Central venous catheter repair
“The authors also conclude that the expedited repair of CVCs can help alleviate health care costs for both families and the hospital system” Wallace-Shaw et al (2022).
Belgian home hemodialysis outcomes
“This present study provides important information about patient’s profile and practice patterns and safety in a cohort of 80 incident Belgian HHD patients, with encouraging techniques and patient survival” Vô et al (2022).
IV in-line filters – Pall blog series – episode 2
“IV in-line filter technology developed over the course of 50 years from protecting the patients from bacteria into small bedside manufactured devices, which today can protect ICU patients from not only intraluminal bacteria, but also from, endotoxin, air, and particles that may enter the patient’s blood stream” Pall (2022).
Matching vascular access device with IV medication – Full Text
“We aimed to assess the knowledge gap of clinicians with respect to intravenous administration line set material requirements for critical care medications” Al-Jaber et al (2022).
Vascular laceration post hemodialysis catheter insertion – Full Text
“This is the first reported case of venous laceration after repeated left IJV catheterization” Hu et al (2022).
OPAT program in Saudi Arabia – Full Text
“The findings have shown that OPAT therapy was effective with minimum hospital readmissions and therapy complications” Al Shareef et al (2022).
Totally implantable venous access device insertion – Full Text
“The primary outcome of this review outlines TIVAD insertion success and complication rates between general surgeons and radiologists” Dastouri et al (2022).
Glass particles from drug ampoules
“To determine the amount, size and characteristics of glass particulate contamination inside single-dose ampoules” Unahalekhaka and Nuthong (2022).
Near-infrared assisted peripheral IV cannulation
“Near-infrared light facilitates the visualisation of veins and consequently, the performance of cannulation in the paediatric population” Ferrario et al (2022).
ECG PICC tip location in infants – Full Text
“To explore the clinical significance of intracavitary electrocardiogram positioning technology in preventing catheter ectopic position during peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) catheterization in children with tumors” Zhang et al (2022).
Needlestick injuries in radiology
“Needlestick injuries with pathogen transmission can result in long-term health issues and psychological damage, therefore, it is imperative for radiologists to understand factors that increase the risk for transmission, methods to prevent injury, and how to manage an injury when it occurs” Lin et al (2022).
CLABSI following probiotic use
“This case emphasises the need for caution when administering probiotics to patients with indwelling catheters” Rubin et al (2022).
Infiltration and phlebitis review
“Catheter size, hospitalisation in the surgery ward and continuous infusion contributed to the development of infiltration. Age, hospitalisation in the surgery ward and catheter placement in the antecubital vein contributed to the development of phlebitis” Karaoğlan et al (2022).
Pressure injuries from peripheral IV cannulae
“However, the association between PIVC and the development of pressure injuries in this population became a concern on one Australian paediatric ward” Thom and James-McAlpine (2022).
ECMO vascular access in cardiogenic shock – Full Text
“Bleeding and limb ischemia are the important vascular access site complications, which increase blood transfusion requirements, ICU stay, and overall hospital stay” Singh et al (2022).
Blood transfusion adverse events
“This study aims to investigate real-world data (RWD) on TRAEs by evaluating differences between ICD 9/10-based electronic health records (EHR) and blood bank-specific reporting” Jhaveri et al (2022).
Assessment and management of invasive devices
“Indwelling medical devices, including vascular access and urinary catheters, pose a risk for infection, and therefore daily assessment and consideration of their continued need is a patient safety priority” Ray-Barruel (2022).
OPAT cost savings
“Outpatient IV antimicrobial therapy is associated with a similar overall prevalence of adverse events and with substantial cost savings relative to patients remaining in hospital to complete IV antimicrobials” Staples et al (2022).
Management of extravasation injuries
“This case-report promotes the use of aspiration in the management of diffusely spread extravasated injuries” Van Look et al (2022).
Paediatric ultrasound-guided peripheral IV insertion – Full Text
“To systematically review the evidence comparing landmark to ultrasound guidance for PIVC insertion in general paediatric patients” Kleidon et al (2022).
Managing local IV complications
“The study highlighted the importance of ongoing education based on the latest available evidence to enable nurses to improve their knowledge and clinical practice with regard to PVC care and associated complications” Bayoumi et al (2022).
Needlestick injury and psychomotor performance
“Several factors play a role in Needlestick Injury (NSI). We aimed to determine the association of NSI with psychomotor performance in health-care workers” Pouryaghoub et al (2022).
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Review of ionizing radiation exposure during tunneled catheter insertion
“Fluoroscopically inserted td-CVC are associated with a relatively low dose of ionizing radiation, with considerable variability due to the anatomical puncture site and previous accesses’ history” De Mauri et al (2021).
Establishment of an acute headache infusion clinic
“This study provides Class III evidence for an outpatient infusion clinic for saving costs and clinical care time for patients with acute migraines requiring infusion therapies” Reese et al (2021).
Reducing occupational exposure of nurses to antineoplastic drugs
“Despite the current practice of using neutral solvent-purged infusers, the occupational exposure remains high for nurses and Safe Infusion Devices significantly reduced this risk of exposure” Forges et al (2021).
Solutions for skin disinfection to prevent blood culture contamination – Full text
“Overall, CHG-ALC skin preparations were more efficacious than the PVI preparations for blood sampling in children” Maeda et al (2021).
Educational value of an intern-directed vascular access team
“Establishment of an intern-directed difficult IV access team is beneficial to resident education as well as patient care” Golden et al (2021).
Efficacy and cost-effectivity analysis of OPAT services in Turkey
“The evaluation together with the health care system conditions in Turkey revealed that the OPAT program is safe, effective, and cost-efficient” Bastug et al (2021).
Implanted port access in the emergency department
“The emergency nurse-led port access algorithm empowered emergency nurses to educate their patients on implanted port access” Jizba et al (2021).
How to tunnel PICCs and midline catheters?
“The antegrade tunneling technique with blunt tunneler of PICCs and MCs is simple, rapid and is regarded as a safe maneuver” Davide et al (2021).
Intraosseous versus IV access during cardiopulmonary resuscitation – Full Text
“The meta-analysis revealed no significant association between types of vascular access and neurological outcomes at hospital discharge among OHCA patients” Hsieh et al (2021).
Combination of albumin with crystalloids and sepsis survival
“In septic patients, receiving albumin combined within the first 24-h after crystalloids administration was associated with an increment of survival in 28 days” Zhou et al (2021).
Microcatheter-port system for hepatic arterial chemotherapy – Full Text
“Percutaneous arterial port catheter implantation for HAI is highly feasible and carries a low risk of complications” Chevallier et al (2021).
Impact of Chinese herbal ointment on the prevention of phlebitis
“Chahuang ointment was shown to provide effective prevention and protection against phlebitis after peripherally inserted central catheter insertion” Wang et al (2021).
Management of secondary malposition of PICC into the azygos vein
“Study suggested that the right limb is recommended for PICC catheterization in order to avoid secondary malposition into azygos veins” Wang and Zhao (2021).
Frequency of central catheter dressing change in NICU – Full Text
“The primary objective of this randomized controlled trial was to determine the appropriate frequency of dressing for percutaneous central venous catheters in preventing CRBSI” Su et al (2021).
Complications after placement of central venous access ports
“Increased awareness about the limited survival of patients after port placement for palliative chemotherapy” Sachs et al (2021).
Humanoid robot-based distraction therapy during IV cannulation
“Humanoid robot-based distraction therapy is associated with a modest positive impact on child distress for pediatric intravenous insertion” Ali et al (2021).
Safety of remote parenteral nutrition prescribing during a pandemic – Full Text
“Our study demonstrates that minimal contact with effective multidisciplinary communication using the modified workflow can allow for safe and timely PN administration” Salazar et al (2021).
Reducing infection risks when accessing vascular catheters with access port disinfection
“IPA caps disinfect DNCCs passively, eliminate scrubbing and provide a contamination barrier; however, their use in neonates has been questioned” Greene (2021).
Amount of subcutaneous fat and implantable port complications – Full Text
“This practical indicator can be useful for optimizing patients’ nutritional status and when considering other types of vascular access to support administration of intravenous chemotherapy” Shibata et al (2021).
Pericardial effusion caused by central venous catheterization in preterm infants
“Pericardial effusion caused by central venous catheterization mostly occurs in the early stage of catheterization and has critical clinical manifestations” Zhang et al (2021).
Retrieval of fractured dialysis catheter through internal jugular vein
“Phlebotomy of the internal jugular vein was successfully performed to retrieve the fractured tunneled cuffed catheter and the associated thrombi” Wu et al (2021).
Tunnelled hemodialysis CLABSI with Ochrobactrum anthropi
“We report two cases of catheter-related bloodstream infection in hemodialysis patients caused by Ochrobactrum anthropi, which are the first reported cases in Bulgaria and present a brief literature review of the known facts” Borisov et al (2021).
Risk factors for central venous catheter antibiotic lock therapy failure
“ALT was found to be a safe modality with a success rate of 68.8% in children with cancer at our center and younger age was an independent risk factor for treatment failure” Asrak et al (2021).
Securing central venous catheters with topical tissue adhesive – Full Text
“The use of a topical tissue adhesive can reduce the incidence of immediate postoperative pericatheter blood oozing” Prachanpanich et al (2021).
Polymer-coated catheter material lowers CLABSI rate
“Notably, MPC polymer-coated catheter use was significantly associated with a lower rate of CVP infection” Iida et al (2021).
How to sustain low CLABSI rates in the ICU
“We observed a reduction and sustained low incidence rate of CLABSI benchmarking to NHSN for 3 years after implementation of the basic SHEA/IDSA recommendations” Mazi et al (2021).
Pre PICC insertion ultrasonography of supraclavicular fossa detects thrombus
“Thus, the right supraclavicular fossa view allowed for the detection of relevant pathology and facilitated an alternative feasible strategy with real-time catheter guidance during PICC insertion” Lind et al (2021).
Safety of clinically indicated or routine replacement of peripheral IV catheters
“The incidence of phlebitis, catheter-related infection (CRI), occlusion, infiltration, and any form of infusion therapy failure were compared between the two groups” Lu et al (2021).
Sagent Pharmaceuticals issues recall of phenylephrine hydrochloride injection – Full Alert
“Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the voluntary nationwide recall of three lots of Phenylephrine Hydrochloride Injection, USP (10 mg/mL)” FDA (2021).
A look at 2021 Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice
“The Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice provide evidence-based recommendations as published by the Infusion Nurses Society every 5 years” Gorski (2021).