Subclavian vein cannulation in children with congenital heart disease
“For children with congenital heart disease requiring central venous catheterization during the perioperative period, the subclavian vein is a feasible site for catheterization. The supraclavicular approach, especially the left side, has a higher first-puncture success rate, shorter access time, lower complications, and a trend of lower incidence of catheter malposition” Gong et al (2024).
Patient awareness of blood transfusion risk
“Many patients consider blood transfusion as a high-risk procedure. Healthcare professionals need to understand patient’s perceptions and conduct patient counselling accordingly. This will help physicians in addressing patient-specific concerns related to blood transfusion” Dev and Ahmed (2024).
Implantable port insertion pocket-first technique – Full Text
“The pocket-first technique can be considered as a safe, feasible and convenient technique for TIVAP implantation. The time consuming is significantly shortened compared with the puncture-first technique and this advantage may be more obvious when using SCV/AxV approach” Wu et al (2024).
CVC malposition into the azygos vein – Full Text
“Here, we report a patient with CVC malposition into the azygos vein via the right subclavian vein. We conduct a comprehensive review of the anatomical structure of the azygos vein and the manifestations associated with azygos vein malposition” Feng et al (2024).
PICC placement in premature infants – Full Text
“This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of ultrasonography (US) and in vitro measurement (IVM) methods in localizing peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) in premature infants and analyze the relevant factors affecting the accuracy of IVM” He et al (2024).
Maki technique for CLABSI diagnosis – Full Text
“To determine whether the combined use of vortexing and Maki techniques provides profitability versus the Maki technique for the diagnosis of catheter tip colonization (CTC) and CRBSI” Lorente et al (2024).
Fluid and vasopressor decisions in early sepsis management – Full Text
“These findings suggest that fluid volume received is the predominant factor associated with ongoing fluid and vasopressor decisions, outweighing many other clinical factors. Peripheral vasopressor use is common” Munroe et al (2024).
Just-in-case peripheral IV catheters in ED
“PVC were not used in 23.7% of cases. Predictors of nonuse were the prescribing physician’s expectation of nonuse and the reason for prescribing “just in case”. A PVC should probably not be prescribed if the prescribing physician thinks it will not be used or prescribes it “just in case” Noel et al (2024).
Central venous catheter options in pediatric oncology
“Although over 15,000 tunneled catheters are placed annually in North America into children with cancer, there is a paucity of evidence to guide practice, suggesting multiple opportunities to improve care” Christison-Lagay et al (2024).
PICC associated cardiac tamponade case study – Full Text
“Although the use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) has many advantages, misplacement can lead to serious life-threatening complications such as pericardial effusion (PCE) and cardiac tamponade (CT). This report aims to describe four cases of CT resulting from misplaced PICC, which were successfully managed” Trinh et al (2024).
Epicutaneo-cava catheter insertion bundle
“This paper proposes a structured, sequential insertion bundle-nicknamed “the SIECC protocol” (SIECC = Safe Insertion of Epicutaneo-Cava Catheters)-which includes seven evidence-based strategies which have been proven to increase the safety, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of the procedure” D’Andrea et al (2024).
Cancer-associated thrombosis risk assessment
“Machine learning (ML) is a novel technique used for the diagnosis and prognosis of several diseases, including cancer-associated thrombosis, when trained on specific diagnostic modalities. Consolidating the literature on the use of ML for the prediction of cancer-associated thrombosis is necessary to understand its diagnostic and prognostic abilities relative to KS” El-Sherbini et al (2024).
Central line site assessment for all skin tones – Full Text
“We review some of these gaps and provide some real-world guidance on how to assess central line sites in patients of all skin tones” Herrera et al (2024).
Central venous catheter for dialysis CLABSI rates
“Procalcitonin and erythrocyte sedimentation rate could predict the CRBSIs in this study. This study also revealed that the gram-positive bacteria were primadonna in dialysis of CRBSIs, and most of them were sensitive to aminoglycosides” Chandra et al (2024).
Systematic neonatal central line tip culture – Full Text
“Systematic culture of the tip of central lines is performed in many neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) to guide any subsequent antibiotic therapy. The clinical relevance of this procedure is debated, given the significant bacterial contamination during its removal” Mazuel et al (2024).
CLABSI rates in Swedish Covid-19 patients – Full Text
“This study revealed a low incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infection in the coronavirus disease 2019-intensive care unit, thus suggesting that coronavirus disease 2019 is not a risk factor for catheter-related bloodstream infection and indicating the high resilience of well-established routines aimed at catheter-related bloodstream infection prevention” Lunnemar et al (2024).
Platelet transfusion before central venous catheter placement – Full Text
“This study aims to see whether, in this context, omission of prophylactic platelet transfusion increases the risk of CVC-related bleeding in patients with platelet counts 10–50 × 109/L” Aggarwal (2024).
The graphic outcome of calcium extravasation in a child – Full Text
“Here, we report the case of calcium extravasation in a child and we discuss the multiple therapeutic strategies adopted” Amabile et al (2024).
Central venous access device-associated skin complications – Full Text
“Central venous access device-associated skin complications are a significant, potentially avoidable injury, requiring cancer nurses to be aware of high-risk groups and use evidence-based preventative and treatment strategies” Gavin et al (2024).
Vascular access for helicopter emergency medical services – Full Text
“In 2019, a dedicated programme was started at East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) to enable the safe introduction of contemporary emergency vascular access devices, in order to improve physiological monitoring intra-arrest and deliver nuanced, goal-directed resuscitation in OHCA patients” Aziz et al (2024).
Neonatal arterial cannulation for hemodynamic monitoring – Full Text
“This will be the first randomized controlled trial evaluating the use of topical glyceryl trinitrate to facilitate peripheral artery cannulation in neonates” Wagh et al (2024).
Pediatric CRBSI IV lock options – Full Text
“The aim of this study was to present 3 years of H.Huntiense data, antibiotic susceptibility profiles, systemic antibiotics and antibiotic lock therapy (ALT) options and clinical outcomes” Özen et al (2024).
Peripheral intravenous catheter infection prevention – Full Text
“Despite their frequent use and concern about PIVC-associated complications, this review underscores the urgent need for more high-quality studies on effective IPC methods regarding safe PIVC management” Dobrescu et al (2024).
Peripheral IV cannulation standards in a teaching hospital – Full Text
“This study investigated the procedure and results of peripheral venous cannulation in a teaching center using a prospectively completed audit loop study. The “Royal College of Nursing’s criteria for infusion therapy” is one such set of recommendations” Lissy Ben et al (2024).
CRBSI central catheter salvage – Full Text
“Catheter salvage in S aureus CRBSIs in children receiving HPN can be attempted after careful consideration by a multidisciplinary team in an HPN expertise center” Demirok et al (2024).
Surveillance of catheter-associated bloodstream infections – Full Text
“A fully automated algorithm for CRBSI and CLABSI detection in critically-ill patients using only structured data provided valid results” Catho et al (2024).
Pseudomonas fluorescens CRBSI outbreak – Full Text
“This outbreak led to six episodes of catheter related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) in patients with hematologic malignancies, delaying their primary treatment” Volkow et al (2024).
Impact of tissue adhesive on PIVC failure
‘In this study, PIVCs secured with integrated securement dressings and tissue adhesive, in comparison with standard care, bordered polyurethane dressings, were associated with significantly reduced PIVC failure, for children admitted to hospital via the emergency department” Charters ET AL (2024).
Self-administered outpatient parenteral antimicrobial treatment
“As OPAT services expand their inclusion criteria to include complex patient populations, there is an increased need for selecting appropriate patients to receive either healthcare-administered OPAT (H-OPAT) or self-administered OPAT (S-OPAT)” Brand et al (2024).
Persistent left superior vena cava diagnosed by ECG – Full Text
“The finding of a distinctively dilated coronary sinus in echocardiography led us to further investigation using agitated saline that revealed an infrequent anomaly termed isolated PLSVC” Smolarek et al (2024).
Inotropic support in palliative patients with advanced heart failure
“The use of continuous intravenous inotropic support (CIIS) as palliative therapy in patients with advanced heart failure (HF) has increased over the past decade” Maini et al (2024).
IV or oral antibiotic treatment for osteomyelitis
“The results of the present study suggest oral antibiotics for treatment of residual osteomyelitis are not inferior to intravenous therapy and may be more efficacious for certain patients regarding cost and ease of administration” Kipp et al (2024).
PICC placement in a patient with severe burns
“Based on evidence, we successfully placed a peripherally inserted central catheter through the popliteal vein under ultrasound while the patient was in the prone position and avoided associated complications” Shi et al (2024).
Central line dressing change procedural kits
“Procedural kits for central line dressing changes are effective in reducing unscheduled dressing changes and may have a role in reducing CLABSI” Bahl et al (2024).
Ceftazidime-avibactam stability in elastomeric infusion devices – Full Text
“To evaluate the stability of ceftazidime/avibactam in elastomeric infusers, utilizing the UK’s Yellow Cover Document (YCD) stability testing framework, in conditions representative of OPAT practice” Naicker et al (2024).
Early prediction of massive transfusion requirement
“We aimed to develop and validate a new scoring system, hemorrhagic shock transfusion prediction (HSTP) score, to predict the need for massive transfusion (MT) in these patients, compared to the widely used Assessment of Blood Consumption (ABC) score” Kasraian et al (2024).
Removing knotted epicutaneo-caval catheter from a neonate
“In this case, we introduced a spontaneous knot formation during the insertion of the central catheter, which was finally successfully removed” Shi et al (2024).
IV hub disinfection technique
“To verify the association of Nursing professionals’ work shift and training time with proper disinfection of intravenous catheter devices in pediatric units” Silva et al (2024).
Malignant superior vena cava syndrome and CVC placement
“Large-bore stent placement can effectively prevent stent occlusion by tumor ingrowth in most cases, and it can provide a sufficient diameter for subsequent insertion of central venous catheters” Lim Choi et al (2024).
PICC insertion technique in young children – Full Text
“We have developed a new approach for peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) insertion that we think has several advantages, including ease of insertion, access to a larger vein and patient comfort” Frykholm et al (2024).
Pediatric patient comfort during PIV insertions
“From February 2021 to April 2023, the VAT team was able to improve procedural comfort scores from 68% to 90% of pediatric patients with adequate comfort for lab draws and/or PIV insertions” Lorenc et al (2024).
Iatrogenic injuries associated with central venous catheters
“CVC contributed toward 31% of all non-operation related iatrogenic injuries. One in 54 admissions (946/51 178) and one in 47 (574 /27 342) patients undergoing an operation sustained an iatrogenic injury. The annual rate of iatrogenic injuries did not decrease over the decade despite a multifaceted approach to reduce them” Wain et al (2024).
DERS and SMART pump event 29th April 2024 – Read More
“A chance to see infusion devices connected to networks, Dose Error Reduction Software (DERS) and SMART pumps in action and the current infusion pumps on the market today” NAMDET (2024).
Lower extremity PICC case study – Full Text
“We report the case of a patient with a lower extremity PICC ectopic to the ascending lumbar vein, to indicate and verify PICC catheterisation in the lower extremity is safe and feasible. And hope to provide different perspectives for clinical PICC venipuncture to get the attention of peers” Zhu et al (2024).
Rapid detection of BSI in patients on home parenteral nutrition – Full Text
“ddPCR showed a high sensitivity and specificity relative to blood cultures and enables rapid pathogen detection and characterization. Clinical studies should explore if integrated ddPCR and blood culture outcomes enables a more rapid pathogen guided CLABSI treatment and enhancing patient outcomes” Gillis et al (2024).
IO access training for paramedics – Full Text
“The aim of this technical report is to describe the process of development and the final product of the LMS as a research and educational tool to scaffold remote learning of emergency IO skills by paramedics-in-training” Jolly et al (2024).
Air embolism caused by peripheral vein catheterization – Full Text
“A 59-year-old woman was sent to our hospital with spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage and treated conservatively with a left forearm peripheral venous catheter infusion drug. After 48 hours, the patient’s oxygen saturation decreased to 92 % with snoring breathing. Computer tomography of the head and chest revealed scattered gas in the right subclavian, the right edge of the sternum, the superior vena cava, and the leading edge of the heart shadow” Zhou et al (2024).
ivWatch evaluation prevented 122 cases of infiltration and extravasation
“Out of 2254 infusions monitored with ivWatch, the device prevented 122 cases of infiltration and extravasation from causing any harm to the patient, corresponding to a 5.4% ‘check IV’ notification rate” Barton (2024).
Near-infrared technology for PIVC placement
“To share lessons learned from an evidence-based practice (EBP) initiative that implemented near-infrared (NIR) technology in a large US hospital system” Hart and Weathers (2024).
CLABSI bundle implementation strategy – Full Text
“Using a champion role in the critical care setting may be an important implementation strategy for CLABSI bundle adoption and sustainment efforts” Patton et al (2024).
Candidemia cases during the COVID-19 pandemic
“As our study observed, the COVID-19 pandemic brought increasing numbers of immunosuppressed patients, widespread use of antibacterials, and central venous catheters, increasing the frequency and mortality of candidemia cases” Ozalp et al (2024).
Difficult IV access research study protocol
“The aim of this study is to investigate whether the use of long GW-PVADs, compared with standard PVADs, reduces the risk of first-time insertion failure, in patients admitted to emergency departments (EDs)” Xu et al (2024).