Midline catheter-associated thrombosis
“These findings support emerging evidence that there does not appear to be an increased risk of MCAT in midlines with an axillary vein tip location. The practice of avoiding the axillary vein for midline catheter tip placement should be reconsidered” Schechter et al (2024).
Technology for infusion line identification
“The light-linking technology reduced overall time to injection compared to standard labeling practices and demonstrated a significant decrease in time to injection in low-light settings, greater perceived usability, and lower perceived task load. Injection error rate could not be adequately assessed, but 6 of 8 errors were committed in low-light conditions” Huffman et al (2024).
Safety of peripheral vasopressors to decrease central line placement
“The results of this analysis demonstrate that vasopressors can peripherally administered safely, when proximal to the antecubital fossa, at lower doses, and for short durations of infusion with minimal adverse events” Dansereau (2024).
Impact of tunneling PICC on CLABSI rates
“We aimed to evaluate whether subcutaneous tunneling in peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) placement could reduce the occurrence of central-line associated blood stream infection (CLABSI)” Kim et al (2024).
Accurate estimates for healthcare associated infections – Full Text
“Conversely, no significant difference was found between incidence rates estimated based on weighted VAP and CLABSI prevalence and measured through GiViTI (p = 0.927 and 0.503 respectively)” Vicentini et al (2024).
Review of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids
“This study aims to assess the incidence of occupational exposure to BBF among HCPs reported to a military hospital over a five-year period” Stamataki et al (2024).
Continuous versus intermittent infusion of beta-lactam antibiotics
“We conclude that continuous/extended infusion showed a greater clinical benefit in highly critical cases, namely sepsis and febrile neutropenia, compared to intermittent infusion” Alawyia et al (2024).
Guidelines to reduce blood culture contamination – Full Text
“Our evidence-based systematic review and meta-analysis support several interventions to effectively reduce BCC by approximately 40%-60%. However, devices alone without an education/training component and buy-in from key stakeholders to implement various interventions would not be as effective in reducing BCC rates” Sautter et al (2024).
Model for peripheral ultrasound-guided IV access training – Full Text
“This study proposes an advanced model for ultrasound-guided peripheral IV access training, demonstrating a statistically significant increase in confidence levels” Standifird et al (2024).
Enhancing benzylpenicillin stability during OPAT – Full Text
“Benzylpenicillin buffered with sodium citrate is a safe and convenient option for use in continuous infusions during OPAT and should be favored over broad-spectrum antibiotics” Rentsch et al (2024).
Development of bacteriostatic central venous port – Full Text
“A novel central venous port (CVP) with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that emits red light with a wavelength of 680 nm via wireless energy transmission technology has been established” Takara et al (2024).
Tunneled PICC clinical outcomes – Full Text
“Comparing the differences in efficacy and adverse reactions on the application between tunnel peripherally inserted central catheter (TPICC) and ultrasound-guided peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) in patients with advanced tumors” Zheng et al (2024).
Chlorhexidine gluconate IV dressing research – Full Text
“There is a notable reduction in the incidence of CRBSI and bacterial colonization in patients with CVCs through the application of chlorhexidine gluconate dressings. Given the compelling evidence, the integration of these dressings into standard nursing care protocols for the management of CVCs is advocated” Xu et al (2024).
OPAT treatment of patients with endocarditis – Full Text
“This study adds to the accumulating evidence supporting the treatment of E. faecalis endocarditis with OPAT continuous infusion IV benzylpenicillin plus bolus/continuous infusion IV ceftriaxone” Briggs et al (2024).
Double port-a-cath implantation tips and tricks – Full Text
“This study was designed to evaluate the clinical benefit of double-lumen port catheters in patients receiving chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition concurrently or in those with vascular access failure” de Oliveira Leite (2024).
Continuous intravenous furosemide infusion at home – Full Text
“Persistent congestion from chronic heart failure can be safely managed in the home with a continuous high dose intravenous furosemide infusion. In our experience, the use of elastomeric pumps has provided a simple, safe, and effective method of delivering intravenous diuretic therapy when coordinated by heart failure nurses” Chirnside et al (2024).
Vascular access complications among neonates – Full Text
“Healthcare professionals should be vigilant about the differences in complication rates between PICC and UVC, tailoring their approach accordingly” Elabbasy et al (2024)
Cost savings associated with elastomeric pump use in oncology – Full Text
“This study demonstrated that the elastomeric pump not only offers substantial cost savings but also enhances the treatment capacity of the oncology day care unit” Zietse et al (2024).
Factors associated with CRBSI mortality – Full Text
“Enhanced monitoring of factors, such as candida detected in blood culture, CRBSI onset within 30 days of catheter insertion, concurrent infection, low serum albumin level, elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) level and the use of a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC), is crucial for mitigating CRBSI severity and risk of death” Futamura et al (2024).
Complications of tunneled and non-tunneled PICC – Full Text
“The subcutaneous tunneling technology has advantages over normal technique in decreasing PICC-related complications for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy” Hong and Mao (2024).
Complications associated with umbilical catheters – Full Text
Complications associated with umbilical catheters Abstract: Background: Umbilical venous catheters (UVCs) are the standard of care in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) to administer fluids,
Flucloxacillin for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy – Full Text
“The first purpose of this study was to investigate whether a 50 mg/mL solution of FLU in normal saline is stable for 24 h at 33 °C so that it can be applied for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) using portable elastomeric infusion pumps (PEIPs)” Nguyen et al (2024).
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Bloodstream infections related to totally implantable ports – Full Text
“This study aimed to develop and validate a machine learning-based risk prediction model for catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) following implantation of totally implantable venous access ports (TIVAPs) in patients” Wang et al (2024).
CVC infection in a five year old child on long term parenteral nutrition – Full Text
“A five year old girl with life-long TPN dependence for short gut syndrome presented with two episodes of non-fatal Mucor indicus central line associated blood stream infection (CLABSI). Each episode occurred fifteen months apart, without any evidence of ongoing mould infection whilst off antifungal therapy in the intervening time period” Allen (2024).
Operation STICK improves vascular access outcomes
“Standardized education/training in vascular access focusing on best practices yields favorable outcomes for DIVA patients within an established specialty team” Gibson et al (2024).
Guidewire assisted central venous catheter replacement
“Patients with intestinal failure (IF) require long-term parenteral nutrition using central venous catheters (CVCs), which often require replacement. We adopted a less fallible guidewire replacement (GWR) method and verified its effectiveness and validity” Sakurai et al (2024).
Prevention of parenteral nutrition complications – Full Text
“In this review, we focus on potential metabolic and catheter-related complications associated with parenteral nutrition use” Al-Zubeidi et al (2024).
CLABSI and CRBSI systematic review
“CLABSIs and CRBSIs increase mortality risk and hospital LOSs. Few published studies accounted for the time-dependent nature of CLABSIs/CRBSIs, which can result in overestimation of excess hospital LOS” Elangovan et al (2024).
Placement of tunneled hemodialysis catheters
“This manuscript reviews the current standard in tHDC creation, patient selection and strategies to mitigate the risk of infectious complications and catheter thrombosis” Schröppel et al (2024).
Knowledge of intravenous fluid therapy – Full Text
“The study’s results indicate a worrying trajectory in nurses’ knowledge of intravenous therapy. These findings underscore the need for hospitals to establish comprehensive training programs for nurses to guarantee the provision of secure and efficient intravenous therapy” Tomas et al (2024).
Needlestick injury prevention module – Full Text
“This study aims to develop and validate the Needlestick Injury Prevention Module (N-SIP) using the ADDIE model (Florida State University, FL), which stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation, to improve NSI-related knowledge and risk perception among House Officers (HOs) in healthcare settings” Mohd Kutubudin et al (2024).
Comparison of vancomycin and daptomycin cost in OPAT – Full Text
“We analyze health care utilization and cost to the health care system for vancomycin vs daptomycin in the outpatient setting and find that vancomycin results in significantly higher health care utilization and similar cost per course compared with daptomycin in OPAT” Streifel et al (2024).
Ultrasound-guided versus palpation-techniques for vascular access in children – Full Text
“US guidance improves successful cannulation rates and first-attempt success in arterial access and reduces the number of attempts and procedural time for arterial and venous access” Ibrahim et al (2024).
Catheter-related septic thrombosis treatment – Full Text
“A recent study showed that a short course of antimicrobial therapy (≤3 weeks) had similar outcomes to a prolonged course on CRBSI-ST. From this perspective, starting from the desirable goal of shortening the treatment duration, we discuss how the path to the correct diagnosis and management of CRBSI-ST may be paved with several challenges” Maraolo et al (2024).
Nurse-led peripherally inserted central catheter service – Full Text
“A nurse-led model for PICC insertion has remarkably high success rates and low rates of complication, highlighting the pivotal role of a specialised PICC team” Alsaleh et al (2024).
Which arm – Vascular access procedures and breast surgery – Full Text
“The overall quality and quantity of evidence in this field is sufficient to conclude that skin puncturing procedures on ipsilateral arms should not be avoided in patients with previous breast or axillary surgery” Hadjistyllis et al (2024).
Factors associated with implantable port failure – Full Text
“The assessment and management of totally implanted vascular access devices (TIVAD) prior to the administration of medications/fluids are vital to ensuring the risk of harm is mitigated” Meredith et al (2024).
Relationship between healthcare inequities and peripheral IV catheter outcomes – Full Text
“Placement of peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVC) is a routine procedure in hospital settings. The primary objective is to explore the relationship between healthcare inequities and PIVC outcomes” Mielke et al (2024).
Catheter linked thrombosis in neonates – Full Text
“Many factors should be considered in prediction of patients at risk of thrombosis including sepsis, femoral line insertion, low platelet count and PRBCs-transfusions. In our analysis, PRBCs-transfusion through peripheral intravenous lines (PIVs) was the strongest factor associated with CVC-linked thrombosis” Farag et al (2024).
Implantable ports for patients needing intermittent long-term apheresis
“The introduction of a novel device configuration of venous access ports for intermittent apheresis resulted in higher flow rates and less total time for treatment. Use of tPA was greatly reduced” Howlett et al (2024).
Central venous catheter-related thrombosis in the presence of paraplegia or tetraplegia
“These results suggest (a) that the presence of paraplegia or tetraplegia is not necessarily associated with an increased risk of CRT, (b) that the adoption of well-designed insertion bundles plays a key role in minimizing non-infectious complications, and (c) that the insertion of FICCs by direct cannulation of the superficial femoral vein at mid-thigh in paraplegic/tetraplegic patients may have the same advantages which have been described in the general population”
Topical anesthetic use for peripheral IV access – Full Text
“Through systems and culture change, awareness of the importance of pain prevention for venous access procedures increased, and patient-centered care improved with greater collaboration between nurses, providers, and families for venous access planning” Lewis et al (2024).
IV cetirizine premedication to mitigate infusion-related reactions
“As more therapeutics have premedication required or recommended, IV cetirizine should be considered an antihistamine for preventing and treating IRRs. In this article, we describe a patient whose IRR was successfully managed with IV cetirizine and discuss first- vs. second-generation H1 antihistamines and their use in treating and preventing IRRs” Tyler et al (2024).
Real-time intravenous fluid level sensor
“Ultra high frequency (UHF) passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tag-based sensors are proposed for intravenous (IV) fluid level monitoring in medical Internet of Things (IoT) applications” Tajin et al (2024).
Cost of antibiotics and additional length of stay in ICU – Full Text
“Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients significantly complicate the normal hospitalization process and affect patients’ condition, length of hospitalization, mortality, and treatment cost. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence and economic burden of HAIs” Zolfaghari et al (2024).
Femoral PICC malposition in renal vein – Full Text
“Malposition is a relatively rare complication associated with peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs), particularly in cases of superficial femoral vein (SFV) catheterization. To the best of our knowledge, we are the first to report this rare case of SFV PICC malposition in the contralateral renal vein” Young et al (2024).
Learning curve of ultrasound-guided implantable port placement in children – Full Text
“Ultrasound-guided percutaneous CVP placement was a safe surgery that allowed a beginner pediatric surgeon to overcome the learning curve after only 15 cases and involved a relatively small number of complications compared with other pediatric surgeries” Jeon et al (2024).
Predicting peripheral intravenous catheter-associated phlebitis – Full Text
“This study aimed to develop and validate a machine learning-based model for predicting the incidence of PIVC-related phlebitis in critically ill patients” Yasuda et al (2024).
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on CRBSI rates – Full Text
“Our study shows an increase in the incidence rate of C-RBSI during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a discrete decrease after that. C-RBSI episodes were mainly caused by coagulase-negative Staphylococci but with a rise in Gram-negative bacilli” Pérez-Granda et al (2024).
Microbiological indicators of infusion phlebitis
“This study evaluated the occurrence of phlebitis and its associated-clinical and microbiological indicators” Lopes et al (2024).
Impact of BMI on implantable port access
“The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and the success rate of transaxillary intravenous port implantation in breast cancer patients” Shao et al (2024).
BSI risk factors associated with allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation – Full Text
“This retrospective study aimed to clarify the incidence, pathogens, and risk factors associated with BSI within the first 30 days after allogeneic HCT in children/adolescents and young adults (AYAs)” Sajiki et al (2024).