Augmented reality CVC insertion technology
“Central catheter insertion using augmented reality technology is more safe and accurate than that using conventional methods and can be performed at no additional cost in oncology patients” Youn et al (2022).
Needlestick in nursing education
“Increasing awareness and empowerment levels of nursing students through training can reduce the occurrence and the underreporting of NSIs” Bilek et al (2021).
Tunneled central venous catheter access – Full Text
“Unlike non-tunneled central venous catheters (CVCs), tunneled CVCs travel under the skin and terminate away from the venous access site” Flick and Winters (2021).
Fibrin sheath outcomes reviewed
“FSD at the time of CVC removal was not associated with increased risk of infectious complications or death due to infection” Waters et al (2022).
Reducing pediatric medication errors
“After implementation of a precalculated mL dose system by patient age for EMS providers, most pediatric medications were reportedly administered within the appropriate dose range” Rappaport et al (2022).
Central line insertion training
“The objective of this study was to explore variability in existing training and accreditation processes for Central venous access device (CVAD) insertion” Parikh et al (2022).
Alarm fatigue in ICU
“This study highlights the need to develop a standardized medical device alarm management protocol that can help identify different alarms correctly and respond to them rapidly and appropriately” Jeong and Kim (2022).
Retained CVC guidewire – Full Text
“A day after the catheter insertion, the guidewire was noted on a routine chest X-ray extending into the base of the skull. The clinical course was complicated with cerebral infarction” Almehmi et al (2021).
OPAT for infective endocarditis
“The outcome of patients with E. faecalis IE treated with AC in OPAT programs relies on an optimization of the delivery of the combination” Herrera-Hidalgo et al (2021).
Hemodialysis catheter malfunction in patients with COVID-19
“A high incidence of temporary dialysis catheter lumen dysfunction was present in patients with COVID-19 infection. Catheters placed via a femoral vein access had more frequent dysfunction with shorter indwelling time” Shanmugasundaram et al (2022).
Smart IV infusion pumps outside of patient rooms
“In this article, the authors describe an important nursing innovation they employed at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York, during the spring 2020 COVID-19 surge: the relocation of smart iv infusion pumps outside of patient rooms” Messing et al (2022).
Central venous catheterization-related fatal bleeding
“This study aimed to identify the recommendation points that should be emphasized to prevent recurrence of central venous catheterization-related deaths” Otaki et al (2022).
Timely access to intraosseous access devices – Full Text
“Task-based package organization of neonatal emergency backpacks is feasible and might be superior to ABC-/material-oriented storage” Sommer et al (2021).
COVID-19 and blood for transfusion availability
“Our survey describes challenges experienced by LMIC blood systems during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the decline in blood supplies was severe, adaptive measures included collaboration, outreach, and CCP programs” Barnes et al (2022).
Transfusion lab virtual reality walkthrough
“Therefore, we created an interactive, educational 360° virtual reality walkthrough tour using off-the-shelf commercially available 360° cameras and software of the Transfusion service and Microbiology Laboratories” Tsang et al (2022).
IV drip flow regulator damage
“The rupture of a flow regulator at the base of the clamp was observed during parenteral nutrition” Cherpin et al (2021).
Nursing care during lidocaine infusion
“With more and more perianesthesia nurses involved with chronic pain management, it is imperative they understand the special nursing care needs of patients receiving intravenous lidocaine infusion therapy” Wren (2021).
CLABSI with Kocuria varians – Full Text
“We report a rare case of central venous catheter (CVC) infection associated with Kocuria varians, which was successfully treated with CVC salvage” Mathew et al (2021).
Central venous catheter sites
“These results demonstrate a differential effect of the insertion site of CVC in neutropenic patients with a significantly reduced frequency of CVC-related blood stream infections in SCV-CVC” Heidenreich et al (2022).
Ultrasound guided catheter tip location in neonates
“POCUS guided localization of small bore PICC is a non-invasive and effective alternative to the conventional radiogram” Grasso et al (2021).
PICC insertion side and CLABSI risk
“There appears to be an increased risk of CABSI in patients with cancer for CVAD inserted into the right-side for around two weeks after line insertion” Jones et al (2021).
Upper extremity DVT risk factors
“The presence of upper extremity fractures, PICC lines, and TBI were independent risk factors for UEDVTs” Walusimbi et al (2022).
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Risk prediction for candidemia in ITU patients – Full Text
“Patients undergoing abdominal surgery are at increased risk of candidemia, especially the patients with prolonged intensive care unit/hospital stay and the patients with a central venous catheters” Kilic et al (2020).
Review of vasopressor infusion through peripheral venous catheters
“There was low prevalence of complications as a direct result from infusing vasopressors through PIVs” Tran et al (2020).
Effect of alcohol-impregnated caps on CLABSI rates
“To evaluate the effect of 70% isopropyl alcohol-impregnated central venous catheter caps on ambulatory central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in pediatric hematology-oncology patients” Milstone et al (2020).
Outpatient antimicrobial therapy for infective endocarditis
“In this article, we review current literature of outpatient antimicrobial therapy in infective endocarditis” Rajaratnam and Rajaratnam (2020).
Safety of vasopressor administration through midline catheters
“This study demonstrates that midline catheters are a safe alternative to CVCs, for the safe and efficacious administration of vasopressors for prolonged periods of time” Prasanna et al (2020).
Intraosseous vascular access during neonatal resuscitation – Full Text
“We aimed to analyze frequency of use, success, and complication rates of intraosseous (IO) vascular access in neonates at a single tertiary neonatal intensive care unit” Mileder et al (2020).
Informed consent in CVC insertion patient videos on social media
“This paper aimed to determine whether a random selection of instructional videos containing footage of central venous catheter insertion on real patients on YouTube (Google LLC) would mention the presence of informed consent to post the video on social media” O’Sullivan et al (2020).
Association of central line insertion site inflammation and CLABSI
“Our study revealed an association between insertion site inflammation (ISI) and the development of central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs)” Kobayashi et al (2020).
Endovascular treatments of CVC-induced superior vena cava occlusion
“We retrospectively identified seven patients with benign SVCO secondary to tCVC treated with endovascular approaches” Li et al (2020).
Frequency and severity of smart-pump infusion errors in PICUs
“Standard concentration infusions (SCIs), smart-pumps, and electronic prescribing are recommended medication error reduction strategies” Howlett et al (2020).
How to reduce low flow drug infusion error – Full Text
“To determine whether carrier fluid reduces variability that variability of low flow drug infusions is proportional to syringe size in pediatric critical care” Madson et al (2020).
Radiological assessment of hepatic arterial infusion devices
“Familiarity with the device and its complications will aid radiologists in playing an important role in the management of patients undergoing HAI therapy” Strnad et al (2020).
Pre-hospital phlebotomy reduced time to blood results availability
“The introduction of pre-hospital phlebotomy reduced the time to blood results availability by 38% and resulted in fewer labelling errors” Curtis et al (2020).
Vancomycin dosing practices among critical care pharmacists
“Among critical care pharmacists, reported vancomycin practices are largely consistent with the 2009 guideline recommendations” Flannery et al (2020).
Hospital-based ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter training programme
“We describe the training programme that was established in our hospital over 5 years ago and how it can be replicated in other centres” Archer-Jones et al (2020).
The common facial vein in neonates an alternate route for central venous catheter placement
“We determine the location of the common facial vein (CFV) in a sample of neonates and assess the safety of this vein as an alternative access route for a central venous catheter (CVC)” van Tonder et al (2020).
Blood and body fluids exposure of healthcare workers in Italy
“The study focused on assessing the exposure frequency and factors related to biological injuries among healthcare workers in a teaching hospital in Palermo, Italy” Maida et al (2020).
Overview of peripheral intravenous catheter infections
“This article presents an overview of the burden of peripheral intravenous catheter infections and current evidence-based recommendations for prevention” Nickel (2020).
Prolonged infusion of beta-lactam antibiotics for Gram-negative infections
“The aim of this review is to discuss the rationale of and current evidence for prolonged beta-lactam infusion in the management of Gram-negative infections” Abdul-Aziz et al (2020).
Monitoring infusion pump performance with downstream microdrop monitoring
“In particular, we show that the count and timing of microdrops are useful for evaluating flow accuracy and flow uniformity at low flow rates” An et al (2020).
Implementation of peripheral IV catheter clinical practice guidelines – Full Text
“To analyse the clinical outcomes from clinical practice guideline recommendations for PIVC care on different hospital types and environments” Blanco-Mavillard et al (2020).
Adult-difficult venous catheterization scale for emergency departments
“The Adult-Difficult Venous Catheterization scale is a valid and reliable instrument for predicting difficult venous access in emergency departments” Salleras-Duran et al (2020).
Pre-filled safety syringes facilitate home administration for cancer patients
“By relocating certain treatments to patients’ homes, hospitals are minimizing the risk of over-crowding and giving patients a more active role in their own medication regime” I’ons (2020).
Safety and cost analysis of dalbavancin in clinical practice
“Our results suggest that dalbavancin is a safe and effective alternative to the off-label treatment of gram-positive infections” Arrieta-Loitegui et al (2020).
Effect of pulsatile flushing technique for peripheral IV catheters
“The pulsatile flushing technique can facilitate intra- and extraluminal flushing of peripheral intravenous catheters” Zhu et al (2020).
Simulation-based training for procedural skills acquisition – Full Text
“Three educational strategies were sequentially combined (e-learning, simulation-based hands on workshops, and on-site observational learning)” Sanchez Novas et al (2020).
Non-tourniquet procedure for peripheral IV catheterization in older patients
“This study aimed to determine the initial efficacy of non-tourniquet procedure during insertion of PIVC in older patients” Büyükyılmaz et al (2020).
Peripheral IV catheter non-infectious complications in adults
“The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to summarize and quantify peripheral intravenous catheter-related complications” Marsh et al (2020).
Arterial embolism caused by a PICC in a premature infant – Full Text
“The case of an extremely premature infant (born at gestational age 28+3) in whom the left upper extremity artery was accidentally entered during peripheral puncture of the central venous catheter is reported” Huang et al (2020).
Peripheral IV insertion sites in elderly adults with hard-to-find veins
“Our findings provide a basis for educational programs that share how expert nurses assess sites for a PVC insertion” Masamoto et al (2020).