AI-assisted CLABSI surveillance
“AI shows promise in enhancing HAI surveillance, potentially streamlining tasks, and freeing health care staff for patient-focused activities. Effective AI use requires user education and ongoing AI model refinement” Wiemken and Carrico (2024).
Virtual reality for procedural pain management
“VR as a non-pharmacological adjunct reduced some procedure-related pain and anxiety without increasing the procedural duration” Schaake et al (2024).
OPAT services in Germany – Full Text
“The study demonstrates that OPAT can be safely conducted in Germany. In preparation for its broader implementation, crucial next steps include creating medical guidelines, fostering interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral communication, as well as creating financial and structural regulations that facilitate and encourage the adoption of OPAT” Schmidt-Hellerau et al (2024).
CLABSI burden outside acute care hospitals
“Surveillance is required to understand the burden of CLABSI in the community to identify targets for CLABSI prevention initiatives outside acute care settings” Oladapo-Shittu et al (2024).
Nursing care of patients with peripherally inserted central catheter
“Patients in the observation group had reduced NPRS, SAS, SDS and PFS-R scores, total incidence of unplanned extubation of PICC and the total incidence of catheter-related complications, and a higher nursing satisfaction rate in comparison to those in the control group” Li et al (2024).
Peripheral IV access for ED patients with septic shock – Full Text
“Importantly, even with these reassuringly low rates of serious complications from peripheral vasopressors, this same meta-analysis also discovered that there were fewer complications (extravasation and thrombosis) in studies reporting infusion safety guidelines” Waxman and Schechter-Perkins (2024).
Aseptic blood culture collection study – Full Text
“On analysis, the blood culture contamination rate in the pre-interventional phase dropped drastically from 6.16% to 3.03% in the post-interventional phase. The educational sessions conducted are a paramount reason for the reduction in the contamination rate” Kumthekar et al (2024).
CVC in the management of septic shock – Full Text
“Peripheral catheters, such as peripheral intravenous catheters and midline catheters, have been separately purported to be safer, quicker to insert, and equally useful as central venous catheters. However, both peripheral intravenous catheters and midline catheters carry very real risks and cannot match the central venous catheter’s utility” Wu and Sefa (2024).
Aluminum content in parenteral nutrition components – Full Text
“Parenteral nutrition (PN) can lead to high or even toxic exposure to aluminum (Al). We aimed to quantify concentrations of Al and other chemical elements of all-in-one (AIO) PN admixtures for adults prepared from commercial multichamber bags” Schönenberger et al (2024).
Brazilian nosocomial infection surveillance system – Full Text
“While adherence to HAI report is improving among Brazilian states, an important room for improvement in the Brazilian NNIS exists. Additional efforts should be made by the Brazilian government to improve the reliability of HAI data, which could serve as valuable guidance for hospital infection prevention and control policies” Silva et al (2024).
Central line repair in pediatric patients
“Central line catheter repair can be performed successfully by pediatric emergency physician with minimal complications. A dedicated process of repair tutoring is required and may avoid infectious complications” Baer and Weiser (2024).
Extravasation after [177Lu]Lu-HA-DOTATATE therapy
“Extravasation of the radiopharmaceutical during peptide receptor radionuclide therapy infusion is an unwanted infrequently reported event. We present the case of a 74-year old woman with a neuroendocrine tumor who was referred for peptide receptor radionuclide therapy” de Vries-Huizing et al (2024).
Scarless totally implantable access port implantation – Full Text
“The scarless TIVAP implantation is a safe & reliable procedure with high patients-reported aesthetic satisfaction, and could be an alternative TIVAP procedure for patients requiring chemotherapy and desiring a less noticeable scar” Chang et al (2024).
Sprint team approach to CLABSI reduction
“Sprint teams, a novel approach to rapidly develop a checklist for lower-performing care improvement areas, were implemented after an internal review of existing tools and an evidence-based literature review” Sharieff and Uejo (2024).
Antibiotic treatment options for hospitalized persons who inject drugs
“Persons who inject drugs (PWID) are at risk for severe gram-positive infections and may require prolonged hospitalization and intravenous (IV) antibiotic therapy. Dalbavancin (DBV) is a long-acting lipoglycopeptide that may reduce costs and provide effective treatment in this population” Donnelly et al (2024).
Risk factors for arterial catheter failure – Full Text
“Arterial catheters (ACs) are critical for haemodynamic monitoring and blood sampling but are prone to complications. We investigated the incidence and risk factors of AC failure” Schults et al (2024).
Peripheral cannula-related infection prevention – Full Text
“The finding of this study revealed that nearly half of the nurses had poor knowledge and practice in intravenous cannula-related infection prevention. As a result, hospital administrators and other concerned stakeholders better to prepare and ensure that guidelines are available, provide training, and develop the educational levels of nurses” Dessalegn et al (2024).
Medication administration errors in children – Full Text
“Medication error prevention strategies should target intravenous administrations and not neglect older children in hospital. Attention to nurses’ work environments, including improved design and integration of medication technologies, is warranted” Westbrook et al (2024).
IV infusion methods for low-resource environments – Full Text
“By conducting a comparative assessment of IV infusion methods, we analyzed the efficacy of different devices and identified one that most effectively bridges the gap between accuracy, cost, and electricity reliance in low-resource environments” Tomobi et al (2024).
Infusion-related reactions in cancer therapy – Full Text
“Several anticancer therapies have the potential to cause infusion-related reactions (IRRs) in the form of adverse events that typically occur within minutes to hours after drug infusion” Barroso et al (2024).
Hickman catheter complications in pediatric cancer patients
“This study aimed to identify the frequency, severity, and risk factors associated with Hickman catheter-related complications in children with hemato-oncological malignancies at the largest pediatric tertiary care unit in Bosnia and Herzegovina” Zvizdic et al (2024).
Vasopressors administration via peripheral intravenous catheter
“Peripheral administration of norepinephrine traditionally has been avoided, given the concerns for extravasation, arterial and venous constriction, tissue necrosis, and limb ischemia” Darwish and Karamchandani (2024).
Stigma within inpatient care for people who inject drugs – Full Text
“While existing literature predominantly addresses personal and interpersonal stigma, the influence of structural stigma on care delivery practices remains understudied. Our research aims to investigate the impact of structural stigma on care processes for individuals with SUD admitted to acute medicine units” Rehman et al (2024).
CLABSI diagnosis and central line salvage
“Central line salvage can be safely attempted for many infections in patients with intestinal failure, leading to vascular access preservation” Larson-Nath et al (2024).
Inopressor stability in commercial plastic syringes
“Several studies have documented the stability of these medications in plastic bags for infusions, supporting compounded pharmacy and industry preparations. The introduction of smart syringe infusion pumps has allowed for accurate lower infusion rates and decreased volume load but with a requirement of higher medication concentrations” Neira et al (2024).
Chemotherapy extravasation case study – Full Text
“Here, we explore a case study on extravasation injuries mimicking NF leading to infectious complications and discuss the proper diagnosis and treatment of extravasation injuries as well as other NF-mimicking diseases” Nguyen et al (2024).
Midline catheters in managing septic shock – Full Text
“Despite the heterogeneity, midline catheters are categorically more reliable than peripheral IVs with reported average dwell times of 16.3 days for midline catheters versus 4.8 days for peripheral IVs” Bracey and Sherman (2024).
Central venous catheter use in haemodialysis – Full Text
“Vascular access plays a predominant role in the hospitalization and mortality rates in haemodialysis. Patients with an arteriovenous fistula obtained significantly better outcomes than those with central venous catheters” Campos et al (2024).
IV passport end-user experience – Full Text
“In this study, we evaluated the utility, usability and feasibility of children, families and adults requiring long-term intravenous therapy using a recently developed mobile health application (App), intravenous (IV) Passport” Ullman et al (2024).
CLABSI associated with non-tunneled central venous catheters – Full Text
“Prolonged use of non-tunneled CVCs for chronic hemodialysis was associated with a low incidence of bacteremia. Gram-positive microorganisms prevailed among causative agents. A prior CVC infection almost trebled the risk for CVC-related bacteremia in our pediatric population receiving hemodialysis” Di Pinto et al (2024).