Wire-in-needle technique for ultrasound-guided central venous catheter insertion – Full Text
Wire-in-needle technique for ultrasound-guided central venous catheter insertion Abstract: Purpose: There are different techniques for ultrasound-guided central venous catheter (CVC) insertion. When using the conventional
Intracavitary ECG assisted femoral PICC – Full Text
“After multidisciplinary consultation, a transfemoral PICC combined with intracavitary electrocardiography (IC-ECG) was performed to establish venous access. This case can assist PICC catheterization nurses in developing optimal venous access strategies tailored to the specific situations of patients in similar situations” Tian et al (2024).
Calculation formula for the insertion depth of implantable port catheter – Full Text
“The simple formula for calculating the insertion depth of right internal jugular CVC of TIVAPs is clinically feasible for Chinese patients” Chen et al (2024).
Reducing pain and anxiety associated with venipuncture – Full Text
“This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a combined approach using a topical analgesic cream (TKTX cream) and a distraction technique (Trace Image and Colouring for Kids-Book, TICK-B) in reducing pain intensity and fear levels in children undergoing venipuncture procedures” Suleman et al (2024).
Inferior vena cava placement of tunneled dialysis catheter – Full Text
“The report presents a case of a 46-year-old female, in whom the traditional vascular access sites for dialysis were not achievable and, thus, required the use of the hepatic access route” Vo et al (2024).
Review of a change model to improve hand hygiene compliance in intensive care unit – Full Text
“Our objective was to employ Kotter’s Change Model (KCM) to enhance HHC and conduct a comprehensive process evaluation among medical staff within the intensive care unit (ICU)” Hu et al (2024).
Is the scheduled replacement of short term central venous catheters required – Full Text
“A comprehensive literature review was conducted, focusing on studies exploring the risk-factors of short-term, non-hemodialysis CVCs, that were published in the last two decades while including seminal older works for context. The guidelines regarding scheduled CVC-replacement are not based on sufficiently convincing data” Cohen (2024).
Subcutaneous chest wall metastasis located over implantable port – Full Text
“CT studies showed a mass surrounding the catheter near the port reservoir attached to the chest wall. The port was removed and the mass was biopsied. The pathology from the biopsy showed squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) from bladder carcinoma” Botaitis et al (2024).
Superior vena cava obstruction – Complication of central venous catheterization – Full Text
“A post-mortem examination revealed minimal SVC lumen obstruction, emphasizing the potential lethality of secondary complications, regardless of successful thrombolysis. This case highlights both the life-threatening risk of neonatal SVC thrombosis associated with CVC and the need to assess the causes of chylothorax for coexisting aetiologies” Constante et al (2024).
The role of advanced practice nurses in contrast media safety – Full Text
“The aim of this article is to highlight the interventions in which nursing practice can contribute to contrast media safety management in a diagnostic imaging department” Falip et al (2024).
One-hand guidewire introducer kit for ultrasound-guided central venous catheterization – Full Text
“Here, a novel one-hand guidewire introducer (OGI) kit was developed to perform guidewire insertion in the central vein, eliminating hand shifts. To establish a protocol, the OGI kit was validated using a central line training phantom” Eo et al (2024).
Chemotherapy extravasation into the pleural cavity
“We present a rare case of port malposition into the anterior mediastinum resulting in chemotherapy extravasation into the pleural cavity” He (2024).
Flushing interval for totally implantable port
“Data from the current included studies tended to support the feasibility of extending the flushing interval to every three months, with no expected increase in catheter occlusion or overall catheter complications” Liu et al (2024).
Educational intervention to improve vascular access hub disinfection – Full Text
“To verify the effect of the educational intervention TIV-Disinfect (Intravenous Therapy-Disinfect) on the knowledge of nursing professionals in pediatric inpatient units” Bitencourt et al (2024).
How to deal with pain during peripheral intravenous cannula placement in children
“In children aged 6-9 years planned to undergo peripheral intravenous cannula placement, watching a cartoon, one of the distraction techniques, can be recommended to effectively reduce pain and fear of pain. Tablets that allow watching cartoons and films, which are widely used and accessible in the clinical field, can facilitate the use of distraction techniques” Uysal et al (2024).
Learning intramuscular injection skills
“This study aims to determine the efficiency of game-based learning in nursing students’ IMI skills training” Gokalp et al (2024).
Care and maintenance of peripheral IV cannula – Full Text
“Findings showed that poor peripheral intravenous cannulation practice and care which was predicted by work experience, existence of guidelines, and training. As a result, Nurses and midwifes must keep up to speed with focused in-service training, access, and/or follow thorough protocol guidelines for the management of peripheral intravenous cannulation” Kefale et al (2024).
Patient-reported OPAT outcome measures – Full Text
“Patients experienced significant improvements in Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) while enrolled in OPAT and the programme yields high patient satisfaction. Hospitals considering new OPAT programmes should include both patient satisfaction and HRQoL impact in their argument repertoire for the introduction of OPAT” Burch et al (2024).
Intraosseous vascular access in cardiac arrest – Full Text
“Despite its established efficacy, our retrospective study at Southampton General Hospital revealed under-utilisation rates of IO insertions during cardiac arrests” Vakil and Ahmed (2024).
Review of pain associated with intramuscular injections – Full Text
“This research establishes a correlation between extended durations of intramuscular injections and pain intensity. These findings have implications for pain management during medical procedures and can contribute to optimizing patient comfort” Acarlioglu et al (2024).
Prototype subcutaneous hydration device – Full Text
“To construct a Subcutaneous Hydration Device semi-functional prototype and gather initial information to improve this prototype design and realize its acceptance potential” Barros et al (2024).
Central vascular access device selection and management for patients with cancer – Full Text
“The results of the consensus may offer healthcare professionals a global view of some critical issues concerning CVADs for cancer therapy, helping to establish recommendations for local clinical practice” Jahanzeb et al (2024).
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Injection techniques to administer subcutaneous low-molecular-weight heparin – Full Text
“This review emphasises the significance of implementing standardised subcutaneous injection techniques for low-molecular-weight heparin in patients with cardiovascular disease in order to reduce complications and enhance patient outcomes” Wong et al (2024).
Blood culture volume in infants with suspected neonatal sepsis
“To evaluate blood culture sample volumes, identify factors linked to insufficient samples, and compare volumes among neonates treated for culture-negative-sepsis, sepsis-rule-outs, and bloodstream infections (BSI)” Rueda et al (2024).
Review of ultrasound-guided central vascular access in neonates and children
“Based on the above, we believe that ultrasound-guided BCV is an easy and secure method to cannulate children, in our series left BCV showed a higher cannulation success rate rather than right BCV” D’Alessandro et al (2024).
Racial disparities in central line-associated bloodstream infections – Full Text
“This retrospective cohort study analyzed differences in rates of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in Black and White inpatients across 11 southeastern US hospitals from 2019 to 2021” DeWitt et al (2024).
PICC outcomes in patients with gastroenterological diseases
“Gastroenterological malignancies and older age were associated with a higher risk of CLABSIs. Rigorous catheter management is crucial for preventing complications, particularly in vulnerable patient subgroups” Yamamoto et al (2024).
Review of plastic particles in medical injections
“Microplastics (MPs) mainly enter the human body through ingestion and breathing. Most of them are excreted through feces, and only a small amount can accumulate in human organs and tissues. In contrast, if intravenous injection contains MPs, it could directly enter bloodstream and maybe pose severe health risk” Liu et al (2024).
Continuous antibiotic infusion through elastomeric pumps in OPAT
“Continuous infusion of Ceftolozane/Tazobactam by elastomeric pumps has been shown to be safe and effective in practice representing a viable option of intravenous treatment in outpatient setting for infection sustained by P. aeruginosa especially for multidrug-resistant strains” Giuliano et al (2024).
Antimicrobial dosing for hemodialysis patients
“The objective of this clinical review is to evaluate current literature and propose optimal dosing strategies for thrice-weekly postdialytic administration of select antimicrobial agents in individuals receiving chronic intermittent hemodialysis (iHD)” Tsai et al (2024).
Ultrasound-guided techniques for internal jugular vein cannulation
“This meta-analysis suggests that the SAX technique may have advantages over the LAX technique in terms of first needle pass success rate and potentially reducing cannulation attempts and access time” AlGhamdi et al (2024).
Vascular access device post-removal sepsis
“To compare post-ECC or neonatal peripherally inserted central catheter (n-PICCs) removal sepsis rates when using conventional or antimicrobial-impregnated catheters in neonates” Al Khateeb et al (2024).
Persistent left-sided superior vena cava case study – Full Text
“This case report describes a 48-year-old male with incidental findings of isolated PLSVC seen on chest X-ray after the placement of a temporary dialysis catheter” Hentges et al (2024).
Managing medical adhesive-related skin injury in PICC patients – Full Text
“Medical adhesive-related skin injury is a clinically relevant and useful construct that identifies a variety of prevalent conditions associated with the use of medical adhesive device such as tapes and PICC dressings” Ratliff et al (2024).
Ultrasound-guided radial vein cannulation – Full Text
“The radial vein is a feasible and safe alternative for ultrasound-guided peripheral venous access in patients where traditional venous access sites are compromised” Motoyama et al (2024).
Continuous infusion of beta-lactam antibiotics in critically ill patients – Full Text
“We describe specific practice considerations for implementation of CIs of meropenem and piperacillin/tazobactam regarding vascular access, drug stability and compatibility, workload and educational implications, and the regulatory framework around these matters” Barton et al (2024).
Comparison of side-hole and step-tip central venous catheters – Full Text
“This study was conducted to assess whether using a step-tip catheter could reduce the rate of catheter dysfunction compared with a side-hole catheter and whether inserting a longer catheter could reduce the incidence of catheter dysfunction and increase catheter survival time” Zhou et al (2024).
Enhancing longevity of vascular access in hemodialysis – Full Text
“Furthermore, it explores recent clinical trials, biomaterials, and device innovations, highlighting novel pharmaceutical approaches, advanced materials, device designs, and cutting-edge technologies aimed at enhancing the efficacy, safety, and longevity of vascular access in hemodialysis” Battistella et al (2024).
Study demonstrates secondary migration of PICC is the main complication – Full Text
“it was possible to identify secondary migration as one of the main complications, resulting in premature removal of the device. Furthermore, the greater the number of puncture attempts to insert the PICC, the greater the difficulty in inserting it” Santos et al (2024).
Abandonment of paediatric peripheral IV catheter insertion – Full Text
“This study suggests the rate of PIVC insertion abandonment in children is relatively infrequent. However, more than one in 10 children aged <12 months had PIVC attempts without successful insertion. PIVC abandonment was less likely when there was an indication that necessitated PIVC insertion, such as a serious bacterial infection" Clarke et al (2024).
Standards of peripheral vascular access device insertion – Full Text
“to identify and compare the practice of Nursing professionals regarding the insertion of peripheral vascular access devices, according to professional category” Silva et al (2024).
Superior vena cava syndrome case study – Full Text
“With the increased use of implanted cardiac devices and indwelling central venous catheters, SVC syndrome from a benign cause has become quite common” Mardock et al (2024).
Continuous infusion of antibiotics via elastomeric infusion pumps – Full Text
“Delivery of antimicrobial therapy using continuous infusions with EIP instead of CII can significantly decrease the nursing time and cost in both inpatient and outpatient care. For skin and soft tissue infections and sepsis, the utilisation of EIP is a cost-saving option in outpatient care compared with the use of CII” Hakkarainen et al (2024).
Antimicrobial central venous catheter study
“To collect real-world data to demonstrate the safety and performance of Arrowg+ard Blue® /Arrowg+ard Blue Plus® (AGB/AGB+) central venous catheters (CVCs)” Philbeck et al (2024).
Radial artery flow in the presence of an arterial catheter
“Adhering to the current guidelines, especially using ultrasound to ensure a catheter/artery ratio of at least 45%, can help maintain preserved perfusion through the cannulated radial artery” Elli et al (2024).
Pain relief options during peripheral IV catheter insertion – Full Text
“We found no difference in the pain intensity for PVC insertion between topical application of local anesthetic by lidocaine-prilocaine patch and intradermal injection of 2 % lidocaine” Yoshida et al (2024).
Comparison of peripheral cannula outcomes
“PIVCs with ultrasound guidance were apparently more effective than the blind ones, reducing the number of successive cannulations. Additionally, LPCs, with their greater length compared to SPCs, have proven to be more durable and may be recommended as emergency venous access in children requiring peripheral access for 4-15 days” Refosco et al (2024).
Effect of transdermal antimicrobial photodynamic therapy on catheter biofilms
“This experimental study aimed to examine the effectiveness of transdermal antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT) with and without antimicrobial lock therapy (ALT), on catheter biofilms” Aysert-Yıldız et al (2024).
Optimizing peripheral IV access outcomes – Full Text
“This article reviews the benefits and the risks of peripheral I.V. catheter (PIVC) utilization, infusate characteristics and their impact on peripheral vasculature, PIVC site assessment and management, and PIVC research priorities” Nickel (2024).
The CLABSI burden among outpatients – Full Text
“However, central lines (CLs) are increasingly used outside of acute care hospitals, in locations such as the patient home, outpatient infusion or chemotherapy centers, skilled nursing or long-term care facilities, home-based or facility-based dialysis centers, and rehabilitation facilities. CLABSIs that arise in these settings are not included in surveillance or reported systematically” Oladapo-Shittu et al (2024).
Resuscitation with IV crystalloids in sepsis – Full Text
“With use of a validated machine learning algorithm, precision resuscitation in sepsis could fundamentally redefine international standards for intravenous fluid resuscitation” Bhavani et al (2024).
Preventive care for central venous access device-related thrombosis – Full Text
“This study aims to summarize the latest and best evidence on central venous access device-related thrombosis (CRT) in hospitalized children, which provides theoretical support for standardizing the preventive care practice of CRT in hospitalized children” Tian et al (2024).