Through the needle peripheral IV catheter insertion
“Through-the-needle (TTN) catheter deployment resulted in no measurable contamination in this study. OTN catheters were 1.67 times more likely to be contaminated than TTN in this study” Anstett and Brainard (2023).
Tunneled femoral neonatal vascular access
“Advantages of this novel technique of obtaining vascular access include a low rate of CLABSIs, the ability to place it at the bedside, and preservation of the upper extremity vasculature” Mills et al (2023).
OPAT pharmacy residency rotation – Full Text
“A novel pharmacy residency rotation was created to meet the needs of patients enrolled in an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) program but not yet discharged from the inpatient setting” Britt et al (2023).
Will sterile glove exchange increase contamination risk
“Closed glove exchange did not increase bacterial hand contamination over baseline levels” Biehl et al (2023).
Femoral tunneled dialysis catheter malposition
“This case highlights the relevance of central venous catheter placement in the setting of a PFO” Blackburn et al (2023).
OPAT for people who inject drugs in the United States – Full Text
“Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) has been shown to be feasible for people who inject drugs (PWID) in some settings” Solomon et al (2023).
IV or IO access during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – Full Text
“The IVIO trial is an investigator-initiated, randomised trial of intravenous vs. intraosseous vascular access during adult non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Denmark” Meilandt et al (2023).
IV procedure awareness for children – Full Text
“This review aimed to summarize content related to needle procedures represented in picture books for 5- to 8-year-old children” Nauman et al (2023).
Hand hygiene compliance review – Full Text
“More emphasis should be placed on the how to properly perform hand hygiene and why it is so important, as well as the role of gloves, is needed” Armstrong-Novak et al (2023).
OPAT for diabetic foot osteomyelitis – Full Text
“Diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) is usually treated with prolonged outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT)” Schechter et al (2023).
Daptomycin IV lock therapy – Full Text
“The use of daptomycin lock therapy could be considered in children with CoNS catheter infection, especially when other antibiotic lock therapy had failed” Permuy et al (2023).
Reducing central line device utilization – Full Text
“Through a defined process, the central line utilization rate in our ICU was decreased to 37.5% to meet the target goal and has been sustained” Hassan et al (2023).
Buzzy device for reducing venipuncture pain – Full Text
“The Buzzy device effectively reduces pain caused by percutaneous antecubital venipuncture in children in different age groups” Simoncini et al (2023).
Chemo port regarded as safe and effective – Full Text
“Port is regarded as safe and effective vascular access for the administration of chemotherapy” Lin et al (2023).
Baxter recalls infusion pumps due to false upstream occlusion alarms – Full Text
“False upstream occlusion alarms cause interrupted or delayed therapy and contribute to clinician fatigue, which may cause serious adverse health consequences, especially for people receiving life-sustaining medications” FDA (2023).
Flebitis zero project identifies infusion phlebitis rate
“The incidence density of phlebitis, during the period from 2017 to 2021, was 1.82 cases of phlebitis per 100 venous catheter-days” Cernuda Martínez et al (2023).
Implantable ports in children with cancer
“This study shows that PORTs associate with a reduced risk of infectious and mechanical complications, and a lower overall risk of removal, compared with tunnelled external CVCs in children with cancer” Neville et al (2023).
Massive extravasation injury treatment – Full Text
“Meek micrografting combined with dermal substitute coverage represents an innovative approach to managing extravasation wounds in pediatric patients” Maruccia et al (2023).
Lipid emulsions in parenteral nutrition
“A short introduction to clinical nutrition with a focus on lipid emulsions is presented in this chapter” Brito-de la Fuente et al (2023).
Combat vascular access review
“This review summarizes the available combat literature to help commanders make an evidence-based decision about their prehospital vascular access strategy” Smith et al (2023).
Evaluation of extended-length peripheral IV cannula
“This article reports on the results of introducing extended-length PIVCs, inserted using ultrasound guidance in patients with DIVA by a vascular access team” Smith and Irimia (2023).
Preparing medications management and managing vascular access devices
“The programme improved safe practice around preparing medications management and managing vascular access devices” Giri et al (2023).
Vascular Access and IV Therapy Resource
Phlebotomy management workstation – Full Text
“The blood collection management workstation has shown the potential to decrease errors and improve working efficiency in a clinical setting” Huang et al (2022).
Risk of blood culture contamination – Full Text
“We identified patient-specific factors that increase the odds of false-positive blood cultures” Liaquat et al (2022).
Contaminated ultrasound gel – Full Text
“This outbreak highlights the importance of appropriate use of ultrasound gel within health care settings to help prevent patient infections, including the use of only sterile, single-use ultrasound gel for ultrasonography when subsequent percutaneous procedures might be performed” Hudson et al (2022).
Implantable port catheter fracture – Full Text
“We present a case of a spontaneously ruptured chemotherapy catheter diagnosed using a novel approach via oblique projections on chest X-rays and successfully removed using an endovascular approach” Ortiz et al (2022).
Phlebotomy associated anaemia – Full Text
“Strategies, such as elimination of unnecessary laboratory tests and the use of smaller tubes for blood collection, are needed to reduce the volume of iatrogenic blood loss and avoid blood wastage occurring during hospitalization in internal medicine patients” Villani et al (2022).
Persistent left superior vena cava in hemodialysis – Full Text
“A follow-up chest X-ray revealed an unusual course of the catheter and persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) was suspected” Essa and Sharma (2022).
OPAT practice in United Kingdom – Full Text
“The actual median duration of OPAT therapy was significantly longer than planned, with suboptimal adherence to the principles of antimicrobial stewardship. OPAT has been shown to be safe for both younger and older adults” Kesharwani et al (2022).
Interosseous access in pediatrics – Full Text
Interosseous access in pediatrics Abstract: Background: When central or peripheral intravenous access cannot be achieved in a timely manner, intraosseous (IO) access is recommended as
Occupational blood exposure risk – Full Text
“Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids in registered nurses is common, but the rate of under-reporting such exposure is high” Zhang et al (2022).
Peripheral IV catheter complications in dogs – Full Text
“If phlebitis was present, the Visual Infusion Phlebitis Scale was used to assign a grade (0 to 5)” Simpson and Zersen (2022).
Neonatal catheter-related pericardial effusion – Full Text
“Central catheters in Seldinger Technique (with a guidewire) put neonates at greater risk of PCE and consequent death” Wang et al (2022).
EDTA contaminated blood samples
“The widely accepted practice of not reporting any results from ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) contaminated samples necessitates repeat phlebotomy and could delay clinical management decisions” Kalaria et al (2022).
Intravenous nano-dose administration
“Two administration kits (syringe/Insyte Catheter and syringe/Nexiva Catheter) of different designs were used to administer a solution formulation of an ultra-low dose (nanograms) of a model hydrophobic active substance” Zhou et al (2022).
CLABSI prevention quality initiative – Full Text
“This study summarises themes for maintaining infection prevention activities learnt from the implementation of a quality improvement (QI) programme during the pandemic” Krauss et al (2022).
Umbilical cord blood samples
“This article reviews various studies that together suggest that using cord blood samples for admission testing in neonates is both acceptable and beneficial” Carroll (2022).
PICC placement for arm and hand infections
“The present study aims to analyze utilization and impact of PICC placement on the management of hand, wrist, and forearm infections” Park et al (2022).
Contaminated blood culture impact
“For this edition of Bending the Value Curve, we present a case that highlights the downstream effects of a contaminated blood culture result in a febrile infant and consider opportunities for alternative, value-based approaches” Butala et al (2022).
3D printed intraosseous training model
“These IO training models are easily replicable, highly appraised, and can be printed at a fraction of the cost of commercially available plastic models” Manshadi et al (2022).
Patient satisfaction with outpatient chemotherapy – Full Text
“Our objective was to explore whether differences in patient satisfaction based on gender exist at the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System (VAPHCS) outpatient chemotherapy infusion unit” West et al (2022).
Neonatal ECMO vascular access
“ECMO cannulation involves a complex decision-making process to choose the proper ECMO modality and cannulation strategy to match each patient’s needs, unique anatomy, and potential complication profile” Jensen et al (2022).
Reducing propofol waste in the OR
“This project was conducted over a 4-month period and translates to a potential yearly savings of greater than $15,000 for the healthcare system” Chambers et al (2022).
CLABSI definition criteria – Full Text
“In conclusion, although the majority of CLABSIs appear to be preventable, our analysis shows the presence of a large minority that are either related to patient’s underlying disease process or are associated with the rigidity of standard NHSN definitions and are not preventable with standard infection prevention strategies” Hsueh et al (2022).
Blood culture procedure – Full Text
“The findings of this study suggest that the multistep process of blood culturing is not managed comprehensively in Israel, leading to poor clinical practices and delayed results” Temkin et al (2022).
Drug routes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – Full Text
“The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation has described the urgent need for randomised controlled trials comparing the intravenous and intraosseous route in adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest” Hooper et al (2022).
Sciatic nerve injection injury research – Full Text
“We have demonstrated that any medical injections applied to the epineurial, endoneurial, or intrafascicular compartments of the sciatic nerve may cause functional and electrophysiological loss with or without deterioration of the peripheral nerve architecture” Zeynal and Kadıoğlu (2022).
Prophylactic vancomycin administration prior to PICC removal – Full Text
“The results did not show a statistically significant improvement in the incidence of sepsis in neonates who received prophylactic vancomycin prior to PICC discontinuation” Baker et al (2022).
Midline catheter vs peripheral IV – Full Text
“It aims to compare the complications associated with intravenous therapy between the control group (CG) with a PIVC and the experimental group (EG) with a midline in an Internal Medicine Unit of a Spanish hospital for three months” Villalba-Nicolau et al (2022).
Furosemide extravasation management – Full Text
“To the best of our knowledge, there have been no cases reported in the literature of furosemide-induced extravasation injury with subsequent compartment syndrome that has required surgical intervention” Güler and Kocaşaban (2022).
Intravenous cannulation by radiographers – Full Text
Intravenous cannulation by radiographers Abstract: Background: There has been a demand for radiographers in Zambia to perform intravenous (IV) cannulation and administration of contrast media,
CLABSI nursing interventions – Full Text
“Based on our findings, clinical experience of more than five years is associated with good CLABSI knowledge and compliance among nurses” Perumal et al (2022).