Newborn peripheral IV catheter and midline catheter comparison
“These findings confirm that the MC has advantages over the PVC, including a longer dwell time, fewer catheter replacements, and less risk of extravasation in newborns with a birthweight of ≥1500 g”
Role of biofilm in CVC candidemia – Full Text
“Hence, alternative strategies have been developed to manage Candida biofilm. Current options for prevention or therapy in combination with systemic antifungal medications include lock therapy, catheter coating, natural peptide products and photodynamic inactivation” Wijaya et al (2023).
IV antimicrobial infusion documentation review
“Sub-optimal double-checking resulted in the incorrect dose given, missed dose, and non-adherence to scheduled administration time” Allison Rout et al (2023).
Home infusion roundtable discussion
“Global Market Insights valued the US home infusion therapy market at more than $11 billion last year and predicted that the value will exceed $29 billion in 2032” Traynor (2023).
IV antibiotic administration recommendations – Full Text
“This systematic review aims to provide practical recommendations about diluent, pH, osmolarity, dosage, infusion rate, vesicant properties, and phlebitis rate of the most commonly used antimicrobial drugs evaluated in randomized controlled studies (RCT) till 31 March 2023” Borgonovo et al (2023).
Peripheral intravenous catheter study – Full Text
“The study indicates the importance of applying vascular access needs assessments, providing training for inserters, identifying optimum dressing methods, and optimising documentation” Indarwati et al (2023).
Automated CLABSI surveillance – Full Text
“Performance of automated algorithms for detection of intravascular catheter infections in comparison to manual surveillance seems encouraging” Januel et al (2023).
Vascular access in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – Full Text
“In England, the use of intraosseous access in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has progressively increased over time” Vadeyar et al (2023).
Antimicrobial central venous catheters – Full Text
“We hypothesize that the impregnation of catheters with antimicrobial agents and iron chelators would increase their antimicrobial and anti-biofilm activity and inhibit microbial colony and biofilm formation” Itoh et al (2023).
Blood culture quality assurance
“Contamination rates ranged from zero (n=5) to 12.5%, with seven laboratories (15%) reporting a contamination rate greater than the recommended 3%” Elvy et al (2023).
IV lock solution comparison
“This study aims to compare the efficacy of the Taurolock solution and antibiotic lock in preventing tunneled catheter (permcath) related infections” Nassiri et al (2023).
Ultrasound arteriovenous cannula placement – Full Text
“POCUS has the potential to be a valuable tool in regional haemodialysis units to support vascular access cannulation and potentially avoid metropolitan transfer due to cannulation difficulties” Hill et al (2023).
PICC-related thrombosis in cancer patients
“PICC-related thrombosis is common and can occur very early post insertion in cancer patients, and most thromboses present atypical symptoms” Zhang et al (2023).
Y-site compatibility of parenteral nutrition and antibiotics
“Our study aimed to investigate the compatibility of AMGs and selected commercial PN admixtures enriched in omega-3 fatty acids” Gostyńska et al (2023).
Midline catheter-related thrombosis risk factors
“This study found that catheter-to-vein ratio >0.40, distance from the antecubital fossa >7 cm, and body temperature ≥38°C were each associated with higher risk of MCRT” Bahl et al (2023).
Extravasation outcome review
“These results suggest a relationship between adverse events associated with extravasation and 11 drugs and identify the characteristics of each skin injury and their outcomes” Maezawa et al (2023).
Virtual reality neonatal CLABSI education – Full Text
“The VR_AICENICU program has implications for the education needs of nurses working in NICUs and enhances their knowledge and performance of infection control” Ryu and Yu (2023).
Improving vein diameter for IV peripheral access
“This study aims to identify specific interventions that will augment venous cross-sectional area” O’Brien et al (2023).
Daptomycin lock therapy
“To review preclinical and clinical data relevant to daptomycin lock therapy in catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI)” Tzalis et al (2023).
US-guided peripheral IV catheterization improves patient care – Full Text
“US-guided peripheral intravenous catheterization improves ED patient care, as it requires fewer catheterization attempts” Salleras-Duran et al (2023).
OPAT antibiotic stability – Full Text
“In this article, we review the clinical evidence for CI in OPAT, as well as practical considerations of patient preferences, cost, and antimicrobial stability” Van Abel et al (2023).
CLABSI prevention in critically ill patients – Full Text
“These findings may provide other health systems with additional strategies to prevent CLABSI and provide consistent, evidence-based supportive care to critically ill patients” Harris et al (2023).
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Blood sample tubes with cartoon characters on as a distraction
“Our research highlighted that using a cartoon character sticker with a vacutainer can reduce preschoolers’ pain and fear during bloodletting” Canbulat Şahiner et al (2022).
Improving ultrasound-guided peripheral IV cannulation
“This pilot study is the first describing the use of a head-mounted display and probe fixation for ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous cannulation, which resulted in an increased success rate and decreased time to cannulation success” Moors et al (2022).
PICC insertion depths in neonates
“The charts and table developed in this study enable a fast and accurate determination of recommended PICC insertion depths in neonates” Luister et al (2023).
Needlestick injury prevalence meta-analysis – Full Text
“The aim of the review was to identify the prevalence of sharps and needlestick injury within the operating theatre and to establish the most common critical steps” Bevan et al (2023).
Korean OPAT review
“We found that a significant number of OPATs were prescribed, follow-up visits were not performed in the case of about a quarter of prescriptions, and laboratory monitoring was not fully conducted in more than half of the cases” Heo et al (2022).
Femoral CVC insertion in small children
“Pediatric femoral central venous catheter insertion is sometimes difficult due to small vein size” Law et al (2022).
Clinical impact of midline tip location – Full Text
“To investigate the relationship between the position of the midline catheter tip and the frequency and type of complications associated with its placement” Fu et al (2022).
Bedside PICC placement – Full Text
“This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of bedside peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) placement under ultrasonography (USG) guidance in the general ward by a surgical intensivist-led vascular access team versus that of PICC placement in the intensive care unit (ICU) or fluoroscopy unit” Yu and Hong (2022).
CRBSI rates during a pandemic – Full Text
“Rates of CRBSIs, VAPs, GIs and CNS infections among hospitalised patients increased during the first year of the pandemic” Verberk et al (2023).
Massive transfusion protocol – Full Text
“Appropriate blood component therapy during the acute bleeding phase in massively transfused patients can further decrease the transfusion demand and transfusion-related complications” Singh et al (2022).
OPAT for leishmaniasis treatment – Full Text
“Treatment of chronic infections via OPAT is now commonplace and this approach may be considered for other imported infectious diseases” Parkash et al (2023).
Power injectable arm ports
“Port insertion in the upper extremity is associated with high rates of technical success and few complications” Wright et al (2022).
CLABSI rate associated with silastic central venous catheter repair
“The frequency of CVC repair was relatively low. Associations between repair and infection were not detected in either cohort; however, odds of line repair exposure appeared to be higher in bacteremia cases (a trend not observed in the CLABSI cohort)” Taroc and Sullivan (2022).
Subdural effusion complication of central venous catheterization – Full Text
“In this case report, a pediatric case was discussed, in which a central venous catheter was inserted without the usage of imaging methods and without confirming the location and was used, even though no blood return was obtained” Misirlioglu et al (2022).
CVC insertion related lymphatic injury
“A case of iatrogenic peripheral lymphatic injury during placement of a femoral tunneled central venous catheter (TCVC) is described” Rzewnicki et al (2022).
Y-site drug compatibility with parenteral nutrition
“To describe physical intravenous y-site compatibility of 15 different medications with highly concentrated neonatal and pediatric parenteral nutrition (PN) compounds using existing and novel methods” Ross et al (2022).
Air embolism following opening CVC port – Full Text
“When the patient’s wife’s anamnesis was detailed, it was learned that in order to mobilize the patient, she separated the TPN from the catheter and left the catheter tip open” Yıldırım et al (2022).
Fibrin sheath related CVC failure – Full Text
“Catheter-related sheath (CRS) formation secondary to chronic indwelling central venous catheters (CVC) is a well-documented complication” Newman et al (2022).
Rapid transfusion device – Full Text
“The novel LifeFlow device is a hand-powered device that can rapidly infuse fluids, including blood products. However, successful use of this device in the hands of the intended end user has not been demonstrated” Mongold et al (2022).
Chemotherapy hypersensitivity reactions – Full Text
“A case series of hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs) during intravenous administration of etoposide was observed following the introduction of in-line filters (ILFs) at a specialized university-affiliated center” Dodier et al (2022).
Conformity assessment testing of infusion pumps – Full Text
“It is of vital importance for these devices to deliver exact amounts of the aforementioned substances as significant deviations can result in severe patient harm” Badnjević et al (2022).
CVC tip position calculation using Peres formula – Full Text
“This study aimed to determine the accuracy of Peres’ height formula in predicting the correct insertion depth of CVC” Şahinkaya et al (2022).
Accuracy of measurements on IV fluid bags – Full Text
“It is inaccurate to measure the amount of fluid depending on the IV bag scales. Clinicians must use electronic infusion pumps for accurate fluid administration” Ko et al (2022).
Subclavian vein catheterization – Full Text
“According to our study, US guidance for SCV catheterization seems to be an interesting alternative to anatomical landmarks approaches” Benali et al (2022).
Nursing role in transfusion medicine – Full Text
“The evolution of legislation related to blood and blood-based products contributed to the consolidation of nurses’ attributions in hemotherapy services since it guaranteed legal support and defined the practices in these services” Mendes et al (2022).
How to identify invasive Candidemia – Full Text
“The incidence of invasive fungal infection in ICUs has increased over time, and Candida spp. is the most common cause” Alves et al (2022).
Midline catheter complications
“The most common causes of midline catheter failure were infiltration/extravasation, accidental removal, and catheter-related thrombosis” Tran et al (2023).
Short peripheral IV cannula insertion pain prevention
“This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to summarize the randomized clinical trial studies regarding the effects of Valsalva maneuver on the severity of short peripheral cannula insertion pain and hemodynamic status in adults” Hosseini et al (2022).
PICC flushing research protocol – Full Text
“This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of intermittent heparin washing versus 0.9% sodium chloride solution for preventing occlusion in newborns with peripherally inserted central catheters” Nascimento et al (2022).
Implantable port needle removal
“This study determined that cold therapy before port needle removal reduces pain and anxiety” Bahar et al (2023).