Safety and tolerability of IV push piperacillin and tazobactam
“The primary objective of this study was to retrospectively assess the safety and tolerability of piperacillin/tazobactam administered peripherally by IVP. Methods” Hays and Flack (2020).
How are adolescents who donate blood effected?
“Teenagers aged 16 to 18 are at increased risk for iron deficiency, exacerbated by losses with whole blood (WB) or double red blood cell (2RBC) donations” Vassallo et al (2020).
Cannula configurations for veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation – Full Text
“Regardless of the cannula configuration, patients with ARDS managed with VV-ECMO showed comparable clinical outcomes in terms of short-term oxygenation and long-term mortality” Lim et al (2020).
Assessing and restoring patency in midline catheters
“Maintaining and restoring patency in midline catheters has been a significant issue in the hospitalized patient requiring a multitude of infusates and frequent blood specimen collection” Hawes (2020).
Reducing IV risks and improving vascular access outcomes
“A performance improvement project focused on vascular access management was undertaken, with the goal to improve SPC practice and associated outcomes” Morrell (2020).
Preprocedural ultrasound vascular assessment is essential to decision-making
“A correct preliminary ultrasound evaluation of the patient’s veins and the choice of the suitable vein are the fundamental requirements to guarantee a stable and long-lasting venous access” Brescia et al (2020).
Management of implantable port fracture in paediatric cancer patients
“Port-a-Cath or chemoport provides prolonged central venous access for cancer patients requiring prolonged chemotherapy” Elgehiny et al (2020).
Pharmacology and clinical use of plasma expanders
“Plasma expanders are colloidal solutions that expand the circulating blood volume more than isotonic crystalloids and are among the most commonly used fluids in critical care and perioperative medicine worldwide” Teixeira et al (2020).
When to utilize triple-lumen PICC in COVID-19 patients – Full Text
“After discussion between ICU physicians and the vascular surgery team, a decision was made to utilize triple-lumen peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) as the preferred means of establishing central vein access” Jasinski et al (2020).
Systematic review of peripheral IV dwell time and complication rates
“This systematic review was conducted to explore the current state of the science regarding SPC dwell time as a predictor of SPC complications in adult inpatients” Hopkinson et al (2020).
Interview on how TournIQ is revolutionizing IV access – Full Text
“Stockholm-based Ortrud Medical has designed TournIQ, a tourniquet that helps the user apply optimal pressure on the arm to increase vein visibility, palpability, and size when gaining IV access” Medgadget (2020)
Antibiotic treatment duration in central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection
“The administration of appropriate antibiotic therapy for ≤7 days may be as safe and effective as longer courses in episodes of GNB CRBSI once the CVC has been removed” Ruiz-Ruigómez et al (2020).
Management of vascular access in hemodialysis patients during the coronavirus pandemic
“Most of the vascular access sites established were catheters, and many of the vascular access complications remained untreated” She et al (2020).
What is the impact of unit-based vascular access champions?
“Vascular access team (VAT) nurses receive many consults to place short peripheral catheters (SPCs), a portion of which do not require skilled insertion by a VAT member” Goodfriend et al (2020).
Ultrasound guidance and risk of arterial catheter infection – Full Text
“The present study investigated the association between ultrasound guidance (US) during AC insertion and major catheter-related infections (MCRI), catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSI) or colonization” Buetti et al (2020).
FDA approves ivWatch to monitor IV sites for leakage – Full Text
“ivWatch, a company based in Newport News, Virginia, won FDA clearance for its SmartTouch sensor that detects peripheral IV infiltration and extravasation events” Medgadget (2020).
Infectious complications of CVC in children on long term hemodialysis
“This study was done to assess the etiology and infectious complications of CVC in children on long term hemodialysis” Jayaweera and Sivakumar (2020).
Molecular tracking of central venous catheter pathogens aids epidemiological characterization
“Molecular methods are not yet substitutive of microbiological in the detection of the pathogens responsible for the infection, but they can help in the epidemiological characterization” Lara et al (2020).
Principles of ultrasound-guided internal jugular and femoral catheter placement
“The purpose of this article is to review the basic principles of real-time ultrasound-guided internal jugular and femoral catheter placement” Millington et al (2020).
Shallow-angle needle guide for ultrasound-guided internal jugular venous catheterization – Full Text
“We developed a novel needle guide with a shallow angle of approach for ultrasound-guided venous catheterization and examined whether this needle guide reduces the incidence of posterior wall injuries compared to a conventional needle guide and free-hand placement in a simulated vein” Watanabe et al (2020).
Tunnelled haemodialysis catheter insertion into the persistent left superior vena cava
“We present the case of a patient with persistent left superior vena cava, which was diagnosed after the attempted insertion of tunnelled haemodialysis catheter through the left internal jugular vein” Liberek et al (2020).
Erroneous insertion of femoral venous catheter into a broad ligament varicose vein
“This indicates that femoral catheterization in pregnant and peripartum women should be cautiously done and that development of acute abdominal issues” Shemies et al (2020).
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Taurolidine-citrate line locks prevent recurrent CLABSI
Taurolidine-Citrate locks significantly reduced the rate of CLABSI, particularly Gram negative organisms without adverse events” Clark et al (2018). Abstract: This study describes a successful,
What is clinician comprehension of central-line associated bloodstream infection?
We present the first psychometric evaluation of a preliminary scale that assesses clinician comprehension of CLABSI quality metric data” Govindan et al (2018). Abstract: BACKGROUND:
CLABSI rates associated with hemodialysis patients
Our goal was to compare relative bloodstream infection rates of patients with and without catheters as a quality parameter among the facilities providing hemodialysis” Brown
CLABSI prevention best practice bundles improved over time
A national survey conducted in 2012 revealed that the rates of regular use of many evidence-based practices to prevent device-associated infections were low in Japanese
Effect of serum vancomycin concentration on hemodialysis patient morbidity and mortality
The primary objective of this study was to determine if vancomycin serum concentrations were associated with positive outcomes in HD patients with Gram-positive bacteremia” Rambaran
Prevalence of needlestick and sharps injuries in the healthcare workers of Iranian hospitals
Needlestick and sharps injuries (NSIs) are critical occupational risk among health care workers (HCWs), which is extremely worrying due to the potential risk of transmitting
PICC complications that occur from insertion to withdrawal
PICC, effective device for central venous access due to the minimal incidence of risks in implantation and to its advantages with regard to the classic
Peripheral intravenous catheter insertion difficulty and registered nurse performance
To describe the characteristics, problems, and interventions associated with performing peripheral intravenous catheterisation (PIVC) in difficult situations when registered nurses (RNs) need support from critical
Elective replacement of intravenous cannula in neonates-a randomised trial
The reported incidence of extravasation injury is as high as 70% in the neonatal and paediatric population and has an association with cannula dwell time”
Effects of post-surgical parenteral nutrition on patients with gastric cancer
In this study, we investigated the effect of post-surgical parenteral nutrition on patients with gastric cancer (GC) and its possible mechanism” Jin et al (2018).
Effectiveness of antibiotic-impregnated PICC for CLABSI prevention
Antimicrobial-impregnated (AIP) peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) may lower risk of central line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) compared with nonantimicrobial-impregnated (NAIP) catheters. We sought to assess
Needlestick injury reporting and post exposure procedures
The risk of occupational transmission of bloodborne pathogens to health care workers is primarily associated with needlestick and sharps injuries (NSIs). However, most NSIs are
Treatment of severe extravasation injuries in preterm neonates
Extravasation injuries occur in 18% to 33%, with 70% in neonates < 27 weeks of gestational age. Despite such frequent use of PIV therapy, evidence
PICC evidence-based care and management project
This project aimed to promote evidence-based practice in the management of peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) in pediatric and adult patients in an intensive
CLABSI rate reduction with evidence-based practice
In this article, we describe the agile implementation methodology and present details of how it was successfully used to reduce CLABSI” Azar et al (2018).
Human factors intervention reduces the rate of unused peripheral IV cannula insertion
Our objective was to examine the impact of a human factor-designed multimodal intervention on the proportion of unused peripheral i.v. cannula (PIVC) insertion in our
OPAT services for patients with serious infections who inject drugs
More research is needed to study the safety and effectiveness of OPAT among PWID, as well as studying the combination of OPAT and addiction treatment”
Intraarticular extravasation following intraosseous needle intravenous access
Off label use of intraosseous needles (IONs) for contrast media (CM) injection during computed tomographic angiography (CTA) has been reported in small case series and
Peripheral IV catheter failure rates reach an unacceptable level
“Most patients admitted to the hospital via the emergency department (ED) do so with a peripheral intravenous catheter/cannula (PIVC). Many PIVCs develop postinsertion failure (PIF)” Carr et al (2018).
Needlestick protocol awareness amongst medical students
Regarding needle-stick injuries, 1165 (63.9%) had been informed on the protocols to follow if an injury occurred. Three hundred forty-nine (19.1%) had suffered needle-stick injuries,
Self-care intravenous therapy combined with OPAT
Kavita Bhavan, M.D., medical director of the Infectious Diseases Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy [OPAT] Clinic at Parkland, says the clinic treats many patients who need
Central venous access and pacemaker interference
We report the case of an 84-year-old male with history of permanent pacemaker placement that interfered with catheter placement in the contralateral central circulation” Studer
Management of CVC associated inadvertent carotid cannulation
We report 2 cases-a 59-year-old Hispanic man and an 86-year-old white man-of inadvertent placement of a CVC into the left common carotid artery, removed via
Inferior vena cava diameter as a guide in hypotensive patients for IV therapy
Our aim is to find the correlation and sensitivity of inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter measured by ultrasound to provide a noninvasive method for evaluation
HAI and colonization in a Vietnamese intensive care unit
The vascular catheterization (central venous, arterial and hemofiltration catheter) was significantly associated with hospital-acquired bloodstream infection” Thuy et al (2018). Abstract: Data concerning intensive care
Midline insertion program can decrease hospital-acquired CLABSI
We recommend hospitals to develop a midline program to help reduce the use of central line catheters when possible to reduce the total number of
Massive air embolism while removing a central venous catheter
We experienced the case of a 61-year-old male who suffered from a paradoxical systemic air embolism while we removed a CVC” Seong et al (2018).
PICC-associated infection with Escherichia hermannii
Our report discusses a case of bacteremia with Escherichia hermannii identified by Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) and RapID™ ONE analysis in a patient
Cost of vascular access devices in public hospitals in Queensland
The aim of this study was to quantify the utilisation of vascular access devices in Queensland public hospitals and their associated cost” Tuffaha et al
Vascular access and medical devices for transfusion therapy
Treatment by blood transfusion first requires an intravenous cannula. Professionals remember the optimal diameter for transfusion (16 to 18G). Practices differ according to the department