Tibial intraosseous drug administration
“Our aim was to determine whether prehospital administration of resuscitative medications via the IO route was associated with lower rates of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and survival to hospital discharge than peripheral intravenous (IV) infusion in the setting of OHCA” Hamam et al (2021).
Tunneled PICC complications
“We sought to compare complications associated with tunneled peripherally inserted central catheters (tPICCs) and tunneled-cuffed centrally inserted central catheters (tCICCs) in adult home parenteral nutrition (HPN)” Matysiak et al (2021).
OPAT antimicrobial prescribing quality – Full Text
“A national OPAT/HITH-NAPS can facilitate benchmarking between services, identify potentially inappropriate prescribing and help guide quality improvement” Friedman et al (2021).
Patient-centered hemodialysis care
“In this article we review the current state of vascular access practice, present arguments why SDM is necessary in vascular access planning, review barriers and potential solutions to SDM implementation, and discuss future research contingent upon an effective system of physician-patient participative decision making in hemodialysis vascular access practice” Murea et al (2021).
Infusion contamination with silicone oil
Infusion contamination with silicone oil Abstract: The formation of particulates in post-manufacture biopharmaceuticals continues to be a major concern in medical treatment. This study was
Pediatric CVC tip location protocol
“The aim of this paper is to review all the evidence about the accuracy of ultrasound methods for tip navigation and tip location in pediatric patients, and to suggest a structured protocol for clinical practice” Zito Marinosci et al (2021).
Peripheral IV catheter phlebitis
“Presence and severity of phlebitis was identified by Jackson’s Visual Infusion Phlebitis (VIP) Scoring System” Lulie et al (2021).
CLABSI dashboard – Full Text
“The dashboard enabled population-level surveillance of CLABSI bundle-adherence that informed bundle accountability initiatives” Chemparathy et al (2021).
NIVAS 2021 virtual conference registration
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Trendelenburg position for jugular vein catheterization
“A >5° Trendelenburg position statistically increases RIJV CSA and AP diameter” Garcia-Leal et al (2021).
Air embolism case study
“Due to inappropriate processing, the normal saline pump infused air into the patient at a high pressure of 120 mmHg” Wu et al (2021).
Neonatal ECMO catheter placement
“This study provides preliminary evidence that POCUS is more accurate than plain radiography for the evaluation of ECMO venous cannula position” Pawlowski et al (2021).
BSI in cancer patients – Full Text
“This study aimed to investigate the epidemiology, microbiology, and risk factors associated with mortality and multi-drug resistance bacterial bloodstream infections (BSIs) among adult cancer patients” Amanati et al (2021).
Epidural wrong route treatment
“An epidural lavage with an initial dose of 20cc of saline was slowly injected, followed for a saline infusion of 20cc per hour” Schwartzmann et al (2021).
Teicoplanin administration in outpatient setting – Full Text
“This study supports thrice weekly teicoplanin as a convenient and effective OPAT for administration” Asumang et al (2021).
Error results in acute phenytoin toxicity
“Due to a calculation error, the intravenous administration of phenytoin was started at 400 mg/30 min, which is 10-fold of the normal dose” Idota et al (2021).
Midline catheters in children with cystic fibrosis
“There is a high single device success rate when inserting short midlines for 13-day intravenous pulmonary antibiotic therapy in children with cystic fibrosis” Glazner et al (2021).
OPAT patient flow improvement – Full Text
“The use of continuous quality improvement techniques in the OPAT unit can result in substantial and appropriate changes in the process of patient flow, leading to measurable and significant reductions in the variability of care, and optimisation of service” Khan et al (2021).
Routine CVC replacement
“There is clear guidance for indications and maintenance of central venous catheters, but there is no clear guidance on how long a central venous catheter should remain in situ” Morzaria and Carle (2021).
MRSA CLABSI risk
“MRSA carriers and older patients were at higher risks of CVC infection than MSSA bacteremia patients” Ishikawa and Furukawa (2021).
Neonatal tunnelled CVC
“Tunnelled central venous catheters using non-cuffed peripherally inserted central catheters in infants is a safe technique with excellent success rate and minimal complications rates” Nourzaie et al (2021).
Peripheral IV first attempt rate
“The four-item VENSCORE scale could be useful for prospectively identifying adults at risk of first PIVC insertion attempt failure” Angles et al (2021).
CVC complication ten year review – Full Text
“The patients were divided into three groups, jugular, subclavian, and femoral, according to the area where the catheter was inserted” Coskun et al (2021).
CVC site choice
“Individual preference and institutional routine dominate the traditional CVC choice; however, it is lack of high-level evidence” Gu et al (2021).
Pocket-sized ultrasound for vascular access
“PUDs for internal jugular venipuncture are not inferior to SUDs with regard to puncture time and number of punctures, despite differences in visibility and device performance” Yamamoto et al (2021).
Intraosseous access complications
“Our review identified a complication rate of 2.7%, with complications including compartment syndrome, needle breakage, and a previously unreported cutaneous complication of traumatic bullae” Konopka et al (2021).
Vascular access for chemotherapy
“In the delivery of long-term chemotherapy, peripherally inserted central catheters should be considered a cost-effective option when compared with Hickman” Wu et al (2021).
PICC insertion resulted in punctured subclavian vein – Full Text
“This is a rare case of development of bi-lateral chylous pleural effusion (containing parenteral nutrition material) along with pneumomediastinum due to punctured left subclavian vein following insertion of a peripherally inserted central venous catheter (PICC) line” Siddiqui et al (2021).
Implantable port insertion pain prevention
“This study shows that US-guided PECS-1 provides adequate analgesia following TIVAP insertion as part of multimodal analgesia. The PECS-1 significantly reduced opioid consumption” Pişkin et al (2021).
PICC-related bloodstream infection in newborns
“For newborns with low birth weight, longer durations of PICC stay and femoral vein PICC insertion, they may have higher risks of CRBSI, and medical staff should take targeted measures to reduce the development of CRBSI” Hu et al (2021).
Venipuncture and virtual reality
“Given the high participation rate, future studies to evaluate the efficacy of VR are recommended to determine whether an off-the-shelf VR headset can be a low-cost and low-risk tool to improve children’s coping during venipuncture or other related procedures” Canares et al (2021).
Vascular access device choice in cancer
“In cancer, use of vascular devices such as peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs), Hickman-type tunnelled catheters (eg, Hickman), or totally implanted ports (PORTs) is common” Taxbro and Chopra (2021).