Neonatal intraosseous infusion simulator – Full Text
“Our models should serve as an IO training simulator for EMS physicians in order to practice the complex task of correctly placing an IO infusion needle in a newborn in emergency situations” Eifinger et al (2023).
OPAT in vulnerable patient populations – Full Text
“This is a retrospective cohort study of patients who were discharged with OPAT/COpAT through home health services over a 3-month study period” Tan et al (2023).
Medical glue for implantable port skin closure
“In TIVADs implantation, skin closure using NBCA showed no difference in the occurrence of infectious complications compared with conventional non-absorbable skin suture” Lee et al (2023).
DripAssist review by army medics
“The DripAssist demonstrated significantly faster time to achieve infusion rates, improved accuracy, and increased user confidence” Golden et al (2023).
Calcium gluconate extravasation – Full Text
“This case emphasizes that calcium gluconate extravasation can lead to life-threatening complications, such as compartment syndrome, underscoring the critical importance of employing proper infusion techniques” Weimer et al (2023).
Pediatric venipuncture pain reduction
“The aim is to determine the effectiveness of virtual reality, compared to cold and vibration devices (Buzzy® device), as a distraction method used during venipuncture in the management of pain and anxiety in children” Merino-Lobato et al (2023).
Targeted CLABSI prevention
“The overall CLABSI rate (infections per 1000 line days) at the 9 facilities in the 6 months prior to intervention was 1.42, and the postassessment rate in the 6 months following intervention was 0.44” Bartles et al (2023).
IV flushing technique
“It was concluded that the flushing procedure did not meet the recommendations of good practices, with failures that constituted medication errors” Ribeiro et al (2023).
Syringe pump start-up delays
“Start-up delays of syringe pump assemblies can impede the timely commencement of an effective drug therapy when using microinfusions in hemodynamically unstable patients” Weiss et al (2023).
Ampicillin stability in elastomeric pump – Full Text
“Our data support that 15 mg/mL AMP is suitable for use in OPAT if the volume and rate of infusion are tailored to the dosage needs of antimicrobial treatments” Rodríguez-Martínez et al (2023).
Aseptic technique procedure study
“To undertake content and cluster analysis to compare and contrast information relating to the conduct of aseptic technique in national and international guidance” Purssell et al (2023).
Peripheral administration of norepinephrine
“This study suggests that implementing a protocol for peripheral administration of norepinephrine can safely avoid one CVC day in the average patient with 51.6% of patients not requiring CVC insertion” Yerke et al (2023).
Pseudo-tunneling technique for PICC and midline catheters
“Our data suggest pseudo-tunneling technique is a safe and effective procedure for of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters and Midline insertion avoiding central venous catheterization even in patient with small vein at the arms” Benvenuti et al (2023).
Ultrasound guided peripheral IV insertion training program
“We found that implementing a comprehensive ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous training program for emergency nurses in a pediatric tertiary care center led to a high first-pass success rate in attaining peripheral intravenous cannulations” Jamal et al (2023).
Omadacycline stability in an elastomeric infusion pump – Full Text
“After reconstitution, omadacycline for injection was stable and remained within specifications for use for up to 9 days when refrigerated” Bower et al (2023).
CLABSI rates following reuse of peripheral ECMO cannulation sites
“This study investigates the risk of infectious complication associated with the reuse of peripheral ECMO cannulation sites for subsequent central venous access” Chan et al (2023).
Venipuncture vasovagal response
“Topical anaesthetics, such as EMLA, may reduce the frequency and severity of VVS during procedures requiring needles and intravascular instrumentation” Hockin et al (2023).
Elastomeric infusor for combined antibiotic therapy – Full Text
“We report two cases of complex bone and joint infections involving metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales, successfully treated at our referral center with aztreonam and ceftazidime-avibactam for 12 weeks in continuous infusions through elastomeric infusors” Merad et al (2023).
Needle phobia program – Full Text
“The use of evidence-based practices and a novel minimal sedation protocol for individuals with needle phobia assists in the completion of routine healthcare procedures, such as vaccinations and phlebotomy, in a patient-preferred setting” Rava et al (2023).
Central line insertion site management – Full Text
“Our observations showed that failure to recognize redness, cloudy drainage, peeling dressings, and lapses in dressing change dates was extremely common for CNAs and LVNs/RNs in all NHs surveyed” Nguyen et al (2023).
Intraosseous hypertonic saline administration – Full Text
“This case report highlights an alternative route in administering 3% saline, intraosseous vascular access, when other options have been exhausted” Juarez et al (2023)
Staph aureus peripheral IV catheter infection rates – Full Text
“Four hundred ninety patients with SAB were included, with community-acquired (n = 166), health care-associated (n = 163), and hospital-acquired SAB (n = 161). Endocarditis (n = 90, 18.3%), peripheral intravenous catheter infection (n = 80, 16.3%), and septic arthritis (n = 58, 11.8%) were the most frequent diagnoses” van der Vaart et al (2022).
Tunneled PICC in cancer patients
“This randomized multicenter study supports the efficacy of subcutaneous tunneling technology in reducing PICC-related complications, enhancing patient comfort, and encouraging using subcutaneous tunneling technology for PICC placement” Sheng et al (2023).
PICC MARSI sudy
“Our study revealed a high incidence of MARSI at the PICC insertion site of cancer patients, presenting with contact dermatitis and mechanical injury” Yang et al (2023).
Implantable port placement with patient-controlled sedation – Full Text
“The aim of this study was, before a full-scale RCT, to determine the feasibility of patient-controlled sedation with propofol and alfentanil as an adjunct to local anaesthesia during SVP implantation” Seifert et al (2023).
Antimicrobial catheter lock solution
“Antibiotic lock therapy (ALT) is standard clinical practice for treating bacteremia linked with catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs)” Chug et al (2023).
Pediatric CLABSI risk factors
“The present study aimed to identify possible risk factors for mortality by analyzing the clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients diagnosed with CLABSI in our pediatric HSCT unit” Aksoy et al (2023).
Blood sample hemolysis reduction
“We developed a novel and convenient educational aid that, when distributed, was associated with beneficial changes in specimen hemolysis at hospital inpatient units and outpatient clinics” de Koning et al (2023).
Neonatal cannula care
“To determine the effect of splint on the functional duration of peripheral intravenous cannula (PIVC) in neonates” Thushara et al (2023).
Nephrotoxicity risk during OPAT – Full Text
“Clinicians should exercise caution when using VPT for >2 weeks, including in the OPAT setting, even when no renal dysfunction is observed during the initial week of combination therapy” Dolly et al (2023).
CLABSI prevention bundle audits
“The use of nursing students as an adjunct to infection prevention measures facilitated success in sustaining low rates of catheter associated blood stream infections (CLABSI)” Luva et al (2023).
Vascular access considerations in kidney palliative care
“In this review, we discuss common challenges at the interface between dialysis access planning, prognostication, and patient-centered decision making” Gelfand et al (2023).
IV fluid administration practice among nurses – Full Text
“Inadequate knowledge, training, and absence of supervision by senior staffs, and absence of incentives and promotion for nurses and midwives were the main factors affecting intravenous fluid administration practice” Teshome et al (2023).
OPAT dalbavancin time study – Full Text
“We aim to describe the time and effort required for coordination of dalbavancin courses by outpatient registered nurses (RNs) and other outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) staff” Douglass et al (2023).
Learning intraosseous access skills – Full Text
“This process resulted in an eight-step list of feedback for knowledge of results and knowledge of performance that can be delivered to advanced care paramedics by paramedic facilitators using an intraosseous access simulator” Micallef et al (2023).
Insulin injection-related needlestick injuries – Full Text
“Insulin injection-related NSIs are common among HCWs working in hospitals in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region and impose a significant burden” Mohamed et al (2023).
Intravenous fluid warmer evaluation – Full Text
“The parylene-coated enFlow intravenous fluid warmer was able to warm fluids at all flow rates during prolonged surgery” Lax et al (2023).
Risk factors for medical adhesive-related skin injury
“The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and risk factors for MARSI in catheters of critically ill patients” Frota et al (2023).
Blood sample haemolysis and needle size
“We investigated the impact of using only the finer needles on the incidence of persistent or neuropathic pain and the prevalence of haemolysis” Umemura et al (2023).
Central line type and CLABSI rates – Full Text
“We hypothesize that line type and clinical and demographic factors at line placement impact CLABSI rates” Trembath et al (2023).
Augmented reality ultrasound-guided vascular access
“This is the first investigation of augmented reality-based ultrasound-guided vascular access using the second-generation HoloLens” Saruwatari et al (2023).
Central line bundle impact
“In this study, we investigated the effect of implementing a central line bundle for the prevention of CLABSIs, the distribution of pathogens, and the duration of time it took for CLABSIs to develop in patients who had subclavian-inserted central venous catheters” Devrim et al (2023).
Neonatal calcium gluconate extravasation
“However, extravasation of calcium gluconate can lead to iatrogenic calcinosis, causing symptoms such as local redness and swelling, cutaneous plaque, soft tissue calcification, and cutaneous tissue necrosis” Pu et al (2023).
CLABSI prediction models
“To systematically review the risk of bias and applicability of published prediction models for risk of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLA-BSI) in hospitalized patients” Gao et al (2023).
Algorithm to detect central lines on chest xray – Full Text
“Our findings indicated that the DCNN algorithm performed well in the detection and position classification of lines and tubes, supporting its use as an assistant for clinicians” Tang et al (2023).
Bacterial contamination of syringe tips
“We hypothesised that there would be near-zero contamination of syringe tips in the setting of both disinfectable stopcocks 5 and 70% ethanol caps to prevent contamination and provide passive disinfection of the DNCCs and syringe tips” Charnin et al (2023).
Neonatal CLABSI surveillance outcomes
“We classified healthcare-associated BSIs (HABSIs) as primary BSIs, secondary BSIs, and CLABSIs using CDC surveillance definitions and determined their overall incidence and incidence among different gestational age strata” Paul et al (2023).
Visual infusion phlebitis score in Portuguese healthcare – Full Text
“Results demonstrate that the VIP PT-PT scale is a reliable tool to be applied in the context of Portuguese healthcare” Ventura et al (2023).
IV care nursing knowledge and experience – Full Text
“Practical classes and execution of procedures in health services were predictors for a better knowledge about infusion therapy and vascular access by undergraduate nursing students” Alvarenga et al (2023).
Fluoroscopy-guided transhepatic PICC – Full Text
“The middle hepatic vein was punctured under ultrasound guidance and the catheter was threaded over its in-built guidewire through the inferior vena cava and right heart chambers upwards till it reached the superior vena cavo-atrial junction” Nath et al (2023).
CVC length prediction – Full Text
“The purpose of this feasibility study was to evaluate a simple method for the calculation of catheter length to be inserted and assess whether it accurately predicts the correct tip placement” Naik et al (2023).
Isotonic and hypertonic IV fluid distribution – Full Text
“The present study examines whether the baseline variations in the ECV and ICV change the distribution and elimination of subsequently given infusion fluids” Hahn (2023).