clinical classification…
…Emergency Department (ED) implemented a protocol that recommends peripheral norepinephrine (pNE) be administered through an 18 gauge or larger at…
Blood loss for laboratory testing is substantial in ICU patients and significantly associated with RBC transfusion” Jackson Chornenki et al…
This study demonstrated increased catheter survival when the ultralong compared with the standard long ultrasonographically guided intravenous peripheral catheter was…
The aim of the study was to analyse Swiss practices in blood transfusion services and neonatal units for the preparation…
We assessed the effect of the use of antiseptic barrier caps on the incidence of CLABSI in infants and children…
The objective of this study was to characterize vancomycin pharmacokinetics in obese patients with sepsis or septic shock, and to…
To report our technique for percutaneous ultrasound-guided retrieval of accidentally transected arterial lines” Derycke and Mallios (2020). Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To…