Outpatient treatment with daptomycin
“In a diverse clinical population, daptomycin for treatment of osteomyelitis of 6 weeks or longer duration was associated with success independent of dose” Delate et al (2022).
Drug administration error research
“In particular, omitting to hand wash before administering a drug (98.4%), omitting to disinfect the site of injection (37.7%), and omitting to confirm the patient’s name (74.4%) were the 3 most frequently observed omissions” Savva et al (2022)
Vascular access creation in pre-dialysis patients
“In a group of patients referred for vascular access creation the predictive models are relatively poor when applied to initiation of dialysis” Kuningas et al (2022).
Leukopenia and thrombocytopenia CLABSI risk – Full Text
“Leukopenia and thrombocytopenia at the time of CVC placement are both risk factors of line infection for tunneled large-bore CVCs” Luman et al (2022).
Lock solution for prevention of CRBSI and thrombosis
“Tested against clinically used vancomycin and gentamicin lock solutions, GSNO-based NOreLS repeatedly outperformed in models of different stages of catheter infections” Ashcraft et al (2022).
Guide-wire type for neonatal vascular access
“The short peripheral cannula combined with a straight-tip guide-wire was superior to the needle combined with a J-tip guide-wire for USG newborn IJV catheterization in terms of successful guide-wire insertion on the first attempt and overall number of insertion attempts” Jia et al (2022).
Distraction during peripheral IV insertion – Full Text
“We hypothesise that distraction via an immersive virtual reality (VR) experience may reduce the associated distress for children undergoing IV insertions” Ali et al (2022)
Tunneled cuffed CVC and AV fistulae failure – Full Text
“A history of a TCC bridge was an independent risk factor for AVF failure and the time of AVF failure was significantly higher during the first year after the fistula cannulation in the TCC bridge group” Wu et al (2022).
Implantable port complications during a pandemic – Full Text
“This study aimed to examine the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on the care and complication rates associated with subcutaneous venous port (PORT) insertion in cancer treatment” Dahlin et al (2022).
HAI in Brazilian hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic – Full Text
“There was an increase in CLABSI incidence in Brazilian ICUs during the first months of COVID-19 pandemic” Porto et al (2022).
OPAT Cefazolin administration – Full Text
“The aim of this study was to assess the clinical outcomes of cefazolin delivered each day (Group 24) vs. every two days (Group 48) for MSSA infections in OPAT programs” Herrera-Hidalgo et al (2022).
Smart IV pump library in hematology and oncology
“Review of a hematology/oncology DERS library found improvements that better met the needs of end users” Misko and Rawlins (2022).
Arterial catheters outside the intensive care unit
“To the authors knowledge, this is the first article describing the insertion and management of ACs for on-demand utilization outside the intensive care unit” Giustivi et al (2022).
PICC and CLABSI risk – Full Text
“PICCs have a protective role and the effect of fluctuation curve feature in CLABSI when compared to CVCs” Lv et al (2022).
Tunneled CVC placement with subcutaneous emphysema
“We describe our experience with a unique situation while placing a tunneled dialysis catheter in a COVID-19 patient with acute respiratory failure and subcutaneous emphysema” Geoarge et al (2022).
Intravenous iron anaphylaxis
“The rates of anaphylaxis were very low with all IV iron products but were 3- to 8-fold greater for iron dextran and ferumoxytol than for iron sucrose” Dave et al (2022).
Smart IV pumps and dose error reduction – Full Text
“Despite using dose error reduction software and autoprogramming, some types of errors persisted” Skog et al (2022).
PICC care quality improvement – Full Text
“The results showed that the number of nurses at maintenance sites increased from 79 to 232, the PICC placement rate for oncology patients increased from 35.0% to 76.0%” Zhou and Wang (2022).
Placement of cuffed tunnelled permanent hemodialysis catheter – Full Text
“Permanent cuffed tunnelled catheter has good patency and can be an alternative to an arteriovenous fistula” Vaidya et al (2022).
Ultrasound-guided central line placements in children – Full text
“Percutaneous central line insertion under US-control is safe and effective even in small children” Vasconcelos-Castro et al (2022).
Intravenous iron infusion reactions – Full Text
“These data, and the preponderance of published evidence, suggest that intravenous iron is generally well tolerated with exceedingly low risk of severe reaction” Arastu et al (2022).
Intraosseous catheterization training
“The results of the testing have shown the need for periodic intraosseous catheterization training so that physicians who have not practiced this manipulation would not lose the relevant skills and perform this manipulation safely when needed” Kikodze et al (2022).
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Criteria for sustainable neonatal CLABSI surveillance – Full Text
“The newly developed Dutch neonatal CLABSI SC are concise, specified to the neonatal population and comply with a single blood culture policy in actual neonatal clinical practice” Heijting et al (2021).
Repair of central venous access devices in intestinal failure patients
“Repair of tunnelled CVADs in patients with IF is successful and safe with no increased risk of CRBSI. Significant cost savings may be made” Fletcher et al (2021).
Central venous catheter utilization and complications in infants
“Infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) require multiple invasive interventions carrying inherent risks, including central venous and arterial line placement” Grover et al (2021).
Review of convalescent plasma use in COVID-19 patients
“Convalescent plasma (CP) therapy is rapidly becoming an established consideration in the treatment of COVID-19 patients though there is a need to critically review this area for proof of efficacy” Devarasetti et al (2021).
Post lipid administration flushing for implantable ports
“The aim of the study was to identify appropriate methods of flushing to minimize residual LE when using TIVADs” Okamura et al (2021).
Description of umbilical venous line extravasation – Full Text
“UVC extravasation was suspected, and this was confirmed with contrast injection. The UVC was removed and an improvement in bloods, oxygen requirement and blood glucose was seen within 24 hours” Kamupira et al (2021).
Successful removal of a central venous catheter misplaced in the right subclavian artery
“After the induction of anesthesia, a central venous catheter was unintentionally inserted into the right subclavian artery” Yoshida et al (2021).
The impact of an OPAT clinic for adults with cellulitis
“Implementation of an OPAT clinic significantly reduced return ED visits for cellulitis, but did not reduce hospital admission rates” Yadav et al (2021).
Complication of delayed cardiac tamponade post neonatal PICC insertion
“Three days later, the patient was still on total parenteral nutrition. Cardiac tamponade caused by PICC was found on ultrasound” Cut et al (2021).
The impact of a notched peripheral intravenous catheter on the first attempt success rate
“This study was unable to reach a first attempt success of 90%, although first attempt cannulation success was higher in patients who got a notched needle inserted when compared to those who got a non-notched needle inserted” van Loon et al (2021).
Smiths Medical recalls Medfusion 3500 and 4000 syringe pumps – Full Alert
“Smiths Medical is recalling specific software versions of the Medfusion 3500 and 4000 Syringe Pumps because of a software error that may lead to over-delivery or under-delivery of fluids or medication” FDA (2021).
Seasonality of peripheral IV catheter-related bloodstream infections
“This study investigated the seasonality of PV-CRBSI and its relationship with meteorological conditions” Nakamura et al (2021).
Study of umbilical venous catheter insertion practices
“To understand practices of umbilical venous catheter (UVC) insertion in tertiary level neonatal intensive care units (NICU) and investigate the outcomes of subsequent attempts following a failed initial attempt” Patel et al (2021).
Intramuscular glucagon to prevent IV glucose infusion in early neonatal hypoglycemia
“After IM glucagon, 24 out of 49 infants that met AAP criteria for immediate IV glucose (49%) ended up not requiring any additional intervention” Kasirer et al (2021).
WoCoVA consensus on the clinical use of in-line filtration during IV infusions
“A panel of experts in different aspects of intravenous infusion was chosen to express the current state of knowledge about filtration and to indicate the direction of future research in this field” Van Boxtel et al (2021).
Femoral central venous cannulation during COVID 19 pandemic – Full Text
“Position of guidewire inside the femoral vein was confirmed with ultrasound by using a long axis view before threading the catheter over it” Singh et al (2021).
How to recover a broken PICC that has migrated into the heart and inferior vena cava?
“This was a descriptive case report of a 64 years old female patient who presented with a fractured peripherally inserted central catheter” Sarti et al (2021).
Management of monoclonal antibody extravasation
“Here, we report the clinical course and management of dinutuximab beta extravasation in a 3-year-old child” Launspach et al (2021).
Medical student ultrasound-guided intravenous catheter education
“In this sample of novices, we were unable to show that up to 8 additional mastery level performances of USGPIV placement on a simulator following SBML training improve skill transfer for both USGPIV placement success and total checklist performance” Kule et al (2021).
Safety and efficacy of argatroban CVC locking solution
“This study will explore the efficacy and safety of the argatroban as locking solution in the prevention of the dysfunction of HD CVCs to provide evidence for further research” Wang et al (2021).
COVID-19 linked to CVC associated UEDVT – Full Text
“In this multicenter case-control study we set out to investigate the association of COVID-19 with CRT, under the hypothesis that COVID-19 predisposes to CRT in critically ill patients” Smit et al (2021).
Implantable port review based on 500 consecutive patients
“The aim of the current study is to present a surgical technique for TIVAP implantation via an open Seldinger approach of the internal jugular vein” Becker et al (2021).
Fluid extravasation through a scalp peripheral intravenous catheter
“We describe a rare and devastating complication of a malpositioned scalp peripheral intravenous catheter (PIV) that resulted in subdural extravasation of infused fluids” Fleiss et al (2021).
Confirmatory xray after US-guided tunneled femoral CVC placement
“To report the utility of confirmatory radiographs after US-guided tunneled femoral central venous catheter (CVC) placements by interventional radiology in pediatric patients” Lewis et al (2021).
Implantable port chamber base perforation leads to extravasation
“Exploration was done, which revealed chamber base perforation. It is an infrequent complication and has been reported in only three studies” Manimaran et al (2021).
Vasopressors for hemodynamic support during transport – Full Text
“This article discusses specific challenges in the delivery of vasopressor support for hemodynamically compromised patients in the prehospital environment” Feldman et al (2020).
Impact of IV pump relocation for COVID-19 patients
“To quantify the impact of IV pump relocation for COVID-19 patients from the bedside to outside the patient room on nurse exposure to COVID-19 and conservation of PPE” Shah et al (2021).
Treatment of catheter-related right atrial thrombosis
“Systemic thrombolysis and anticoagulation therapy seemed to be safe and effective for asymptomatic patients who had TIVAP-induced CRAT” Zhang et al (2021).
Catheter related thrombosis in hospitalized infants
“We sought to investigate the predictors of catheter-related thrombosis (CRT) in a cohort of critically ill hospitalized infants” Badheka et al (2021).
Prevention of IV catheter failure and infection study – Summary Special
“For skin antisepsis, chlorhexidine plus alcohol provides greater protection of peripheral venous catheter-related infectious complications” Guenezan et al (2021).