Smiths Medical partners with U.S. government on COVID-19 vaccine efforts – Full Text
“Smiths Medical has received an order through our authorized distributor Marathon Medical’s BARDA IDIQ agreement for 78.6 million syringe and needle units’ Smiths Medical (2020).
Antibiotic-loaded sol-gel prevents CLABSI – Full Text
“The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a moxifloxacin-loaded organic-inorganic sol-gel (A50) by locally preventing the catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI)” Aguilera-Correa et al (2020).
Compartment infection secondary to needlestick injury
“This case describes a 69-year-old farmer who accidentally injected his forearm while vaccinating cattle, resulting in a flexor compartment infection” Reasoner et al (2020).
Implementing an epicutaneo-caval catheter team in the NICU
“A dedicated epicutaneo-caval catheter team is a promising intervention to increase success rates and significantly decrease catheter-related complications in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit” Bayoumi et al (2020).
Axillary vein catheterization under ultrasound guidance – Full Text
“The present study aimed at comparing the success rate and safety of proximal versus distal approach for ultrasound (US)-guided axillary vein catheterization” Su et al (2020).
Tumour seeding from an intraperitoneal chemotherapy access port – Full Text
“The authors describe a case of cutaneous port-site recurrence secondary to tumour seeding from an intraperitoneal chemotherapy access port” Chu et al (2020).
Ultrasound-guided VA is the most common type of point-of-care ultrasound
“Ultrasound-guided vascular access was the most common point-of-care ultrasound indication, except in PICUs providing joint care for neonates and children” Humblet et al (2020).
Ultrasound-guided double central venous catheter for azygos vein access
“We found that ultrasound-guided percutaneous puncture method was a safe and minimally invasive approach and successfully placed two central venous lines” Yoshimaru et al (2020).
Prevention of post-catheter removal clinical sepsis in neonates
“Administration of one-time doses of vancomycin and cefazolin did not reduce the incidence of PCRCS when administered to critically ill neonates prior to umbilical venous catheter or peripherally inserted central catheter removal” Teibel et al (2020).
Central venous catheter surveillance and electronic patient reporting tool
“This quality improvement project formalized central venous catheter tip surveillance augmented by the use of electronic patient reporting tool” Ulloa et al (2020).
Use of ultrasound guidance in central venous catheter placement in the ED – Full Text
“To determine the ultrasound guidance for central venous catheter (USG-CVC) placement rate of emergency physicians (EPs) in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” Al Aseri et al (2020).
Care of hospitalized adolescents undergoing glucocorticoid infusion
“The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of nursing teams that care for hospitalized adolescents undergoing glucocorticoid infusion” Peres et al (2020)
Skin antisepsis protocols to prevent bacterial skin recolonization
“To compare antisepsis and skin protection protocols on quantitative analysis of recolonization in the operating room at regular time-steps” Louis et al (2020).
Guidelines for cord blood unit thaw and infusion – Full Text
“Standard operating procedures (SOPs) for receipt and thaw of cord blood units (CBUs) as well as guidelines for graft infusion are a critical component of cord blood (CB) transplantation” Scaradavou et al (2020).
