End stage vascular access for intestinal failure patients – Full Text
“We retrospectively analyzed the course of all children in our intestinal rehabilitation program undergoing hybrid central line placement” Sieverding et al (2022).
UEDVT in pediatric critical care settings – Full Text
“The fusion model, which achieves better performance in CRT prediction, can better understand the risk factors for CRT and provide potential biomarkers and measures for thromboprophylaxis in pediatric intensive care settings” Li et al (2022).
Humerus for intraosseous access – Full Text
“Here, we present a pediatric case in which we have demonstrated the relevance of the intraosseous access both for emergency and subsequent treatments as an alternative route in a patient who has had thrombosis due to repeated central venous catheter insertion” Öztürk et al (2022).
Closed IV systems and CLABSI rates – Full Text
“Utilization of a pre-assembled closed IV administration set was associated with a reduction in CLABSI rates” van Rens et al (2022).
Guidewire looping during central line insertion – Full Text
“Difficulty in advancing the wire could be suggestive of looping or other source of malposition” Spiro et al (2022).
Cyanoacrylate glue for venous access ten year review
“This article reports on 10 years of clinical experience with cyanoacrylate glue in a large university hospital, and provides a narrative review of the scientific evidence on the benefits of glue in venous access that has been accumulating over the past decade” Pittiruti et al (2022).
Extravasation injury treatment with hyaluronidase
“Peripheral IV infiltration and extravasation (PIVIE) is implicated in up to 65% of IV-related complications” van Rens et al (2022).
CLABSI prevention strategies 2022 – Full Text
“This document updates the Strategies to Prevent Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Acute-Care Hospitals published in 2014” Buetti et al (2022).
Midline catheter five year review
“We present here our 5-year experience by reporting MC-related complications and by identifying the preoperative risk factors associated with their development” Locatello et al (2022).
Vascular access in low-light conditions
“The optimal tactical lighting for performing medical procedures under low-light conditions is unclear” Iteen et al (2022).
Focus on infusion pollution – Pall blog series – episode 1
“This blog focuses on current knowledge regarding particles associated with water and air pollution and compares this knowledge to what we know about particles in infusion therapy – or simply called ‘infusion pollution'” Pall 2022.
Infiltration risk factors – Full Text
“To estimate the incidence of infiltration and the factors associated with its occurrence in children and adolescents in the operative period and with peripheral intravenous catheters” Santos et al (2022).
PLSVC impact on vascular access – Full Text
“The majority of the PLSVC drain into coronary sinus and only 0.03% of PLSVC drain into the left atrium in the absence of a coronary sinus or unroofed coronary sinus syndrome (UCSS) or very rarely through the pulmonary vein” Solanki et al (2022).
CVC distal tip position in ICU patients – Full Text
“To evaluate the positioning of the distal tip of central venous catheters and the factors that contributed to inadequate positioning in patients admitted to intensive care” Santos et al (2022).
Global incidence and causes of needlestick injuries – Full Text
“The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence and causes of NSIs globally” Hosseinipalangi et al (2022).
Tunneled CVC outcomes in children
“To improve the outcome of tCVCs, strategies like direct feedback after every procedure to achieve proficiency should be implanted in residency programs” Fritsch et al (2022).
Erroneous central venous catheter placement – Full Text
“Primary repair of the second vertebral artery segment is infrequently detailed in the literature and this report describes pertinent case details and plan of action for identification and repair of iatrogenic vertebral artery injury following catheter placement” Opperman et al (2022).
CVC risk factor in pediatric PE
“The most important were central venous catheter (39.1%), malignancy (34.8%) and recent surgery (34.8%)” Lira et al (2022).
Neonatal sucrose in neonates for peripheral IV cannulation
“To improve consistency in the use of oral sucrose solution with comfort measures during peripheral intravenous catheter insertion attempts in the neonatal intensive care unit” Vykol et al (2022).
Obesity and UEDVT
“This study demonstrated increased odds of UEVTE for patients with increased BMI” Druar et al (2022).
Ultrasound-guided peripheral IV cannulation for dental sedation – Full Text
“The application of ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous cannulation should be considered for patients with DIVA who require intravenous dental sedation or other common procedures in dental surgery that involve cannulation” Khan (2022).
Transparent hydrocolloid CVC dressing – Full Text
“This study suggests that the Kanghuier transparent hydrocolloid dressing is effective in the prevention and treatment of central venous catheter infection and phlebitis in patients after heart surgery” Han et al (2022).
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Infrared vein visualization devices for ease of IV access in children
“Appropriate simulator mannequins should be utilised to train healthcare providers in using these vein finder devices” Vyas et al (2021).
Field Safety Notice for BD Venflon Pro Safety needle protected IV cannula – UK Alert
“BD has confirmed an increase in reports for leakage from the injection port of the BD VenflonTM Pro Safety (VPS) Needle Protected I.V. Cannula” BD (2021).
Gravity-induced implantable port catheter deviation and thrombus formation
“It was considered that breast displacement due to gravity caused the catheter deviation and that the position of the tip of the catheter deviating to immediately above the venous valve caused thrombus formation” Kajitani et al (2021).
Comparison of the dilatory effect of three strategies on peripheral veins
“The combination of electrical stimulation followed by tourniquet application resulted in the greatest increase in venous size and is therefore considered as most effective to improve peripheral intravenous cannulation success” van Loon et al (2021).
Comparison of implantable central venous port procedures – Full Text
“To compare operative results between venous puncture (P) with real-time ultrasonography vs. cut-down (CD) with preoperative ultrasonography for totally implantable central vein access device (TICVAD) implantation” Otsubo et al (2021).
Achieving superficial femoral venous access in a critically ill COVID-19 patient
“A consult to the Vascular Access Team succeeded in establishing central catheter placement with an ultrasound-guided mid-thigh superficial femoral 55-centimeter triple lumen catheter” Ostroff et al (2021).
High rates of central venous catheter replacement or revision in children
“Twenty-five percent require at least 1 RRA within 6 months, with associated morbidity and costs” Buonpane et al (2021).
Total cost of cannulation strategy for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
“Limited data are available describing hospital costs and clinical resources required to support ECMO patients” Walker et al (2021).
Medical technologies evaluation of Curos disinfection caps
“The ability of Curos™, a disinfecting cap for needleless connectors of vascular access lines, to prevent bloodstream infections was considered by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as part of the Medical Technologies Evaluation Programme (MTEP)” O’Connell et al (2021).
Adapting a vascular access service to meet the needs of the COVID-19 pandemic – Full Text
“We describe how the Vascular Access Service (VAS) at a New York City academic hospital adopted a team-based approach to efficiently meet increased demand for vascular access devices” Zhang et al (2021).
Increasing peripheral IV cannulation success using near-infrared technology
“To study the effectiveness of a near-infrared (NIR) vascular imaging device (Veinviewer) to facilitate intravenous cannulation” Gras et al (2021).
Study describes how to reduce PIVC insertion pain in pregnant women
“The current study can generate awareness in pregnant women in terms of choosing between pharmacological and nonpharmacological practices that nurses use during PIVC insertion” Höbek Akarsu et al (2021).
Position paper for the management of central venous access in children
“As more emphasis has been placed on the prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections and new technologies have developed, care for central lines has improved” Wendel et al (2021).
ECG-electromagnetic guidance for PICC insertion
“Here, we aimed to compare ECG-EM guidance with FX guidance with regard to the final tip position of PICCs” Gullo et al (2021).
Ultrasound-guided external jugular vein puncture in sepsis – Full Text
“In the present study, we aimed to explore the effect of ultrasound-guided external jugular vein puncture and catheterization in patients with sepsis” Luo et al (2021).
Blood transfusion and alternatives in Jehovah’s Witness patients
“We review the technologies currently in development as transfusion alternatives, including hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers” Rashid et al (2021).
Prolonged infusion dosing regimens for meropenem in sepsis patients
“The results of this study can guide clinicians in their choice of an empirical dosing regimen for meropenem” Eisert et al (2021).
Transfusion-associated hyperkalemia in pediatric population
“Hyperkalemia is a rare life-threatening complication of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion” Yamada et al (2021).
Mindful organizing to improve central venous catheter management
“To explore the clinical evidence available on mindful organizing (MO) that will improve teamwork for positioning and managing central venous catheters in patients admitted to neonatal intensive care and other pediatric intensive care units” Rosati et al (2021).
Massive hemothorax after central venous catheter insertion – Full Text
“CVC placement should be performed or supervised by an experienced physician to decrease the incidence of CVC-related complications” Park et al (2021).
Central catheter candidemia incidence rates
“A substantial and sustained systemwide reduction in candidemia incidence rates was observed after the publication of guidelines, VHA initiatives about CRBSI reporting and education on CRBSI prevention, and the systemwide expansion of IC resources” Suzuki et al (2021).
Blood component use for critical care patient transport
“The provision of blood products on critical care transport flights may save additional lives by starting resuscitation earlier” Latimer et al (2021).
Acetate Ringer’s solution versus 0.9% saline for septic patients
“Comparison of outcome between acetate Ringer’s solution and saline for intravenous infusion in adult septic patients” Liu et al (2021).
Antibiotic and antimicrobial lock solutions for CLABSI prevention
“Antibiotic and antimicrobial locking solutions are effective in reducing risk of CRBSI” Abdul Salim et al (2021).
Perioperative and postoperative IV port complications – Full Text
“This study showed excellent tolerance of supraclavicular, ultrasound-guided BCV puncture to implant TIVAP and a low incidence of complications” You et al (2021).
Assessing the thrombosis risk of PICC in cancer patients
“The results provide evidence for the practitioner’s early use of the Caprini to assess the thrombotic risk in patients with PICCs” Feng et al (2021).
Bundle approach used to achieve zero CLABSI
“Implementation of evidence-based CLABSI prevention bundle and process monitoring by direct observation led to significant and subsequently sustained improvement in reducing CLABSI rate in adult CICU” Gupta et al (2021).
Benchmarking spikes in demand for hospital transfusion services
“We provide an approach that could be used to benchmark spikes in demand for blood services at hospitals” Walter (2021).
Early complications of totally implantable venous access devices
“implantation of totally implantable venous access devices (TIVADs) by percutaneous venipuncture and management strategies for early complications” Bai et al (2020).
Order of draw during blood sample collection – Full Text
“We aimed to define the efficacy of the order of draw during blood collection to guarantee an exact biochemical result” Bazzano et al (2021).