Needlestick injury among dental students – Full Text
“Dental students are prone to needlestick injuries. The present study clearly reveals a need for increased awareness of NSI prevention among dental students” Huang et al (2021).
Frailty hemodialysis vascular access outcomes – Full Text
“The frail phenotype is common in Taiwanese patients who undergo maintenance HD and is associated with adverse outcomes of dialysis vascular access” Chen et al (2022).
Blood flow rate and CVC thrombogenic potential – Full Text
“This study evidenced that the higher the blood flow rate used in the catheter, the greater the potential for thrombus formation” Haniel et al (2021).
CLABSI rates and levofloxacin prophylaxis – Full Text
“Following implementation of a levofloxacin prophylaxis guideline, we observed a significant decrease in BSIs due to Gram-negative rods and NHSN CLABSIs” Davis et al (2022).
Medication administration error research
“To identify the prevalence and determinants of medication administration errors (MAEs)” Jessurun et al (2022).
Line care for intestinal failure patients
“The impact of caring for a child with IF on long-term PN is significant for caregivers and their families and has implications for all aspects of their lives” Belza et al (2022).
Ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous cannulation – Full Text
“Competency in US-guided peripheral intravenous cannulation can be gained after following a fixed educational curriculum, resulting in an increased first attempt cannulation success as the number of performed procedures increased” Loon et al (2022).
Virtual sterile intravenous compounding experience
“Fifty-seven percent of students felt the virtual experience prepared them for clinical rotation sterile compounding experiences” Mohammad et al (2022).
Infliximab infusion reactions
“According to the infusion reaction data reviewed, scheduled vital sign assessment did not detect any infusion reactions and may not be necessary for the purpose of monitoring patients during infusions for early detection of infusion reactions” Casey (2022).
Extravasation and ultrasound-guided peripheral IV catheters
“Vesicant usage did not significantly increase the risk of PIVC failure even when multiple doses were needed in this investigation” Bahl et al (2022).
Closed-system transfer device evaluation
“Needle-free closed-system transfer devices warrant consideration for the handling of hazardous drugs” Soefje et al (2022).
PICC-related thrombosis and catheter removal – Full Text
“After PICC removal, no patients in the anticoagulation therapy group developed progressive thrombosis, while 10 patients in the catheter removal alone group developed progressive thrombosis or pulmonary embolism (PE)” Liu et al (2021).
Electronic records and safe transfusion practice
“Electronic medical records (EMRs) are often composed of multiple interlinking systems, each serving a particular task, including transfusion ordering and administration” Crispin et al (2022).
Number of blood cultures for BSI diagnosis
“Two properly collected BC sets might be sufficient for an adequate diagnosis of BSI, in CKD patients especially in resource-limited settings” Anser et al (2021).
Y-site infusion compatibility
“This review provides useful and reliable information on the compatibility of antimicrobials administered as Y-site infusion with other drugs commonly used in the critical setting” Nunez-Nunez et al (2022).
IV fluid management
“A clear need for more structured information on IV fluids was identified. Both physicians and nurses struggle with fluid therapy” Wuyts et al (2022).
Chlorhexidine gluconate bathing – Full Text
“Daily 2% CHG detergent solution bathing is a feasible, low cost option for HAI prevention in ICU” Reis et al (2022).
Neonatal intracavitary ECG CICC tip location
“When applied to ultrasound guided CICCs, tip location by IC-ECG is applicable and feasible in neonates, and it is safe and accurate” D’Andrea et al (2022).
POCUS for arteriovenous fistula access
“It is also feasible to implement POCUS into hemodialysis centers and whilst POCUS guidance takes longer, nurses become more proficient, and confident with persistent use” Schoch et al (2022).
CVC care in pediatric onco-hematology
“Management and successful use of vascular access are critical issues in pediatric patients affected by malignancies” Crocoli et al (2022).
Cefepime prolonged infusions
“No difference in risk of ADEs including AKI was seen with cefepime PI in pediatric CF patients. Clinical outcomes were not significantly different between groups, but sample size may have limited comparison” Imburgia et al (2022).
Treating extravasation injury with fish skin – Full Text
“This case illustrates that tilapia fish skin may be a suitable alternative to other temporary skin cover dressings in premature newborns suffering from extravasation injury” Faraji et al (2022).
Vascular Access and IV Therapy Resource
Misconnection events leading to wrong-route medication errors – Full Text
“These case reports confirm that misconnection events leading to wrong-route errors can occur and may cause serious injury” Viscusi et al (2020).
PICC as a vascular access option for treatment of esophageal cancer
“PICCs are safer and more effective than CICCs for the treatment of esophageal cancer, and reduce the incidence of CRBSI” Inoue et al (2020).
Management of noncytotoxic vesicant extravasations
“To prepare clinicians to treat extravasation of noncytotoxic vesicants with antidotes and thermal compresses, a literature review was performed to identify noncytotoxic vesicants” Ong and Van Gerpen (2020).
OPAT evidence-based practice initiative to improve IV standards
“trengthened the nurses understanding of EBP and successfully standardized infusion therapy care across ambulatory care settings” Trentadue et al (2020).
Pneumothorax following internal jugular catheter placement
“This report describes 2 cases of iatrogenic pneumothorax that occurred during this procedure” Zwank (2020).
Intravenous drug incompatibilities in the ICU – Full Text
“The current study showed that a significant number of drug incompatibilities occur in hospitalized critically ill patients in our tertiary care hospital” Sriram et al (2020).
Intravenous oncology infusions compounded via robotics
“Preparation time was less with use of the IV gravimetric TAWF vs the IV robotic system, but the IV robotic system required less human intervention” Pang et al (2020).
Vasovagal syncope during blood collection – Full Text
“The aim of our present retrospective study was to investigate the conditions of phlebotomy and determine the incidence/factors predisposing to the development of VVS” Yoshimoto et al (2020).
Nutritional guidelines and total parenteral nutrition
“In-hospital mortality was lower and deteriorated ADL was suppressed in patients whose TPN management was in accordance with the nutritional guidelines” Sasabuchi et al (2020).
Review of medication errors and risk areas in a critical care unit
“In critical care, an intolerable number of medication errors are still committed, placing the origin of many of them in the causality and contributing factors identified in the prescription stage” Escrivá Gracia et al (2020).
Collaboration in an integrated outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy service – Full Text
“Grounded theory was used to investigate collaboration in an integrated outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) service” Turnbull and Carr (2020).
Superior vena cava injury during central catheter insertion – Full Text
“Intravenous contrast injection demonstrated extravasation and confirmed superior vena cava (SVC) injury” Sharif et al (2020).
Capillary fingerstick sampling to monitor vancomycin therapy
“We performed a prospective observational study on paired venous and fingerstick capillary blood samples from admitted patients undergoing vancomycin therapy” Jankowski et al (2020).
Whole blood resuscitation of the severely injured trauma patient
“Within the past two decades, civilian trauma centers have begun to study transfusion protocols based upon cold-stored, low anti-A/B titer type O whole blood for the treatment of severely injured civilian trauma patients” McCoy et al (2020).
Air embolism following removal of a central venous catheter
“The removal of a central venous catheter on a ward leads to a paradox air embolism in a 53-year-old male patient with an unknown ventricular septal defect” Wildfeuer et al (2020).
Evidence for blood draws from peripheral IV catheters – Full Text
“To examine the quality of evidence used to inform health policies. Policies on peripheral intravenous cannulas were used as exemplars” Jacob et al (2020).
Candida albicans adhesion to central venous catheters – Full Text
“Germinated cells demonstrated up to 56.8-fold increased adhesion forces to CVC surfaces when compared to yeast cells” Jung et al (2020).
Transfusion medicine challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic
“SARS-CoV-2 (also known as COVID-19) has been an unprecedented challenge in many parts of the medical field with blood banking being no exception” Ngo et al (2020).
OPAT readmission in patients with diabetic foot infection
“Diabetic foot infection, selected comorbidities, and discharge on opioids were identified as independent risk factors” Barnes et al (2020).
CLABSI and quality of care issues with the COVID-19 patients
“A new COVID-19 CLABSI (central line-associated bloodstream infection) Tip Sheet and a Prone Positioning Kit for HAPI Prevention are strategies developed to address quality of care issues experienced with the COVID-19 patients” Stifter et al (2020).
Iatrogenic fracture of intravenous cannula during removal – Full Text
“When performed properly peripheral intravenous cannulation is a safe procedure with little serious risks” Kumar et al (2020).
Improving time to antibiotics for pediatric oncology with sepsis
“Lean methodology effectively identifies barriers and provides solutions to remove barriers and improve administration of antibiotics in febrile oncology patients” Geerlinks et al (2020).
When to use a syringe driver for symptom control in patients requiring palliative care
“It includes a discussion of palliative and end-of-life care, advance care planning, and when a syringe driver might be beneficial for the patient” Mitchell and Elbourne (2020).
Patient experience of hemodialysis vascular access decision-making
“Educational aids and shared decision-making tools are needed to empower patients to make better-informed, self-efficacious VA decisions” Woo and Pieters (2020).
Post infusion tubing flush and risk of cytotoxic contamination
“Two-fold dead space volume flushing could be considered optimal in terms of administered dose but not from an environmental contamination point of view” Claraz et al (2020).
Important safety information regarding cleaning practices of Sigma Spectrum infusion pumps – Full Text
“To date, Baxter has received 16 reports of serious injuries that may have resulted from improper cleaning practice-related residue buildup and/or corrosion” FDA (2020).
Using umbilical venous catheter and peripherally inserted central catheter in neonates
“The aim of this study was to determine the antenatal and postnatal factors that predict the need for a central line for more than 7 days, thus helping select between UVC or PICC on day 1 of life in babies ≤1500 grams” Gupta et al (2020).
Inadvertent arterial cannulation during central venous catheter placement
“Aortic injury during central venous catheter (CVC) insertion is a rare but serious complication” Basta (2020).
Blood supply management during a pandemic
“Numerous concerns regarding maintenance of blood inventory have been raised after SARS-CoV-2 pandemic outbreak” Pandey et al (2020).
Totally implantable central venous port system infections
“A frequent complication of central venous port systems (CVP) is infection (CVP-I), either local (CVP-LI) or a life-threatening blood stream infection (CVP-BSI)” Krümpelmann et al (2020).