Outcome of ICU quality improvement project – Full Text
“This study evaluates the impact of a 12-year multicenter QI initiative on ICU performance and patient outcomes in the context of resource constraints” Qiu et al (2025).
Preventing biofilm formation on central venous catheters – Full Text
“The aim of this study was to evaluate the activity of a cationic arginine-based gemini surfactant, C9(LA)2, against mixed biofilms of fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing E. coli, and the preventive effect of this surfactant impregnated in CVCs on the formation of inter-kingdom biofilms” Pérez et al (2025).
Vascular access team review
“Nurse-driven central line insertion (NDCLI) programs offer a proactive approach to address these challenges by empowering trained vascular access nurses to perform CVC and AC insertions” Girgenti et al (2025).
Impact of OPAT on hospital admission avoidance
“This review underscores the potential for OPAT to optimise hospital resources, improve patient outcomes and lower healthcare costs, advocating for its expansion across NHS trusts to address growing demands for sustainable and efficient healthcare delivery” Acuram et al (2025).
Flushing central venous and arterial lines – Full Text
“In an ICU in Queensland, Australia (AU), saline (sodium chloride 0.9%) flush bags used for these lines were routinely changed every 24 h following organizational policy that all intravenous fluid bags are to be changed within a 24-h period” Padigos et al (2025).
Cardiac arrest medication overview
“This paper evaluates key evidence-based updates concerning medications used for patients in cardiac arrest” Long and Gottlieb (2025).
Prehospital sepsis recognition and antibiotic administration
“For patients in whom a sepsis alert was initiated, EMS clinicians adhered to the sepsis protocol and administered antibiotics prior to hospital arrival in 97% of cases. Patients received their first antibiotic a median of approximately 26 minutes after 9-1-1 call and 11 minutes prior to hospital arrival” Antevy et al (2025).
Misplacement of left internal jugular central venous catheter – Full Text
“This abnormal placement was likely due to an occluded left brachiocephalic vein in our patient, which prevented the CVC from crossing the midline” Wallisch et al (2025).
Nasal and skin decolonization to reduce bacteremiarates in ECMO patients – Full Text
“We aimed to determine if implementation of universal nasal decolonization with daily chlorhexidine bathing will decrease blood stream infections (BSI) in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)” Taylor et al (2025).
CLABSI in critical care – Full Text
“This study highlights the importance of minimizing CVC use and limiting the number of insertions to reduce CLABSI risk. Effective management strategies should focus on reducing CVC duration and frequency” Alomari et al (2025).
Blood sampling pain in preterm infants – Full Text
“Based on the results of this study, the use of combined non-pharmacological interventions of NSS has been more effective in reducing the pain caused by venous blood sampling than other conditions where two or one non-pharmacological intervention were used” Yadollahzadeh et al (2025).
Is needle sharpness affected by drug vial puncture – Full Text
“This study suggests that changing needles may not be necessary for maintaining sharpness if proper technique is used, potentially reducing the risk of needlestick injuries and medical waste” Tawil et al (2025).
Complications of micropuncture vascular access in the ICU
“Micropuncture vascular access is increasingly being used in the intensive care unit (ICU) due to its perceived reduction of bleeding complications in common ICU procedures. The authors report two rare complications associated with micropuncture kit use associated with vascular access” Okamoto et al (2025).
Overview of peripheral vasopressor usage
“Peripheral vasopressors were commonly and safely used in our 10-hospital health system, particularly in the community hospitals. Peripheral initiation of vasopressors was not associated with increased mortality at 90 days, but was associated with decreased hospital length of stay” Shyu et al (2025).
Effect of coated central venous catheters on bacterial colonization – Full Text
“This study evaluates the effectiveness of polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB)-coated CVCs in reducing catheter-tip bacterial colonization in cancer patients undergoing abdominal surgery” Dong et al (2025).
Implantable port placed by translumbar approach
“This report highlights the successful placement of a CV port by translumbar approach in a patient with advanced esophageal carcinoma complicated by SVCS” Maruo et al (2025).
Systems for large-volume subcutaneous drug administration
“Although syringe preparation for large-volume (>3 mL) subcutaneous (SC) drugs represents a significant workflow burden for pharmacists, their preferences for alternatives such as on-body delivery systems (OBDSs) are unexplored” Desai et al (2025).
Reducing CLABSI rates in adult ICU
“Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) remains a leading cause of death among critically ill patients. Implementing preventive measures and adhering to best practices is a crucial action to proactively prevent its occurrence” Mhawish et al (2025).
PICC-related complications
“This study aimed to analyze the influence factors affecting catheter-related bloodstream infection, catheter-related thrombosis and catheter-related local complication, respectively, and to explore the relationship among them, as well as the influence of catheter-related bloodstream infection, catheter-related thrombosis and catheter-related local complication on cancer patients’ death” Weng et al (2025).
CRBSI in long-term and acute care wards – Full Text
“This study examined differences in nosocomial-onset urinary tract-related bloodstream infections (UTRBSIs) and catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) between patients admitted to long-term and acute care wards” Kumagai et al (2025).
Reducing pain associated with IV insertion
“To reduce pain scores with intravenous (IV) insertion by 50% over 2 months among children in the ambulatory surgery center within a pediatric academic hospital” Merritt et al (2025).
Intravenous fluid choices for resuscitation
“To summarize current recommendations for intravenous fluid choices for resuscitation and their impact on outcomes in trauma patients in intensive care units” McKee et al (2025).
Vascular Access and IV Therapy Resource
Heparin-locking solution concentrations – Full Text
“Our findings suggest that a heparin-locking solution at a concentration of 1000 U/ml for central venous catheters (CVC) in hemodialysis patients may reduce the incidence of bleeding-related complications, without impacting the rates of catheter occlusion, hemodialysis blood flow, catheter retention time, or catheter-related infections” Wang et al (2025).
Needlestick injuries among shift work nurses – Full Text
“This study aimed to investigate the relationship between sleep disturbances caused by shift schedules and the occurrence of needlestick and sharps injuries (NSIs) among nurses, considering significant worker and occupational factors” Prados et al (2025).
Differentiation of veins from arteries on ultrasound imaging – Full Text
“Ultrasound guidance is commonly used for accessing difficult peripheral veins. For successful access, a tourniquet is required for venodilation. Tourniquets decrease the compressibility and increase the diameter of veins; they also obfuscate artery-vein differentiation on ultrasound” Tsubouchi et al (2025).
Pain and anxiety in vascular access procedures – Full Text
“Because people getting venipunctures in medical and surgical settings usually feel pain and anxiety, the goal of this study was to look at and compare how cryotherapy (CT) and music therapy (MT) affected the levels of pain and anxiety (P&Amp;A) these people felt” Jafarimanesh et al (2025).
Chemotherapy-related extravasation events in dogs and cats – Full Text
“Chemotherapy extravasation is a potentially serious complication. There is a paucity of information in the veterinary literature investigating extravasation events, treatments, and outcomes” Martens et al (2025).
Training for ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous access
“These findings support the integration of ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous access as part of staff training to enhance pediatric emergency nurses’ paramedic cannulation skills and improve patient management” Nti et al (2025).
Impact of intraosseous or intravenous vascular access during resuscitation
“Conclusion: Our meta-analysis revealed the superiority of intravenous vascular access over intraosseous access in adult patients suffering from OHCA. However, further randomized trials are needed to confirm these results” Rath et al (2025).
Preventing central venous catheter complications – Full Text
“There is a need to conduct training courses for nurses who work in intensive care units about the prevention of CVC complications based on standards as the results in this study indicated that there is a significant association between, nurses’ knowledge and participation in training course, about prevention of CVC complications” Jasim et al (2025).
Community CLABSI prevention bundle
“This collaborative project provides the necessary education and resources to manage and streamline central line care in the home and may help prevent complications such as CLABSI” Murray et al (2025).
Hemodialysis central venous catheter IV lock
“These results support the relative safety of 30% trisodium citrate as a locking solution in a large, diverse patient cohort” Miller et al (2025).
Bundle for central venous catheter maintenance
“To investigate evidence-based practices and examine rates of adherence to bundles on maintenance of central venous catheters among intensive care unit nurses in 22 selected hospitals” Zhou et al (2025).
CHG interventions to reduce CLABSI
“This review aimed to identify effective CHG interventions to reduce CLABSIs in patients with cancer, particularly those undergoing bone marrow transplantations” Kuroki et al (2025).
Studying CRBSI with skin-like replicas – Full Text
“In IV therapy simulations, we observed bacterial growth dynamics over the incubation period. Our findings suggest that Ecoflex-based skin-like replicas can serve as a valuable tool for developing and testing new catheters, while the potential for use in other medical innovation devices, including wearable sensing devices, ultimately contributes to improved patient outcomes and infection control strategies” Althumayri et al (2025).
Management of non-cytotoxic drug extravasation
“Implementing a standardized protocol for managing non-cytotoxic drug extravasation can significantly enhance patient safety and improve outcomes in both adult and paediatric populations in critical care settings” Blazquez-Vidal et al (2025).
Umbilical venous catheter‒related hepatic complications
“Non-central catheter tip positions increase the risk of hepatic complications. Regular ultrasound follow-up is crucial for ensuring proper tip position and early complication detection” Wu et al (2025).
Central venous catheter safety analysis – Full Text
“Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis has been promoted as a process improvement tool and this review describes the strategic application of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to CVC placement” Duncan et al (2025).
Implantable port evaluation in breast cancer patients – Full Text
“The use of Totally Implantable Venous Access Port (TIVAP) has gained importance in chemotherapy for cancer patients due to its ability to reduce complications compared to conventional central venous catheters” Guo et al (2025).
PICC tip malposition in preterm infants – Full Text
“To explore the risk factors affecting peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) tip malposition in preterm infants” Liang et al (2025).
Intraosseous versus intravenous vascular access in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – Full Text
“IO access had a higher first-attempt success rate and faster establishment than IV access, but no significant differences were found in survival or favorable neurological outcomes in adults with OHCA” Alilou et al (2025).
Hickman line placement case study in a pediatric patient – Full Text
“We report the case of a one-year-old boy with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disorder (SCID) who developed a life-threatening right-sided hemothorax during Hickman line placement” Ayaz et al (2025).
PICC insertion and management by vascular access teams – Full Text
“PICC insertion and management by vascular access teams enables units to achieve a low complication rate in onco-hematological patients” Ferraz-Torres et al (2025).
Contrast extravasation associated with CT scans – Full Text
“We present findings from our large-scale retrospective study on contrast media extravasation (CME) in computed tomography (CT) examinations” Teh et al (2025).
Hemolysis associated with neonatal intravenous catheters – Full Text
“Several studies report hemolysis when packed red blood cells (PRBCs) are transfused through small-inner-diameter (ID) catheters using presence of biomarkers but do not address cause and amount of hemolysis” Chang et al (2025).
Effect of virtual reality distraction on venipuncture pain in children – Full Text
“To describe the effect of VR on pain during the venipuncture process in children and adolescents in a private institution in Bogotá” Gómez-Neva et al (2025).
Radial artery cannulation study – Full Text
“Radial artery cannulation is performed for continuous blood pressure monitoring and blood gas measurements in the operating room, critical care unit, and postoperative period” Dubey et al (2025).
Maintaining patency of IV catheters
“To evaluate the efficacy of 0.9% saline solution versus heparinized solution for maintaining the patency of intravascular catheters” Maqueda-Palau and González-Sánchez (2025)
PICU CLABSI risk prediction
“The risk prediction model for central venous catheter-associated infections in PICU patients is simple, accurate and clinically valuable” Zhang et al (2025).
PICC and midline catheter comparison – Full Text
“To assess the noninferiority of MVCs compared with PICCs as a reliable vascular access for peripheral IVT and blood draws for IVT that does not require a central VC” Bentridi et al (2025).
Relationship between platelet count and bleeding during central line placement
“We found that the platelet count prior to CVL placement was not associated with bleeding events in critically ill pediatric patients. Bleeding was more common in patients receiving platelet transfusions” Lucas and Dzik (2025).
Central venous catheter-related deep vein thrombosis in DKA
“If CVC placement cannot be avoided, preventive anticoagulation should be considered, but further studies are needed to establish a proper protocol” Mompontet et al (2025).