Diagnosing mechanical central venous catheter problems

“Following clinical and radiographic evaluation, contrast-enhanced line studies constitute the next best diagnostic tool to assess the functionality of central venous catheters” Shashi et al (2022).

PICC guide wire retention – Full Text

“A missed guide wire remaining inside the venous system after peripherally inserted in femoral vein that was incidentally diagnosed by taking a chest X-ray after three months” Eskandarian et al (2022).

Nurse infusion team task relocation

“The results indicate that, although infusion task reallocation may be a cost-reducing approach to managing clinical responsibilities, it enlarges rather than enriches the job through higher demands and fewer resources for nurses and, in turn, lower perceived organizational safety” Pratt et al (2022).

Intraperitoneal hematoma after femoral catheterization – Full Text

“Presented to the emergency department from a skilled nursing facility with a two-day history of dyspnea. She was later diagnosed with an intraperitoneal hematoma, an uncommon complication caused by a CVC placement” Shah et al (2022).

Vascular access procedural adaptations during COVID-19 – Full Text

” The goals of this paper are to show that with greater knowledge about proper PPE and mindful resource utilization, hospitals are able to become more comfortable and efficient while providing increasingly frequent vascular access services in the current and future pandemics” Hackett et al (2022).

Inadvertent intra-arterial catheterisation in a paediatric patient

“We recommend always using a real time ultrasound tip navigation and location protocol, like the Neo-ECHOTIP protocol, to confirm the correct position of the guidewire and the catheter” Musella et al (2022).

Research into CHG use in neonates

“We used zebrafish model to verify the effects of early-life exposure to CHG on the developing nervous system, highlighting its impact on oligodendrocyte development and myelination” Choi et al (2022).

Vascular access procedure trends in NICU

“There has also been an increase in utilization of fluoroscopic / ultrasound guidance for the placement of central venous catheters” Sammour et al (2022).

Femoral vein access complication

“Catheters may stray into the right ascending lumbar vein if they are placed through the right femoral vein. Frontal abdominal radiographs may be insufficient to confirm catheter placement” Ishihara et al (2022).

Vascular access device evaluation phantom – Full Text

“Here, we present a tissue phantom that is modular in design, allowing for adjustable flow rate, circulating fluid pressure, vessel diameter, and vessel positions” Boice et al (2022).

Vascular access team global outlook

“Using detailed perspectives, in this study, we explored the global VAT landscape, including challenges faced, clinical and clinico-economic impacts of VATs, with emphasis on underresearched facets of VAT initiation, data dissemination, and metrics or benchmarks for VAT success” Morrow et al (2022).

Guide wire catheter exchange technique

“The novel extra-catheter guide wire technique was helpful for in situ exchange of dysfunctional tunneled central venous hemodialysis catheters, especially when the guide wire could not pass through the catheter lumen” Zhang et al (2022).

Alternative vascular access in chronic critically ill pediatric patients

“In the long-term follow-up, Dacron felt cuff tunneled catheters placed in the subcostal space with a transhepatic approach remained functional for a long time” Onan et al (2022).

Jugular vein dissection following central venous catheterization

“We report a rare case of CVC prior to cardiac surgery, complicated by internal jugular venous dissection” Bansal and Gambino (2022).

Left subclavian catheter tip position – Full Text

“The catheter tip is more accurately positioned in the distal superior vena cava using topographical landmarks than radiological landmarks” Kim et al (2022).

Guidewire central venous catheter exchange

“Our study shows that guidewire exchange of a tunneled HD catheter by creating a new exit site and a new subcutaneous tunnel by using the same venous access is a newer method in chronic HD patients” Leclaire et al (2022).

Intravenous access intelligent robot – Full Text

“Considering the vascular cross-sectional area and bending of each vein injection point area, the optimal injection point of the dorsal hand vein is obtained via a comprehensive decision-making process” Zhang et al (2022).

Subclavian artery injury during CVC placement – Full Text

“We report a case of a patient with complex medical history complicated by inadvertent right subclavian artery injury during central venous catheter insertion” Shiu (2022).

Tunneled CVC associated hemorrhage

“This case demonstrates the risk of significant hemorrhage when a tunneled CVC is damaged at this location and the potential need for the urgent removal of the retained component to prevent recurrence of bleeding” Bogdan and Malavade (2022).

Central venous catheter malposition

“Clinically significant catheter malposition and pneumothorax after CVC insertion are low. In this study, replaced and non-replaced “malpositioned” catheters had similar catheter duration and rates of complications, challenging the current dogma of CVC malposition practice” Ablordeppey et al (2022).

Catheter occlusion rates by CVC type

“We retrospectively compared risk factors for unplanned removal of two commonly used CVCs, peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) and tunneled CVCs, to propose which is the better device” Miyagishima et al (2022).

ACF anatomical variation – Full Text

“Physicians or other health care providers who perform procedures in the cubital fossa, such as venipuncture or vascular access, should be aware of such an anatomical variation” Newton et al (2022).

Tunneled dialysis catheter

“Tunneled central venous catheters (TCVC) are a good alternative in case that an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) cannot be made, awaiting maturation or during unscheduled hemodialysis” Chouhani et al (2022).

Vascular access patient decision aid

“An advanced prototype of the mobile application (VA App) was developed over 3 years as a patient decision aid” Kingsmore et al (2022).

Emergency vascular access study

“The distribution of patient factors and the insertion of peripheral intravenous catheters and intraosseous devices is described at a national level for the first time” Mason et al (2022).

Seldinger guide wire loss – Full Text

“Immediately, a bedside chest X-ray was obtained which showed the proximal end of the guide-wire out of the distal end of the catheter and it was traversing through superior vena cava (SVC), right atrium and inferior vena cava (IVC)” Deep et al (2022).

Catheter fragment retrieval – Full Text

“A fragmented intravascular device can be retrieved either through conventional open thoracotomy or minimally invasive percutaneous endovascular approach, the latter leading to a faster recovery and an overall reduction in morbidity and mortality” e Menont al (2022).

Type of CVC in sick infants – Full Text

“To compare two different ways of central venous access in newborns regarding complications and success rates” Karakaya et al (2022).

Complex central venous access

“Precise pre-operative planning of treatment in a multidisciplinary setting and diagnostic and interventional radiology procedures knowledge allows reducing complex catheterisms in haemodialysis patient” Patanè et al (2022).

Cephalic vein central venous access – Full Text

“Because there was no other appropriate route, we decided to insert the cannulation through the right cephalic vein, which was measured at 0.28 cm in diameter under ultrasound” Jiang et al (2022).