CHG gel pad IV dressing research – Full Text
“Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)-coated gel pad dressings for central venous catheter (CVC) may prevent CVC-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI). However, real-world data showing beneficial effects in patients with hematologic malignancies are scarce” Teschner et al (2023).
Short peripheral IV catheter educational programme – Full Text
“This review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of training programmes to reduce sPIVC failure amongst hospitalised patients” Privitera et al (2023).
Paediatric CLABSI risk factors – Full Text
“The objective of our study is to evaluate the association of factors and the etiology causing CLABSI” Sellamuthu et al (2023).
Prototype LED implantable port identification
“We created a prototype of a CV port using a 3D printer. Three red light-emitting diodes (LEDs) were attached around the septum that made the puncture site visible by applying wireless energy transmission technology using electromagnetic resonance” Yasutomi et al (2023).
Hemodialysis tunneled catheter CRBSI in older persons
“Clinical characteristics and outcomes of CRBSI were comparable among old and young hemodialysis patients” Bnaya et al (2023).
Paediatric DIVA in the emergency department survey – Full Text
“There is currently no consistent process for the identification and escalation of paediatric DIVA patients, including the use of adjuncts such as POCUS” Lam et al (2023).
Ambulatory oncology infusion delivery service study
“Through the first 2.5 years of the program, M2CC has delivered over 13,000 prescriptions with an estimated gross revenue of $3.5 million” Butts et al (2023).
CVC exchange air embolism risk reduction
“Results show that CVC exchange using closed catheter clamp over Glidewire exchange technique significantly reduces the volume of air introduced per exchange” Fanous et al (2023).
Midline catheter in pediatric patients
“Findings suggest that MC insertion for patients requiring peripherally compatible intravenous therapy for 4 days or longer should be prioritized to reduce the resource intensive, expensive, and burdensome sequelae of device failure” Kleidon et al (2023).
OPAT IV to oral antibiotic switch in orthopedic infections
“Patients transitioned to oral therapy within 4 weeks of discharge had significantly fewer adverse events and similar incidences of one-year treatment failure compared to patients maintained on parenteral vancomycin” Gallagher et al (2023).
CVC misplacement into subclavian artery – Full Text
“This case demonstrated that the needle-sticking site should not be placed close to the clavicle for ultrasound-guided internal jugular venous catheterization, as it may not confirm the position of guidewire in the long-axis ultrasound view” Kohyama et al (2023).
Hemodialysis CLABSI systematic review
“The rate of bacteremia in the studies ranged from 0.2 to 5.47 events per 1000 catheter days after the application of nursing care” Hernán et al (2023).
Closed-loop IV drug delivery system
“Closed-loop drug delivery systems are autonomous computers able to administer medication in response to changes in physiological parameters (controlled variables)” Spataru et al (2023).
Cyanoacrylate vascular access catheter securement adhesive removal in neonates – Full Text
“The aim of this information is to ensure the safe and effective removal of octyl-cyanoacrylate adhesive-secured vascular access catheters from neonatal skin and stimulate professional discussion” Hugill et al (2023).
PICC for hematological and oncological pediatric patients – Full Text
“Comparing patients treated with PICC (PICC group) versus those with TCV (TCV group), the time from diagnosis to insertion was significantly shorter in the PICC group (p < 0.001). In the PICC group, none of the patients required general anesthesia, and chemotherapy was completed with PICC only" Kamata et al (2023).
Hemodialysis vascular access in Mexico – Full Text
“Our group is the first in our country to focus solely and exclusively on comprehensive VA care and we want to position ourselves as the first Mexican interdisciplinary group focused on vascular access (GIMEXAV)” García-Yañez et al (2023).
Look-alike medication errors in the perioperative setting – Full Text
“This review highlighted challenges with look-alike medications in the perioperative setting and identified interventions for risk reduction” Ryan et al (2023).
IV port flushing frequency review – Full Text
“Standards of care and guidelines acknowledge insufficient evidence that defines frequency of flushing for implanted vascular access devices (IVADs). Manufacturers recommend 4 weeks, but guidelines suggest that extending to 12 weeks is safe based on functionality” McManus et al (2023).
COVID-19 pandemic impact on CLABSI rates – Full Text
“The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with increases in CLABSI in ICUs. These data underscore the need to increase efforts in providing surveillance of CLABSI and implementing infection prevention measures” Hlinkova et al (2023).
Home infusion services in Saudi Arabia – Full Text
“A literature search was conducted via PubMed database, involving all published studies from inception until March 24th, 2023. Many studies showed positive impacts of home infusion on reducing the length of hospital stays, increasing cost-saving, and leading to high patient satisfaction” Alhifany et al (2023).
Leachable compounds in pharmacy-prepared prefilled drug solutions – Full Text
“There is a rising availability in the market for prefilled drug products due to their practical approach. Leachable compounds could be evaluated in hospital pharmacy-prepared prefilled drug solutions” Bello et al (2023).
Ultrasound to identify epicutaneo-caval catheter tip location – Full Text
“By improving operator training and selecting a standardized echography protocol, ultrasound could become the gold standard for visualizing the epicutaneo-caval catheter tip in the neonatal intensive care unit” D’Andrea et al (2023).
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Multi-infusion therapy accuracy – Full Text
“Using the predictive tool to visualise the deviations from the set flow rate is an effective method to allow clinicians to gain insight in dosing errors in multi-infusion therapy” Gevers et al (2023).
Low flow infusion pump accuracy
“The occlusion alarm may be much delayed and not useful in highly compliant systems with respect to the potential occlusion of the infusion system, so more attention is required when using a highly compliant infusion system” Hong et al (2023).
Reducing unnecessary diagnostic phlebotomy in intensive care
“Iterative improvement interventions targeting clinician test ordering behaviour can reduce ICU phlebotomy and may impact red cell transfusions” Bodley et al (2023).
Pleural effusion after PICC insertion – Full Text
“When pleural effusions quickly accumulate after placement of a peripherally inserted central catheter despite using confirmatory image guidance, delayed complications must be thought of, and offending medications and catheter should be removed in a timely fashion to avoid further morbidity and mortality” Yang and Lopez (2023).
D-dimer for PICC associated UEDVT diagnosis
“The outcome of this study shows that the different D-dimer diagnostic strategies are not effective for safely excluding the diagnosis of suspected peripherally inserted central catheter-related upper extremity deep vein thrombosis” Liu et al (2023).
Cerebral oxygenation during PICC placement in preterm infants
“In very low birth-weight preterm infants, monitoring cerebral regional oxygen saturation by near-infrared spectroscopy before and after peripherally inserted central venous catheterization may be useful in clinical practice” Ercan et al (2023).
Nurse-inserted pediatric PICC placement – Full Text
“The nurse-inserted PICC program in general pediatrics is feasible with a low rate of complications” Yu et al (2023).
OPAT for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia – Full Text
“OPAT is a safe and effective alternative to conventional in-patient therapy for completion of treatment in well-selected patients with SAB, mainly those associated with a low-risk source and without end-stage kidney disease” Castillo-Fernández et al (2023).
Bleeding after ultrasound-guided CVC placement – Full Text
“Bleeding complications associated with the insertion of central venous catheter and the suspected disorder of hemostasis given by BUN levels >70 mg/dl are common” Diaz et al (2023).
Advanced needle-tracking vascular access – Full Text
“The innovative needle-tracking system evaluated in this pilot study has the potential to improve emergent difficult vascular access” Alsbrooks and Hoerauf (2023).
Optimal central venous catheter tip position – Full Text
“Our primary hypothesis is that confirmation of catheter tip position by chest radiograph is not associated with increased catheter duration” Pereira et al (2022).
Intracavitary electrocardiography-guided PICC insertion – Full Text
“The aim of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of a routine post-procedural CXR in the era of ultrasound and intracavitary electrocardiography (IC-ECG)-guided PICC insertion” Shen et al (2022).
Neonatal peripheral intravenous cannula-related complications – Full Text
“Therefore, this study was aimed to assess the incidence, time to occurrence and identify predictors for PIVC complications among infants admitted to Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital (DTCSH), Northwest Ethiopia” Baye et al (2023).
Neonatal infusion pumps in low income countries – Full Text
“This paper aims to identify the current distribution of infusion pumps in low- and lower-middle-income countries (LLMICs) used to treat neonates” Norton and Jha (2023).
OPAT outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic – Full Text
“OPAT is a safe, efficacious, and cost-effective model that functioned effectively during the COVID-19 crisis as and could become the standard of care for the treatment of selected patients” Giuliano et al (2023).
Venipuncture robot research – Full Text
“This paper investigates the optimal needle entry angle decision for a dorsal hand intravenous injection robot” Zhu et al (2023).
Chemotherapy drug extravasation treatment – Full Text
“Unfortunately, during an infusion of an anthracycline chemotherapy drug, the chemotherapy drug inadvertently leaked subcutaneously. However, the patient was not treated with timely and effective drainage at the early stage of leakage, and only local hot compresses were applied” Guo and Huo (2023).
Knotted guidewire during central venous catheterisation – Full Text
“When we started pulling out the guidewire, we could bring out approximately 2.5 cm of it and the distal 1.5 cm remained inside. Another attempt of retrieving the guidewire was made but failed as it remained stuck inside the vein” Agarwal et al (2022).
Dressing change timing after PICC placement – Full Text
“To explore how the timing of the initial dressing change influences bacterial growth when alginate dressings were used after peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line insertion in tumor patients” Zhao et al (2022).
Thromboresistant hydrogel PICC
“The HydroPICC® technology represents a new method to reduce frictional forces of implantable devices. Clinical trials are needed to determine whether the differences in frictional properties between conventional VADs and HydroPICC® devices translate into improved clinical outcomes” LeRoy and Donahue (2023).
Umbilical venous catheter infection risk – Full Text
“These data could help clinicians in deciding the best time to remove or to replace the UVC with a PICC, to reduce CLABSIs risk” Corso et al (2022).
Ultrasound-guided vascular access standards for nurse anesthetists
“The implementation of a USGVA hybrid training and education program improved overall provider confidence, knowledge, and competency” Pitman et al (2023).
Comparison of phlebotomy needles
“Sample integrity was identical between both needles. The 25-gauge needle resulted in less 3+ pain, while pain scoring 1 and 2 was more frequent in the 25-gauge cohort” Kirchhoff et al (2023).
Photobiomodulation therapy for extravasation treatment – Full Text
“Extravasation injuries have a devastating effect on the emotional health and quality of life in cancer patients, and are a common cause of medical negligence lawsuits” Hamblin (2023).
Arm vein size for child PICC placement
“The age and the weight of the child have a small role in predicting the caliber of the veins of the arm. Veins should be measured case by case through a proper and systematic ultrasound evaluation; however, the clinician can expect that insertion of a 3 Fr PICC may be feasible in one third of children weighing between 4 and 7 kg” Zanaboni et al (2023).
Home infusion CLABSI prevention
“We interviewed home infusion staff who perform surveillance activities about barriers to and facilitators for central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) surveillance and identified barriers to training in CLABSI surveillance” Oladapo-Shittu et al (2023).
Needlestick injuries among nurses in Italy
“The incidence rate of NSI varies from 2.2 to 10.77 per 100 nurses per year. The major causes can be traced back to a large night shift, working in the operating block and in the medical departments, and the failure to use adequate devices” Brusini (2022).
Thrombocytopenia and risk of bleeding associated with CVC placement
“In this single center retrospective cohort study of ultrasound-guided central venous access in patients with very low platelet counts, no major bleeding was identified, and prophylactic platelet transfusions did not significantly decrease minor bleeding events” Zarama et al (2023).
Intern procedural curriculum includes CVC placement – Full Text
“Checklists were developed internally for five high-risk procedures (central venous line placement, endotracheal intubation, lumbar puncture, paracentesis, chest tube placement)” Yee et al (2022).
Tobramycin prescribing and monitoring for cystic fibrosis
“This study aimed to determine current TDM practice for tobramycin monitoring in cystic fibrosis (CF) centres in the USA and Canada, UK and Ireland, and Australia and New Zealand due to a high prevalence of CF” Larcombe et al (2022).