What is the effect of acupressure on pain during venipuncture in children?
“The study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial in order to determine the effects of acupressure on acute pain during venipuncture in children” Koç Özkan and Balci (2020).
Review of antibiotic treatment in patients with sepsis – Full Text
“Thus, when treating suspicious or confirmed cases of sepsis, clinicians must initiate broad-spectrum antimicrobials within the first hour of diagnosis” Martínez et al (2020).
Specific challenges of hemodialysis catheters in infants
“Evaluate technical aspects and outcomes of insertion/maintenance of hemodialysis (HD) central venous catheter (CVC) during infancy” Ma et al (2020).
How to treat catheter-related deep venous thrombosis in children?
“This review focuses on the epidemiology, risk factors, prevention, and treatment for CVC-related VTE in children” Jaffray and Goldenberg (2020).
Peripherally inserted central catheters and infection outbreaks
“To reduce PICC-related BSIs and their related mortality, it is important to limit the overuse of PICCs and to implement a ‘no PICC’ policy by limiting the insertion of PICCs to situations without other available options” Durand et al (2020).
How effective are topical treatments to prevent infusion phlebitis?
“To evaluate the effectiveness of topical interventions in the prevention or treatment of intravenous therapy-related phlebitis” Goulart et al (2020).
What are the venous changes associated with peripheral IV placement in children?
“Changes were visualized by ultrasound in the absence of physical exam findings. Venous luminal narrowing, wall thickening, and thrombosis may explain PIV failure” Goel et al (2020).
How to reduce pain during peripheral IV cannulation?
“This article outlines the factors that can cause pain for adult patients requiring a PIVC and recommends that the use of local anaesthetics be more widely considered when inserting a cannula” Welyczko (2020).
Overview of vascular access securement with Grip-Lok devices
“After a vascular access device has been inserted, catheter securement is one of the most important aspects of care and maintenance” Barton (2020).
Central venous catheter infection in Canadian home parenteral nutrition patients
“However, a subset of patients with multiple CVC infections require education with an emphasis on preventive techniques in order to reduce the incidence of infection” Saqui et al (2020).
Using peripheral IV cannulation pain score to predict post operative pain – Full Text
“It has previously been reported that venous cannulation-induced pain (VCP) can be used to predict postoperative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy within 90 mins in the recovery room” Peng et al (2020).
Description of complicated removal of implantable port – Full Text
“This case highlights the very rare complication of complete vascular adherence of the terminal catheter tip and extended port intracorporeal time as a risk factor for adhesion” Mehra et al (2020).
What is the effect of the Buzzy device on cannula pain and anxiety in children?
“The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the use of the Buzzy® on pain and anxiety in children during peripheral cannula application” Yılmaz et al (2020).
What are the bacterial contamination rates in extracorporeal photopheresis – Full Text
“These findings stress the importance of sterile procedures and the benefits of using peripheral over central venous access for reducing the risk of bacterial contamination in ECP” Palmer et al (2020).
Comparing venipuncture versus indwelling intravenous cannula for blood sampling
“Blood sampling by venipuncture resulted in statistically significant higher concentrations of MN, NMN and epinephrine compared to sampling by means of an indwelling cannula” Eijkelenkamp et al (2020).
Acute compartment syndrome due to extravasation of blood transfusion – Full Text
“The extravasation by massive transfused blood results in the elevation of intra-compartmental pressures” Park and Kim (2020).
VIP score and bundles support clinically indicated replacement of peripheral IV catheters
“Where clinically indicated, peripheral vascular catheters can be used for a long time, and this is aided by decision-making tools such as the visual infusion phlebitis score and care bundles” Poovelikunnel et al (2020).
Environmental scrubbing reduced central line associated bloodstream infection in NICU
“The main aim of this study was to estimate the effectiveness of routine scrubbing by change of the incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI)” Oh et al (2020).
Study of venous thromboembolism rates in ambulatory cancer patients
“This study investigated VTE incidence in outpatients with pancreatic, endometrial, colorectal, ovarian and cervical cancer, the role of Khorana score in risk assessment and potential risk factors” Austin et al (2020).
The role of intestinal bacterial translocation in central line associated blood stream infections
“Bacterial intestinal translocation plays an important role in neonatal sepsis. We aimed to elucidate the importance of such translocation in causing central line associated blood stream infection (CLABSI) in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery” Haddad et al (2020).
Extended central line bundle and reduced CLABSI – CE activity
“Our study shows that central line bundles decreases not only the CLABSI rate but also decreases attributable costs due to CLABSI” Devrim et al (2020).
How to confirm central vascular catheter position in neonates?
“To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and utility of bedside ultrasound (US) byneonatology residents to confirm position of umbilical venous catheter (UVC), umbilical arterial catheter (UAC), and peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)” Shabeer et al (2020).
Vascular Access and IV Therapy Resource
Quality indicators assessing antibiotic use in the outpatient setting
We identified a set of 32 outpatient QIs to measure the appropriateness of antibiotic use. These QIs can be used to identify targets for improvement
Effectiveness of antimicrobial-coated central venous catheters for preventing CLABSI
Outcomes are superior for catheters impregnated with chlorhexidine/silver sulfadiazine or other antibiotics than for standard catheters in preventing CRBSIs and catheter colonization under bundles” Wang
Multimodal approach to reduce vascular access infection in an outpatient dialysis unit
We aimed to describe the incidence of vascular access infections (VAI) over the course of 33 months after implementation of continuous and systematic interventions in
Review of ON-Q infusion pump use in orthopaedic surgery
The most notable contribution of this study was the discovery of the adverse effects of the continuous pain pump, ON-Q. Patients treated with this modality
Renal vascular access history of a 59years-old male with morbid obesity
Describe the VA history of a 59years-old male with morbid obesity and end-stage chronic kidney disease” Pinto Sousa et al (2017). Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Creating and
Quality improvement in mucosal barrier injury laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infections
Rates of CLABSI and MBI-LCBI in a hematology-oncology unit at an academic hospital started climbing in April 2016. A comprehensive multidisciplinary approach was implemented to
Ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement in the emergency department
The objective of this study was to describe the experience regarding placement of ultrasound-guided CVCs by emergency physicians in an institution in Bogotá, as well
Decreasing CLABSI incidence associated with decreasing MRSA bacteremia
We compare these indicators and how our efforts to reduce CLABSI affects our MRSA bacteremia LabID Event” Beverly et al (2018). Background: The Centers for
Eliminating neonatal central line associated bloodstream infections
Our 40 bed level III NICU noted an increased incidence of central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) after having zero infections for six quarters” McGowan
Inter-professional approach to decrease the incidence of CLABSI
The goal of this intervention is to decrease CLABSI incidence house-wide by standardizing line selection criteria, care, maintenance, and evaluation for blood cultures” Khalid et
Treatment and secondary prophylaxis with ethanol lock therapy for central line-associated bloodstream infection
We evaluated ethanol lock therapy as treatment and secondary prophylaxis for CLABSI in children with cancer or haematological disorders” Wolf et al (2018). Abstract: BACKGROUND:
Peripheral IV bundle example published as a free full text IVTEAM Original
This article aims to offer an insight into an innovative approach to modern bundle design with a review of a peripheral IV catheter insertion and
Drug libraries that target controlled intravenous infusions in the obese
It is our hope that commercially available pumps will soon incorporate these new models to improve the performance of this technique in the obese population”
Risks of long-term implantable port use in enzyme replacement therapy
This case series describes potential complications associated with long-term TIVAD use, such as compromise of skin integrity, infection, or port failures” Hendriksz et al (2018).
Hand compartment syndrome due to N-acetylcysteine extravasation
We describe a hand compartment syndrome after extravasation of NAC requiring emergent fasciotomy during phase three of treatment for suspected APAP toxicity. Extravasation injuries leading
Complications and nursing management of hepatic arterial infusion pumps
The hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) pump is a treatment-delivery method based on the principle of targeting the tumor site directly and can be used alone
Efficiency of electrocardiogram monitor for positioning PICC tip placement in neonates
During the PICC placement in neonates, the use of ECG monitor to determine the position of catheter tip can improve the one-time success rate of
Standardization of the infusion sequence of antineoplastic drugs
In this way, this study aimed to evaluate the infusion order of antineoplastic agents of the main therapeutic protocols used in the treatment of colorectal
Implementation of a closed system transfer device in oncology units
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of CSTD implementation on central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates” Fox et al (2018). Background:
Adverse events among OPAT patients receiving daptomycin versus vancomycin
In the OPAT setting, vancomycin use was associated with higher incidence of ADEs than daptomycin use. This finding is an important policy consideration for programs
Systematic review for the medical and surgical management of necrotizing soft tissue infections
To assess the effects of medical and surgical treatments for necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) in adults in hospital settings” Hua et al (2018). Abstract:
Savings associated with bedside peripherally inserted central catheter tip confirmation
In this retrospective case control study, we examine costs related to these 2 tip confirmation methods while assessing overall cost savings to the health care
When IV route not available consider a rectal catheter for rapid medication and fluid administration
Patients in both the post-acute and acute care settings often require fluid and/or medication when their oral route is compromised and vascular access may not
Study identifies early CLABSI in patients with haematological malignancies
We observed a high prevalence of early central venous catheter associated blood stream infection mainly in patients with haematological malignancies. Our study highlights the importance
CLABSI underreporting and data accuracy remains a major concern
CLABSI underreporting remains a major concern; validations conducted by SHDs provide an important impetus for improved reporting. SHDs are uniquely positioned to engage facilities in
Article describes automatic venipuncture device and control system
This device adopts ultrasonic image guided by the microcontroller, to achieve automatic venous catheterization” Huo et al (2017). Abstract: According to clinical PICC (Peripherally Inserted
Sedation decision aid in ambulatory venous access device placement
This study was undertaken to determine the influence of using a sedation decision aid when selecting a sedation option for totally implantable vascular access device
Factors that affect the reporting of sharps injuries at a large academic teaching hospital
The purpose of this study was to examine the incidence, attitudes, and factors that affect the reporting of sharps injuries among orthopedic surgery residents at
Hepatitis B and C seroprevalence among medicine students in Northeast Ethiopia
The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C virus infections among medicine and health science students in Northeast
Vascular access practice guidelines of the European Society for Vascular Surgery
The goal of these Guidelines is to summarise and evaluate all the currently available evidence to assist physicians in selecting the best management strategies for