Project to reduce the number of PICC lumen
“The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of the intervention of a clinical pharmacist (CP) on the number of lumens of PICC inserted and assess PICC-related complications” Chasseigne et al (2022).
CLABSI rates during the COVID-19 pandemic – Full Text
“In the COVID-19 cohort, malignancy was associated with CLABSI. Black race, end-stage renal disease, and obesity were associated with blood-culture contamination” Wang et al (2022).
Albumin administration rate
“The intravascular persistence of albumin was longer, but the fluid kinetics was the same, when 20% albumin was infused over 30 min compared with 120 min. We found no disadvantages of administering the albumin at the higher rate” Zdolsek et al (2022).
CHG IV lock solution
“Chlorhexidine (di)gluconate (CHG) is used as a disinfectant for central line insertion; however, the feasibility and efficacy of using CHG as a locking solution is unknown” Pook et al (2022).
Blood sampling from peripheral IV
“Both blood sampling methods (PVC and direct venipuncture) can be used interchangeably for routine laboratory tests on days 1 and 2 after PVC insertion using 20G/22G PVC or infused PVC” Ben Shabat et al (2022).
Hypodermoclysis outcomes in palliative care
“Hypodermoclysis was acceptable and satisfying to patients and nurses. It was less painful than the intravenous route” Chanthong et al (2022).
Top 10 OPAT publications in 2021 – Full Text
“This article provides a high-level summary of the OPAT manuscripts that were voted the “top 10″ publications of 2021” Rivera et al (2022).
Vascular access team global outlook
“Using detailed perspectives, in this study, we explored the global VAT landscape, including challenges faced, clinical and clinico-economic impacts of VATs, with emphasis on underresearched facets of VAT initiation, data dissemination, and metrics or benchmarks for VAT success” Morrow et al (2022).
Peripheral IV catheter care in oncology
“At least one in ten PIVCs in cancer units present with complications; regular PIVC assessment and improved dressing integrity is likely to reduce risk and improve outcomes” Larsen et al (2022).
OPAT endocarditis treatment for patients who inject drugs
“We highlight literature on OPAT in PWID challenging the notion that PWID cannot be managed with OPAT” Cortes-Penfield et al (2022).
Rehydration options for short bowel syndrome patients
“The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the historical and current use of ORSs and IVFs to maintain fluid balance and combat dehydration from SBS, describe the challenges patients and healthcare providers have been faced with, and provide recommendations for future research to overcome these barriers” Izzo et al (2022).
Implantable ports in dogs
“The axillary or femoral/external iliac veins offer alternative sites for placement of SVAP in dogs undergoing limb amputation” Galliano et al (2022).
Example of Y-site drug compatibility
“Our study showed no physical incompatibility between atosiban and the test drugs in terms of visual changes or nephelometric and pH measurements” Jiménez-Lozano et al (2022).
Cochrane review looks at most effective CVC lock solution – Full Text
“Given the low-certainty evidence, we are uncertain whether intermittent locking with heparin results in fewer central venous catheter occlusions than intermittent locking with normal saline in adults” López-Briz et al (2022).
Arm port tip variation review – Full Text
“The position of the TIVAP catheter tip tended to shift to the foot side when the vertical position changed to the decubitus position, with an average displacement of (-9.32 ± 9.36) mm, and the difference had statistical significance (P < 0.0001), while there were no significant differences in gender, age, height, weight, body mass index, and catheter tip position (P > 0.05)” Gong et al (2022).
CLABSI prevention bundle study – Full Text
“Our findings suggest that duration of CVC placement remains an important risk factor for CLABSIs in hospitalized patients, even after the adoption of prevention bundles” Pitiriga et al (2022).
How to improve OPAT post discharge care – Full Text
“We sought to determine whether changing our inpatient OPAT documentation method would improve postdischarge care” Certain et al (2022).
Management of CVC associated vascular injury – Full Text
“Here we present the successful endovascular management of an injury to the proximal left common carotid artery following attempted cannulation of the right internal jugular vein” Dagher et al (2022).
Impact of implantable port chest scars
“A port scar on the anterior chest wall was not a major concern for the majority of this cohort. A minority of participants were highly impacted by the scar and its location” Connolly et al (2022).
Intraosseous infusion technique explained
“The intraosseous infusion procedure is easy and the learning curve is short, making it the best alternative when traditional intravenous access is not possible or delayed” Meynet et al (2022).
Multi-dose vial contamination – Full Text
“The aim of this study was to better depict the outbreak of healthcare-associated bacteremia caused by Burkholderia gladioli due to contaminated multi-dose vials with saline solutions” Dobrović et al (2022).
VINcat – CRBSI mortality reduction
“Mortality associated with CRBSI has fallen in recent years but remains high. Intervention programs should focus especially on ICUs and medical wards, where incidence and mortality rates are highest” Badia-Cebada et al (2022).
Midline catheter alternative to CVC
“This review of midline catheter studies evaluates the evidence regarding the substitution of a midline catheter for a central venous catheter” Hadaway and Mermel (2022).
HIV treatment options update
“As such, this article addresses the history of HIV, the evolution of effective HIV treatments, the current treatment options available, and treatments in clinical trials” Webb (2022).
CVC thrombosis risk in oncological patients – Full Text
“There are many different and various factors associated with higher or lower risk of CVC thrombotic complications, so it could be useful to test the recent risk scores to estimate thrombotic risk in oncological patients in clinical practice” Taglialatela et al (2022).
Alternative vascular access in chronic critically ill pediatric patients
“In the long-term follow-up, Dacron felt cuff tunneled catheters placed in the subcostal space with a transhepatic approach remained functional for a long time” Onan et al (2022).
Jugular vein dissection following central venous catheterization
“We report a rare case of CVC prior to cardiac surgery, complicated by internal jugular venous dissection” Bansal and Gambino (2022).
How to insert peripheral IV cannula
“It then undertook a research study to examine bedside practices with short peripheral catheters, which included direct observation at the bedside once weekly for 6 months” DeVries and Scott (2022).
Reducing central venous catheters in haemodialysis patients
“Using a root cause analysis based methodology to examine CVC use in haemodialysis is a novel approach to quality improvement in this area” Balson et al (2022).
Long-term home parenteral nutrition outcomes – Full Text
“Herein, we retrospectively analyse the long-term outcomes of a cohort of pediatric patients with CIF followed-up since our Pediatric Intestinal Failure Unit foundation, in 1989” Lezo et al (2022).
Predicting CLABSI
“A machine learning model can be used to predict 25% of patients with impending CLABSI with only 1.1/1,000 of these predictions being incorrect” Bonello et al (2022).
Infusion nurse role in antimicrobial stewardship
“The goal of this article is to explain why antimicrobials are worth caring for and preserving, as well as to define the role of the infusion nurse in the antimicrobial stewardship team” Linn and Jensen (2022).
IV fluid therapy in sepsis
“Future research should focus on determining the optimal volume of fluid during sepsis resuscitation, the effectiveness of measures of “fluid responsiveness” in improving outcomes, the optimal composition of crystalloid solutions, the role of albumin, and the effects of “deresuscitation” after septic shock” Seitz et al (2022).
Unnecessary peripheral IV catheters
“There seems to be a certain proportion of catheters cannulated unnecessarily in Ambulatory Emergency Care, which would justify the implementation of good practice programmes in the assessment and selection of vascular accesses” Ballesteros-Peña et al (2022).
Early PICC removal rates – Full Text
“Nearly one in five PICCs were removed within five days. Patients whose primary team was in an ICU and PICCs ordered on weekends were at independently higher risk of early removal” Shen et al (2022).
PICC associated UEDVT
“To observe the clinical effect of moxibustion combined with plucking technique at Jiquan (HT 1) for preventing peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)-related venous thrombosis in the upper limbs of malignant tumor patients” Qiu et al (2022).
Medication safety for nurses
“Understanding direct care nurses’ attitudes, skills, and beliefs about medication safety practices provides a foundation for development of improvement strategies” Arkin et al (2022).
Intravenous medication errors
“This study aimed to determine intravenous medication preparation and administration errors, contributing factors, tendency towards making errors and knowledge level of emergency department healthcare workers” Arslan et al (2022).
Superficial femoral midline catheters
“The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the performance and the potential complications of superficial femoral midline catheters (SFMC) inserted in the Superficial Femoral Vein by direct Seldinger technique” Gidaro et al (2022).
Catheter day reporting and CLABSI rates – Full Text
“Multidisciplinary and evidence-based interventions could lead to a decrease in the CLABSI rates. Moreover, the automatic notification of catheter days of the electronic medical healthcare system has shortened the time of indwelling CVC” Bae et al (2022).
PICC associated calcified thrombosis
“In this case report, we reviewed the clinical course of two neonates experiencing thrombus calcification” Shima et al (2022).
Peripheral IV catheter needle design
“The thin-tipped short bevel needle induced lower compressive deformation and displacement of the vein than the conventional needles. This needle has the potential to improve the first-attempt success rate of peripheral intravenous catheterization in patients with difficult venous access” Tanabe et al (2022).
Watch how IV in-line filters retain particles – Pall blog series – episode 4
“We make the invisible visible and challenged our Posidyne® IV in-line filters with 100 µm polystyrene red labeled particles” Pall 2022.
Ultrasound guided PIV training checklist – Full Text
“Although they care for many hospitalized patients with difficult venous access (DVA), internal medicine (IM) residents do not routinely receive formal training in ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter (USG-PIV) placement” Dhanani et al (2022).
PICC for rapid fluid administration – Full Text
“The pressure-resistant PICCs obtained a high flow rate similar to that of CVCs, but the in-line pressures increased in proportion to the flow rate and catheter length” Maki et al (2022).
Central line bundle of CLABSI rates – Full Text
“So long as the central line bundle is maintained, a femoral line does not increase the risk of CRBSI. Causation can be determined through propensity score weighting, as this is a trustworthy method of estimating causality” Al-Sofyani and Uddin (2022).
Left subclavian catheter tip position – Full Text
“The catheter tip is more accurately positioned in the distal superior vena cava using topographical landmarks than radiological landmarks” Kim et al (2022).
CLABSI reduction toolkit
“The novel NSIQI Toolkit is a scalable tool for improving and sustaining CLABSI and CAUTI rates, which may have the potential for other nurse-sensitive quality indicators” McVey et al (2022).
Nurses role in hemodialysis access
“Nephrology nurses can advocate for best evidence-based practice, understanding that AVFs have lower infection and lower thrombosis rates, and provide more effective hemodialysis” Fitzpatrick and Dunlap (2022).
DIVA – difficult intravenous access – Full Text
“This narrative review reports on the burden of difficult venous access situations and discusses the evidence, and strengths and limitations of vascular access options to help address this challenge” Little et al (2022).
Virtual reality during PICC placement
“The aim of our study was to evaluate the VR as an alternative to pharmacological sedation to reduce those risks and the overall cost” Gianuario et al (2022).
Guidewire central venous catheter exchange
“Our study shows that guidewire exchange of a tunneled HD catheter by creating a new exit site and a new subcutaneous tunnel by using the same venous access is a newer method in chronic HD patients” Leclaire et al (2022).