Ketamine infusion administration by a psychiatric team – Full Text
“The MUPC ketamine team has proved that ketamine infusions may provide a unique intervention safely and efficaciously without the need for collaboration with other medical specialties since initiating this pilot program” Ithman et al (2022).
Vascular access device placement procedure codes – Full Text
“Despite widespread use of VADs in the inpatient setting, the procedure coding rate was found to be remarkably low” DeBoer and Alsbrooks (2022).
Virtual reality for pain control during IV blood draws – Full Text
“The results of our study demonstrated that there was no significantly lower perceived pain or anxiety when using IVR compared to standard practice in adults undergoing IV blood draw” Perdue et al (2022).
Nursing attitude towards intraosseous access – Full Text
“Prehospital and emergency department nursing staff are aware of the importance of intraosseous access and understand the need for additional education and certification in this field” Žunkovič et al (2022).
CRBSI rates during the COVID-19 pandemic – Full Text
“In summary, we found about 50% fewer CRBSI cases during the pandemic as compared to the equivalent time period before. This is somewhat unexpected, as there were no changes regarding CVC insertion procedures or care by the participating sites during the time periods” Schalk et al (2022).
Home parenteral nutrition in patients with advanced cancer – Full Text
“The CVC type, administration of concomitant chemotherapy via a distinct CVC lumen separate from PN, venting gastrostomy and distance between the patient’s home and the IF center were not associated with CRBSI or mechanical CVC complications” Kopczynska et al (2022).
Sodium bicarbonate verifies IV catheter placement – Full Text
“The injection of diluted sodium bicarbonate (in mechanically ventilated patients) can be used to reliably identify the correct location of an IV catheter by an increase in the exhaled carbon dioxide concentration” Keidan et al (2022).
Neonatal IV drug compatibility
“The aim of this study was to identify the most commonly acquired intravenous drugs in five neonatal intensive care units and test these for compatibility” Nezvalova-Henriksen et al (2022).
IV antibiotic administration during haemodialysis
“HD provides a good opportunity for treatment with IV antibiotics in DFI. This mode of administration of IV antibiotics, along with multidisciplinary intervention, is associated with ulcer healing and resolution of infection in over three-quarters of patients with DFI” Pittam et al (2022).
CLABSI due to Candida sojae in an infant with short bowel syndrome – Full Text
“We report what we believe the first case of candidemia in an infant with short bowel syndrome caused by the environmental yeast Candida sojae that was initially misidentified as Candida tropicalis” Abdel-Haq et al (2022).
CVC hydrophilic polymer gel associated with LRac in neonate
“Recently, LRac was reported as a cutaneous manifestation of hydrophilic polymer gel embolization (HPE) in adults. We present a case of LRac in a newborn that developed following CVC insertion and resolved spontaneously after the catheter was removed” Barsan Kaya et al (2022).
CVC not independent risk factor for thromboembolism in children
“In conclusion, the 2.5-year CI of VTE among our pediatric patient cohort was <5% and adolescent age was the main patient-related risk factor" Gidl et al (2022).
Successful pediatric peripheral IV catheterization – Full Text
“Difficulty in setting up PIVC was the greatest in infants and even greater than that in newborns” chu et al (2022).
Clinical pharmacists in OPAT services – Full Text
“In summary, building multidisciplinary teams with the involvement of clinical pharmacists improves the management of home-treated infections, promoting a safe self-administration and increasing OPAT patients’ quality of life” Ortonobes et al (2022).
Reducing pain during hemodialysis access cannulation – Full Text
“Listening to music reduced cannulation pain in patients on hemodialysis, although there was no significant effect on anxiety, BP, or stress markers” Inayama et al (2022).
Is post implantable port insertion chest xray required – Full Text
“In conclusion, when imaging guidance is used for IVAPC insertion by an experienced surgeon in a high-volume center, performing post-procedure routine chest radiography shows little benefit” Ghoddusi Johari et al (2022).
IV or subcut administration of oncology biologics – Full Text
“This review indicated a substantial body of evidence showing time/resource and cost savings of SC versus IV administration of oncology biologics in a hospital setting” McCloskey et al (2022).
Biofilm formation on central venous catheters
“This study identified biofilms on both surfaces of CVCs. No significant difference in biofilm formation was found based on a sterilization technique” Niemann et al (2022).
Diagnosing mechanical central venous catheter problems
“Following clinical and radiographic evaluation, contrast-enhanced line studies constitute the next best diagnostic tool to assess the functionality of central venous catheters” Shashi et al (2022).
CLABSI in hemodialysis patients – Full Text
“In the 14-year period under study, 406 tunneled catheters were implanted in 325 patients. A total of 85 cases of tunneled catheter-related bacteremia were diagnosed, resulting in an incidence of 0.40 per 1000 catheter days (81.1% after 6 months of implantation)” Almenara-Tejederas et al (2022).
Interprofessional teamwork for infection prevention
“We propose an Input-Mediator-Output-Input (IMOI) model of interprofessional teamwork in the context of HAI prevention” Gregory et al (2022).
Follow-up blood culture in Gram-negative bacteraemia
“The practice of FU-BCs in patients with GN-BSI should be individualised balancing cost/benefit ratio” Giannella et al (2022).
What fuels poor peripheral IV care – Full Text
“The clinical management of PIVCs appear ambiguous, unclear, and fragmented, with no clear professional responsibility and no nurse leadership, causing a gap in preventing infections” Blanco-Mavillard et al (2022).
Amiodarone infusion associated phlebitis – Full Text
“Central venous catheterization for a high concentration of amiodarone infusion is recommended” Cheewatanakornkul et al (2022).
CLABSI rates following scheduled removal of CVC – Full Text
“Our data suggest that in patients with hematological diseases or autologous SCT recipients scheduled CVC removal after 14 days does not result in a lower CRBSI incidence compared to unscheduled removal” Panse et al (2022).
Jugular vein catheterization results in hemothorax – Full Text
“Hemothorax must be suspected when unexplained hemodynamic instability develops after central venous catheterization despite ultrasound guidance” Kang et al (2022).
Insertion of tunneled cuffed hemodialysis catheters – Full Text
“This study concluded that iliac vein TCCs can provide suitable vascular access in hemodialysis patients with bilateral obstruction of internal jugular veins and subclavian veins” Abd El-Hameed and Abdelhamid (2022).
CLABSI reduction using Lean Methodology
“This article discusses the use of the Lean Methodology to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in a large urban hospital” Laux et al (2022).
Nurse infusion team task relocation
“The results indicate that, although infusion task reallocation may be a cost-reducing approach to managing clinical responsibilities, it enlarges rather than enriches the job through higher demands and fewer resources for nurses and, in turn, lower perceived organizational safety” Pratt et al (2022).
Blood sampling without a tourniquet – Full Text
“Performing phlebotomies without tourniquet was possible in at least half of the attended patients, though it was more limited in specific group populations” Freitaset al (2022).
Scar reduction following CVC removal
“We studied whether glucocorticosteroid during patch occlusion has a beneficial effect on scar outcome in children and adolescents treated for cancer” Nissen et al (2022).
Ethnicity and pediatric CLABSI
“CLABSI rate was persistently higher among Black and Hispanic children than their White peers” Willer et al (2022).
Catheter-related thrombosis in patients with cancer – Full Text
“Our model presents a novel, user-friendly tool for predicting the risk of CRT in patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy. Moreover, it can contribute to clinical decision-making” Lin et al (2022).
OPAT success with Ertapenem – Full Text
“Ertapenem/zidebactam has a proposed once-daily regimen well suited to OPAT. Even on highly conservative breakpoint projections, it has potential against MDR E. coli, including metallo-carbapenemase producers” Mushtaq et al (2022).
Intraperitoneal hematoma after femoral catheterization – Full Text
“Presented to the emergency department from a skilled nursing facility with a two-day history of dyspnea. She was later diagnosed with an intraperitoneal hematoma, an uncommon complication caused by a CVC placement” Shah et al (2022).
Intravenous nutrition among professional athletes – Full Text
“The authors regularly interact with professional team sport players in European and American leagues and their multidisciplinary support teams, and we are aware of players receiving regular intravenous nutrition (IVN) products” Lewis et al (2022).
Vein stripping during venepuncture – Full Text
“Initial venesection was successful, however blood flow then stopped. The needle was withdrawn, and surprisingly attached to the end of it was a thin, string-like structure” Wade et al (2022).
Impact of sodium chloride concentration on intracavitary ECG – Full Text
“The 5.45% and 10% sodium chloride solutions are significantly superior comparing with 0.9% sodium chloride solution in the derived rate of stable intracavitary ECG, occurrence rate of characteristic P wave and time used for catheter tip localization, but there were no significant differences between 5.45 and 10% sodium chloride solutions” Dong et al (2022).
Chain nursing process and implantable port care – Full Text
“Chain nursing process can help to enhance the maintenance quality of implantable venous infusion port, reduce the incidence of adverse events, relieve the tension and anxiety, and improve the satisfaction of patients with nursing” Hu et al (2022).
Tunneled central venous line removal and platelet count – Full Text
“We analyzed complications and outcomes in all our patients, a total of 52, who underwent CVL removal with platelets <20,000/μl" Marwah et al (2022).
Central venous catheters versus arteriovenous fistulae – Full Text
Central venous catheters versus arteriovenous fistulae Abstract: Background: Arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) have superior clinical outcomes compared with central venous catheters (CVC) among patients undergoing hemodialysis
Post-intramuscular injection paralysis – Full Text
“Post-injection paralysis (PIP) of the sciatic nerve is an iatrogenic paralysis that occurs after an intramuscular injection, with resultant foot deformity and disability” Song et al (2022).
Nursing language associated with neonatal CVC care – Full Text
“Relevant terms were identified, which aid newborns using central venous catheters; thus, a terminological subset will be contributed to information in nursing practice” Prado et al (2022).
Blood culture contamination rates during COVID-19 – Full Text
“A positive correlation was found between blood culture contamination rates and COVID-19 incidence rates” Sacchetti et al (2022).
Safety of intraosseous access in neonates – Full Text
“Within this surveillance study, IO access in neonates was feasible and safe. IO access is an important alternative for vascular access in neonates” Schwindt et al (2022).
Biofilm formation during CLABSI episodes – Full Text
“Considering the high rates of biofilm and antimicrobial resistance of biofilm-forming isolates in biomedical device associated infections, it was determined that it would not be sufficient to evaluate only the MIC results for susceptibility results” Öcal et al (2022).
Tunneled femoral vein catheterization for hemodialysis – Full Text
“Our experience with tunneled femoral catheters revealed low catheter survival and significant complications (deep venous thrombosis and malfunction/occlusion)” Sethi et al (2022).
Study on IV smart pump clinical use
“The primary objective was to observe adherence with manufacturer required IV smart pump system setup at the point of care during actual clinical use” Giuliano et al (2022).
Increase of recurrent CLABSI in children with home parenteral nutrition
“‘Recurrent CLABSIs incidence was 2.99/1000 CVC days. Our study suggests that preventive measures should be implemented especially in RCFs to reduce the proportion of children with recurrent infections” Tourvieilhe et al (2022).
Becton Dickinson recalls intraosseous needle – FDA Alert
“Becton Dickinson is recalling the BD Intraosseous Needle Set Kits, BD Intraosseous Manual Driver Kits, and BD Intraosseous Powered Drivers for three separate issues” FDA (2022).
Pediatric self-administration OPAT program
“This study presents a self-administration OPAT program integrated within the pediatric antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) in a pediatric tertiary care center” Fernández-Polo et al (2022).
CLABSI guideline compliance in Belgium
“To assess, in Belgian NICUs, the compliance to international guidelines for CLABSI-prevention, and to study unit characteristics contributing to CLABSI” Mahieu et al (2022).