Treatment of central venous occlusion – Full Text
“In this study, we devised a new method for establishing an extra-anatomic bypass between the right subclavian vein and the superior vena cava via a covered stent to treat whole-segment occlusion of the right brachiocephalic vein (BCV) with calcification” Xu et al (2024).
Small-volume blood sample collection tubes in adult ICU – Full Text
“We had high certainty evidence that small-volume tubes reduce daily and cumulative blood sampling volume; and moderate certainty evidence that they reduce the risk of transfusion and mean number of red blood cell units transfused, but these estimates were limited by imprecision” Callum et al (2024).
Impact of summer and winter months on elastomeric pumps – Full Text
“Our results show that further improvements to the insulation material used in carry pouches can significantly restrict the rate of temperature rise within the pumps and will give more assurance in relation to preventing degradation especially considering the increases in extreme weather conditions observed in recent years due to global warming” van der Merwe et al (2024).
Impact of clown therapy during venipuncture – Full Text
“Family participatory clown therapy can reduce pain, anxiety, medical fear, and crying during venipuncture in children. It can also improve venipuncture compliance, reduce parental anxiety, and increase parental satisfaction” Chen et al (2024).
Video game to reduce needle phobia in children – Full Text
“Needle phobia, which affects 19% of children aged 4 to 6 years, prevents many children from receiving necessary or preventive medical treatments. Digital interventions have been made to target needle phobia but currently rely on distraction rather than evidence-based exposure” Healy et al (2024).
Central catheter-related thrombosis prediction in children – Full Text
“A prediction model for CRT in children with CVC was established based on catheter time, sex, diseases, postoperative, and catheter vein. The nomogram based on logistic regression model showed favorable predictive performance” Xie et al (2024).
Review of antimicrobial infusion practices within intensive care units
“Incorrect nurse administration of antibiotics resulted in varying durations of infusions and the non-delivery of prescribed dose. Under-dosing has the potential to contribute to selection pressure for bacterial antibiotic resistance” Rout et al (2024).
Child self-selected distraction methods during the phlebotomy procedure
“Distraction methods, one of the atraumatic nursing interventions used before the phlebotomy procedure, were determined to be effective in reducing the child’s fear and the pain experienced due to the procedure” Büyük et al (2024).
Sternal intraosseous access device review – Full Text
“Present findings suggest that both FAST1 and TALON sternal IO catheter tips can be successfully placed into the target medullary bone with high accuracy in male military members aged 18 to 30 who require rapid resuscitation” Kaylor et al (2024).
Flow-mediated dilation facilitates radial artery cannulation
“The study aimed to investigate the effect of FMD in facilitating radial arterial cannulation in the context of intravenous general anesthesia” Zhuo et al (2024).
Review of POCUS in pediatric ED and PICU
Review of POCUS in pediatric ED and PICU Abstract: Objectives: The aim was to evaluate the current status of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), perceptions, education, training,
Wireless intracavitary ECG device for bedside assessment of CVC tip location
“This wireless device may play an important role in central venous catheterization at bedside, since it is pocket-sized, particularly easy to use, and easy to sanify after use” Brescia et al (2024).
Peripheral venous dilation using flow-mediated dilation response
“FMD application induced dilation of the cephalic vein of the forearm. The findings suggest that FMD is an effective technique for dilating the venous area and potentially improving the success rate of peripheral intravenous cannulation” Endo et al (2024).
CVC care and maintenance by oncology nurses – Full Text
“This investigation assessed evidence-based practice by oncology nurses in the care of CVCs, elucidating facilitators and obstacles to this adoption process” Yanget al (2024).
Needle phobia treatment case report
“Through the guidance of his subconscious, he realized his reaction to needles may not have been directly related to a difficult medical procedure he had undergone at the age of two. The patient’s subconscious turned his attention to the anxiety he felt from being separated from his mother at the time of the procedure” Anbar et al (2024).
Tunneled central line placement technique in children
“The modified single-stick technique combines the two aforementioned techniques to access the central venous system in an optimized way. This technique is feasible to perform particularly in young children and has a short learning curve for adult interventional radiologists” Bancroft et al (2024).
Emergency department phlebotomy service review – Full Text
“Consequently, new care models have been introduced to address this surge in demand, mitigate associated risks and improve overall safety. Among these models is the concept of ‘front loading’ clinical care, involving the initiation of interventions at the point of arrival. The present study evaluates the impact of introducing phlebotomists at triage” Osman et al (2024).
Pain management in premature infant venipuncture – Full Text
“The study indicated that 20% sucrose and distilled water equally reduce infant pain post-venipuncture, suggesting their viability for clinical pain management. Distilled water, however, provides additional benefits, including economic considerations and ease of preparation” Habibzadeh et al (2024).
Treatment and prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections – Full Text
“Here, SteriGel is reported, which is a multifunctional hydrogel engineered to prevent and treat central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI). The mechanical properties of SteriGel are optimized to ensure appropriate gelation kinetics, bio-adhesiveness, stretchability, and recoverability to promote durability upon application and to provide persistent protection against infection” Kim et al (2024).
Community-based venipuncture care model for children – Full Text
“A model of care was developed to ensure compassionate and non-stressful venipuncture for children and young adults with disabilities. We demonstrated that a significant proportion of carefully selected children and young adults with ID/DD and CBs, considered ‘challenging for blood collection’ can have venipuncture performed successfully in non-hospital settings using ‘reasonable adjustments’ and oral sedation” Garg et al (2024).
Removal of stuck implantable port catheter in a paediatric patient – Full Text
“A chemoport is widely used in paediatric oncology population. Removal is a relatively easy procedure, but difficulty can be encountered in case the catheter is densely adherent to the vascular wall. It is a rare complication and is associated with long indwelling duration and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Forceful traction can lead to vascular injury and high morbidity” Sen and Cheng (2024).
Learning intramuscular injection technique with immersive virtual reality
“This study was aimed at determining the effectiveness of immersive VR simulation as a learning strategy on the acquisition of intramuscular injection skills in nursing education and the performance level of nursing students compared with a physical learning environment (low-fidelity simulation)” Jallad and Işık (2024).
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IV lock solution for for hemodialysis catheters
“This study was conducted to determine the safety and efficacy of acute central venous catheters (CVC) using a sodium bicarbonate catheter locking solution (SBCLS) versus an antibiotic catheter locking solution (ACLS)” Ali et al (2024).
Perspectives on massive transfusion for trauma patients
“Controversies on how best to resuscitate these patients include the role of fresh whole blood (WB), stored WB, fresh frozen plasma (FFP), platelets (PLTS), colloid solutions, balanced electrolytes solution, vasopressors and diuretics” Lucas (2024).
Review of emerging CLABSI prevention perspectives
“This article, authored by infection prevention, infectious disease, and vascular access professionals, provides emerging perspectives and technical aspects associated with the complete lifecycle of a vascular access device” Garcia et al (2024).
Optimizing use of dose error reduction software on IV pumps
“Although features like DERS can help ensure safe medication administration, continuous improvement efforts to increase DERS compliance without increasing alert burden are needed to ensure that benefits of this technology are optimized” Hughes et al (2024).
Peripheral intravenous catheter care evidence-based guidelines – Full Text
“Nurses learn good peripheral intravenous catheter care in wards with supportive leaders and champions. This implies that the quality of nursing practice and patient outcomes are situational” Høvik et al (2024).
Fluoroscopic versus bedside placement of PICC and CICC
“Fluoroscopic placements of PICCs and CVCs had a lower incidence rate of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) compared to portable placements (.71 vs 2.22 cases per 1000 line-day, P=.046)” Nguyen et al (2024).
CLABSI prevention teaching programs for cancer patients
“To evaluate the effectiveness of teaching-learning programs for cancer patients and/or their caregivers or family in preventing and controlling infections associated with long-term central venous access devices” Vieira et al (2024).
Femoral to abdomen vascular access device tunneling
“Femoral to abdomen tunneling provides an alternative exit site useful in select patients with complex intravenous access. The data of this small retrospective review suggests this a safe and minimally invasive bedside procedure” Ostroff et al (2024).
FICC-ports – novel femoral implantable port
“In the last 3 years, we have implanted 47 FICC-ports in young adults with mediastinal lymphoma compressing the superior vena cava. We had no immediate/early complication, and only three late complications” Annetta et al (2024).
Risk of PICC-associated deep venous thrombosis – Full Text
“PICC is a safe and suitable intravenous device for medium and long-term therapy, with low rates of DVT even in a cohort of critically ill and cancer patients” Silva et al (2024).
Polish nurse-led vascular access team
“This study aimed to analyse the use of MCs in a 3-year perspective of their introduction in daily clinical practice based on a nurse-led Vascular Access Team (VAT)” Latos et al (2024).
Taurolidine and heparin lock solution in hemodialysis
“Taurolidine and heparin lock solution represents a novel preventive strategy for those undergoing hemodialysis through a CVC by reducing the risk of CRBSI” Nguyen et al (2024).
PICC-related complications in adult patients with haematological malignancies – Full Text
“This study aimed to determine the incidence of and factors associated with PICC-related complications in patients with haematological malignancies” Lee et al (2024).
Intraosseous route in out-of-hospital cardiorespiratory arrest – Full Text
“IO vascular access provides a suitable route for out-of-hospital stabilization of critically ill patients when peripheral vascular access is difficult or impossible” Burgos-Esteban et al (2024).
CVC tip migration case study – Full Text
“Clinicians must be vigilant of catheter tip migration and malposition risks. Relying solely on postinsertion radiographs is insufficient. Once identified, prompt management of the malpositioned catheter is paramount in reducing morbidity and mortality and improving patient outcomes” Amllay et al (2024).
Oral versus intravenous antibiotics for orthopedic infections – Full Text
“There were no appreciable differences in outcomes between patients discharged on PO compared to IV regimens. Antimicrobial stewardship interventions to increase prescribing of PO antibiotics for the treatment of orthopedic infections should be encouraged” Gray et al (2024).
Biofilm prevention with novel central catheter coating – Full Text
“The resulting pMPC coating armor exhibits super-hydrophilicity, thereby forming a highly hydrated shell that effectively prevents bacterial adhesion and inhibits the adsorption and activation of fibrinogen and platelets in vitro” Ke et al (2024).
Pitfalls of internal jugular vein cannulation – Full Text
“Herein, we aim to inform readers about the existing literature on the plethora of complications with potentially disastrous consequences for patients undergoing IJV cannulation” Nag et al (2024).
IV push or piggyback antibiotic administration in sepsis – Full Text
“This study was performed to compare the effects of administering ceftriaxone via intravenous push (IVP) and intravenous piggyback (IVPB) on 28-day mortality in patients with sepsis” Lim et al (2024).
Vascular access out-patient procedure service – Full Text
“Our study thus aims to compare the safety and wait times between procedural teams and IR placement of outpatient temporary hemodialysis catheters (THDC) for patients undergoing Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy apheresis” Ghanem et al (2024).
Cost-effective ultrasound-guided vascular access model – Full Text
“We propose a simple, cost-effective, and effective ultrasound-guided vascular access simulation model that utilizes chicken breast and a urine catheter to address this need” Chakroun-Walha et al (2024).
Dalbavancin for acute bacterial skin infections – Full Text
“In our experience, particularly in a setting with a high methicillin-resistance rate, dalbavancin demonstrated safety and efficacy, simplifying ABSSSI management in childhood” Scarano et al (2024).
Impact of using ultrasound-guided longer length peripheral IV catheters
“The procedure provides a better patient experience as successful first attempts avoid unnecessary further insertion attempts. Other benefits are increased nursing time efficiency, a reduction in clinical waste and the lower cost of the equipment required” Godfrey and Gallipoli (2024).
CLABSI rate decreased by over 40%
“We decreased our CLABSI rate by over 40% from 2021 (1.6 per 1,000 line days) to the fourth quarter of 2022 (0.91) and kept the rate below or around the national rate (0.86) for the last three quarters of 2022” Bohan et al (2024).
Vascular access teams improve optimal selection of vascular access devices – Full Text
“Specialist vascular teams should evolve and pivot towards leading the implementation of quality improvement interventions, optimizing resource use and enhancing their role” Fernández-Fernández et al (2024).
Vascular access for long-term parenteral nutrition
“Securing safe and effective intravenous (IV) access is of utmost importance for administering parenteral nutrition (PN). Sustaining this access can indeed pose challenges, especially when dealing with the risk of complications associated with long-term PN. This review emphasizes best practices to optimize intravenous access and reviews the current evidence-based recommendations and consensus guidelines” Hurt et al (2024).
Central catheter salvage and prophylaxis in the PICU
“The use of ELT for catheter salvage and prophylaxis in the PICU is safe in a variety of polyurethane catheters. Dwell times ranging from 30 minutes to 2 hours were effective in sterilizing the catheters while allowing other therapies to continue” Weber et al (2024).
Post CLABSI antimicrobial de-escalation
“An institutional protocol was developed for the evaluation and empirical antibiotic treatment of possible CLABSIs. The potential impact of de-escalating antimicrobial therapy based on initial Gram stain and molecular identification was assessed” Beckman et al (2024).
Implantable port site complications post bevacizumab infusion
“The results of this study show an inverse relationship between the risk of wound dehiscence and port site complication and the timing of bevacizumab infusion to port placement, with an increase in absolute risk of wound dehiscence when bevacizumab is given within 2 days of port placement” Yun et al (2024).
Totally implantable ports in infants and children – Full Text
“The type of port, including the material of the port’s venous catheter, and the underlying disease have an impact on the durability of implantable intravenous systems” Sosnowska-Sienkiewicz et al (2024).