Blood culture diagnostic stewardship model – Full Text
“The medical community recently experienced a severe shortage of blood culture media bottles. Rates of blood stream infection (BSI) among critically ill children are low. We sought to design a machine learning (ML) model able to identify children at low risk for BSI to improve blood culture diagnostic stewardship” Martin et al (2025).
Tunneling of centrally inserted central venous catheters
“The purpose of this article is to present a tunneling technique that allows the repositioning of the catheter exit site to the infraclavicular fossa using only the materials included in standard CICC kits” Benvenuti et al (2025).
Intravenous smart pump review
“The first programmable infusion pumps were invented over 50 years ago, but their adoption in hospitals was slow, and their initial functions were limited to basic programming in milliliters per hour” Blake et al (2025).
Safety-engineered port access needles – Full Text
“We have shown significant differences regarding product characteristics of safety mechanisms of port access needles. Our evaluation approach provides specific data for both, technical (e.g., single-handed activation) and personal device selection criteria (e.g., preference of the safety mechanism)” Gabler et al (2025).
Centrally inserted central catheter infection control practices – Full Text
“To enhance overall infection control performance among ICU nurses, it is crucial to raise the perception of the importance of patient safety management and implement systematic strategies targeting both the direct and indirect performance of CICC infection control” Park et al (2025).
Vascular access during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – Full Text
“This study aimed to apply a Bayesian probabilistic framework to the Intravenous vs. Intraosseous Vascular Access for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (IVIO) trial data to evaluate the likelihood of benefit for each vascular access method while incorporating various prior beliefs” Vallentin et al (2025).
Vascular access devices for patients with hematological cancer – Full Text
“Therefore, we aimed to compare the chemoport and Hickman central venous catheters (CVCs) as representative devices used in patients with hematological cancer” Han et al (2025).
Near-infrared guided vascular access in dogs – Full Text
“Use of NIR imaging for identification of superficial, peripheral veins is feasible in healthy beagles and hounds, regardless of shaving and administration of dexmedetomidine. This technology could be useful in other clinical scenarios” Bowden et al (2025).
Defining needle journey in ultrasound guided vascular access – Full Text
“This protocol offers a practical educational method for an ultrasound mastery learning program, enhancing needle identification, guidance, safety, and procedural success in venous and arterial cannulation” Ostroff and Moureau (2025).
Exit site definition for central venous access procedures – Full Text
“Despite widespread adoption of these innovations, current guidelines often confuse puncture and exit sites, leading to outdated recommendations. For example, guidelines labeling femoral or jugular access as high-risk often fail to differentiate between venipuncture and exit locations” Annetta et al (2025).
Impact of virtual visits for adult patients receiving home parenteral nutrition – Full Text
“Virtual visits demonstrate noninferiority to in-person visits based on the incidence of catheter complications and readmission rates. New evaluation techniques need to be developed for this high-risk populations in virtual visits to establish effective and safe patient management” Munroe et al (2025).
Anti-biofilm activity of central venous catheter lock solution – Full Text
“Genta-EDTA-Na2 used as intra-catheter locks may be a promising anti-biofilm candidate to be studied in a randomized controlled trial” Lebeaux et al (2025).
Tigecycline stability in elastomeric infusion devices – Full Text
“Tigecycline meets the UK YCD criteria of ≤5% degradation limit, indicating its suitability for both intermittent and continuous 24-h infusion in OPAT programs” Wolie et al (2025).
Self-administered outpatient parenteral antimicrobial treatment review – Full Text
“We conclude that S-OPAT is a viable model of care, demonstrating favourable clinical outcomes, although some safety concerns have been reported. The growing care demand now and in the future urges further development of S-OPAT care” Maaskant et al (2025).
Impact of noradrenaline administration on infusion phlebitis rates – Full Text
“We aimed to investigate the relationship between the total noradrenaline dose administered via PIVCs and the development of phlebitis by considering the influence of noradrenaline as a time-dependent covariate” Yasuda et al (2025).
Misplaced temporary dialysis catheter into the axillary vein – Full Text
“Post-procedure chest X-ray to confirm this access indicated that this central venous catheter (CVC) was misplaced, with its tip placed into the right axillary vein” Arif et al (2025).
Infective endocarditis treatment with OPAT – Full Text
“OPAT appears to be safe and effective for IE patients, with low mortality and relapse rates. However, increased readmission rates and IV-line complications warrant careful patient selection and monitoring. Further prospective trials are needed to refine OPAT protocols” Ashraf et al (2025).
How to locate femoral vein by anatomic landmarks – Full Text
“These datasets might be useful as additional support while performing femoral vein cannulation in complicated and challenging cases where the facility of radiological monitoring is not available” Ghosh et al (2025).
CLABSI reduction using tissue adhesive
“To investigate whether tissue adhesive (TA, 2-octyl blended with n-butyl cyanoacrylate) application to centrally/femorally inserted central catheters (CICCs/FICCs) exit sites could reduce the occurrence of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI)” Kwon et al (2025).
VIP score quality improvement project
“This QIP has successfully reduced early phlebitis rate in this patient population to 2.1%, which is now in-keeping with CDC guidance of <5%. In addition, there was a 65.5% improvement in documentation of VIP score demonstrating increased application of the tool in clinical practice” O’Donnell et al (2024).
AccuVein research protocol – Full Text
“To verify the effectiveness of AccuVeinAV300® in the success of peripheral intravenous catheterization in adults with difficult intravenous access, compared to the traditional clinical method” Bittencourt et al (2025).
Reducing peripheral intravenous catheter related blood stream infections
“A taskforce was convened to plan, develop and implement hospital-wide, evidence-based practice approaches, aligned with clinical care standards, to reduce the incidence of PIVC related infection” Sammut et al (2025).
Vascular Access and IV Therapy Resource
Defining needle journey in ultrasound guided vascular access – Full Text
“This protocol offers a practical educational method for an ultrasound mastery learning program, enhancing needle identification, guidance, safety, and procedural success in venous and arterial cannulation” Ostroff and Moureau (2025).
Exit site definition for central venous access procedures – Full Text
“Despite widespread adoption of these innovations, current guidelines often confuse puncture and exit sites, leading to outdated recommendations. For example, guidelines labeling femoral or jugular access as high-risk often fail to differentiate between venipuncture and exit locations” Annetta et al (2025).
Impact of virtual visits for adult patients receiving home parenteral nutrition – Full Text
“Virtual visits demonstrate noninferiority to in-person visits based on the incidence of catheter complications and readmission rates. New evaluation techniques need to be developed for this high-risk populations in virtual visits to establish effective and safe patient management” Munroe et al (2025).
Anti-biofilm activity of central venous catheter lock solution – Full Text
“Genta-EDTA-Na2 used as intra-catheter locks may be a promising anti-biofilm candidate to be studied in a randomized controlled trial” Lebeaux et al (2025).
Tigecycline stability in elastomeric infusion devices – Full Text
“Tigecycline meets the UK YCD criteria of ≤5% degradation limit, indicating its suitability for both intermittent and continuous 24-h infusion in OPAT programs” Wolie et al (2025).
Self-administered outpatient parenteral antimicrobial treatment review – Full Text
“We conclude that S-OPAT is a viable model of care, demonstrating favourable clinical outcomes, although some safety concerns have been reported. The growing care demand now and in the future urges further development of S-OPAT care” Maaskant et al (2025).
Impact of noradrenaline administration on infusion phlebitis rates – Full Text
“We aimed to investigate the relationship between the total noradrenaline dose administered via PIVCs and the development of phlebitis by considering the influence of noradrenaline as a time-dependent covariate” Yasuda et al (2025).
Misplaced temporary dialysis catheter into the axillary vein – Full Text
“Post-procedure chest X-ray to confirm this access indicated that this central venous catheter (CVC) was misplaced, with its tip placed into the right axillary vein” Arif et al (2025).
Infective endocarditis treatment with OPAT – Full Text
“OPAT appears to be safe and effective for IE patients, with low mortality and relapse rates. However, increased readmission rates and IV-line complications warrant careful patient selection and monitoring. Further prospective trials are needed to refine OPAT protocols” Ashraf et al (2025).
How to locate femoral vein by anatomic landmarks – Full Text
“These datasets might be useful as additional support while performing femoral vein cannulation in complicated and challenging cases where the facility of radiological monitoring is not available” Ghosh et al (2025).
CLABSI reduction using tissue adhesive
“To investigate whether tissue adhesive (TA, 2-octyl blended with n-butyl cyanoacrylate) application to centrally/femorally inserted central catheters (CICCs/FICCs) exit sites could reduce the occurrence of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI)” Kwon et al (2025).
VIP score quality improvement project
“This QIP has successfully reduced early phlebitis rate in this patient population to 2.1%, which is now in-keeping with CDC guidance of <5%. In addition, there was a 65.5% improvement in documentation of VIP score demonstrating increased application of the tool in clinical practice” O’Donnell et al (2024).
AccuVein research protocol – Full Text
“To verify the effectiveness of AccuVeinAV300® in the success of peripheral intravenous catheterization in adults with difficult intravenous access, compared to the traditional clinical method” Bittencourt et al (2025).
Reducing peripheral intravenous catheter related blood stream infections
“A taskforce was convened to plan, develop and implement hospital-wide, evidence-based practice approaches, aligned with clinical care standards, to reduce the incidence of PIVC related infection” Sammut et al (2025).
Using a vein imaging device to assist peripheral intravenous catheterization in children
“This study was aimed at investigating the effect of the vein-imaging device used in peripheral intravenous catheterization on the success of the procedure in patients who presented to the children’s emergency department” Karaarslan et al (2025).
Ultrasound guided central venous catheter insertion
“oint-of-care ultrasonography bundle for CVC insertion is considered superior to, safer, and more cost-effective than the blind technique” Beniamen et al (2025).
Safe injection practices in healthcare
“This position paper provides healthcare professionals (HCP) updated guidance with corresponding evidence and rationale to support safe injection, infusion, medication vial, and point-of-care testing practices in healthcare settings” Ormsby et al (2025).
Accudrip gravity-based automatic infusion system – Full Text
“The gravity-based automatic infusion system showed high accuracy consistent with the theoretical rate of administration even under multiple infusion conditions of cancer patients with chemoport. This system (Accudrip) will greatly contribute to accurate drug administration and minimization of adverse events in real-world hospital settings” Park et al (2025).
3D virtual simulation game for teaching intravenous fluid therapy
“To describe the gamification process of peripheral intravenous catheterization (PIVC) and intravenous fluid therapy (IFT) in nursing education and conduct usability testing of the 3D virtual simulation game” Kuruca Ozdemir et al (2025).
Central venous catheter maintenance for cancer patients
“In the maintenance of central venous indwelling catheters for cancer patients, the implementation of a precise management model can significantly reduce the incidence of central venous indwelling catheter-associated complications, improve treatment compliance of patients, positively modulate patients’ psychological state, and harmonize the nurse-patient relationship” Xu et al (2025).
Difficulty removing a totally implantable venous access port – Full Text
“This case highlights the challenges of removing TIVAPs inserted via the internal jugular vein, particularly when the catheter traverses the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Repeated neck movements might lead to significant adhesions around the catheter, complicating its removal” Chen et al (2025).
24-hour elastomeric pump antibiotic administration case study – Full Text
“This case highlights its suitability for 24 h CI via elastomeric pumps in an OPAT setting, supported by therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) to ensure optimal treatment efficacy” Babich et al (2025).
Intravenous administration of antibiotics in pediatrics – Full Text
“Prolonged and continuous perfusion of antibiotics presents multiple sources of potential interest, including optimized pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic parameters and reduced care load, with fewer surgical and nursing interventions” Ourghanlian et al (2025).
Mal-positioned internal jugular central venous catheter – Full Text
“A left internal jugular central venous catheter was inserted with no difficulty and a chest Xray was done for placement confirmation. Xray showed the catheter passing midline to the right hemithorax and pointing toward the right upper lung” Hajeh and Garcia-Pacheco (2025).
Dalbavancin facilitates early discharge in musculoskeletal infection treatment – Full Text
“This multi-centre observational study aims to evaluate dalbavancin’s role in facilitating discharge and improving clinical outcomes in MSKI” Azamgarhi et al (2025).
Emergency department vascular access team – Full Text
“This report details the formation and maintenance of a highly skilled vascular access team. The team is comprised of paramedics and EMTs who have been trained in USG PIV placement allowing them to care for patients with DIVA” Roll et al (2025).
Persistent left superior vena cava in PICC-PORT insertion – Full Text
“PLSVC, which is often asymptomatic, requires careful preprocedural planning and imaging to ensure safe PICC port insertion” Nakayama et al (2025).
Analysis of CLABSI risk – Full Text
“The goal of this study was to address the misconception that femoral CVCs have a higher associated risk for developing CLABSI compared to other central line sites. This study evaluates risk for CLABSI across FV, IJV, and SCV sites” Vaughan-Masamitsu et al (2025).
Factors affecting the tip position of tunneled cuffed catheters – Full Text
“We evaluated the catheter position and surface markers of the chest and the relevant factors that affect the position and depth of the catheter tip” Liu et al (2025).
Prophylactic anticoagulation in children receiving home parenteral nutrition – Full Text
“Guidelines on pediatric HPN state that there is insufficient evidence to advocate the prophylactic use of CRT. Aim is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of prophylactic anticoagulation in preventing CRT in children on HPN” Demirok et al (2025).