Which is the best approach for emergency transfusion?
“Successful emergency transfusions require early recognition and activation of resources to minimize treatment delays” Farrell et al (2020).
Strategies for optimizing infusion center care through a pandemic
“Actionable interventions of chemotherapy and supportive care delivery to further enhance the current precautionary measures while maintaining safe and effective patient care” Hanna et al (2020).
Safety and efficacy of outpatient continuous terlipressin infusion
“We assessed the safety and efficacy of continuous terlipressin infusion (CTI) for treating these conditions in an outpatient setting” Gow et al (2020).
PICC reduction following introduction of long peripheral catheters
“The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a new long peripheral catheter (LPC) program at a large academic center in an effort to reduce the use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) and their related complications” Burek et al (2020).
Virtual Learning Object for CLABSI prevention – Full Text
“To describe the process of construction and assessment of the content of a Virtual Learning Object on preventing bloodstream infections associated with infusion therapy” Dias et al (2020).
Extensive vein occlusion after temporary central catheter insertion
“We revealed that impaired venous drainage due to extensive vein occlusion after temporary catheter insertion, together with high venous flow from the arteriovenous fistula, were the explanation” Banasik et al (2020).
Systematic evaluation of ultrasound-guided radial arterial catheterization
“The arterial insertion method systematic evaluation may be utilized to reduce variation in practice and promote the use of ultrasound as a standard for the insertion of radial arterial catheters” Bardin-Spencer and Spencer (2020).
Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return diagnosed by central catheter misplacement – Full Text
“Such a rare condition can be suspected by obtaining arterialized blood samples and measuring the mean pressure through central catheters” Reichert et al (2020).
Nurse insertion of ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheters
“The aim of this article is to provide the bedside nurse with a basic understanding of the techniques involved in placing ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheters” Morata and Bowers (2020).
Drug stability in commercially available elastomeric devices – Full Text
“The data open up the possibility of a continuous infusion of piperacillin/tazobactam delivered by elastomeric pump devices over 24 hours in an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy setting” Jamieson et al (2020).
Intraosseous access landmark identification using ultrasound
“Ultrasound is reliable in identifying proximal humerus intraosseous landmarks, with reasonable accuracy across various BMI groups” Bustamante et al (2020).
Tissue reaction to continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion
“We conclude that phenolic compounds in commercial insulin preparations are cell and tissue toxic, which contributes to the failure of effective insulin infusion therapy” Kesserwan et al (2020).
Decreasing turnaround-times in an outpatient infusion center
“With hospital-based infusion centers seeing increased volumes, patient wait times continue to be a priority” Blackmer et al (2020).
Gentamicin-citrate lock leads to lower CRBSI rates
“Use of GC lock led to significant reductions in CVC-BSIs with no signal for harm, and is associated with significant cost savings in dialysis care” Hussein et al (2020).
