Peripheral arterial catheter securement
“Peripheral arterial catheters (PACs), and their associated complications, are common in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Accidental catheter displacement and non-functional PACs are the most common complications, and this may be related to inadequate catheter securement” Pilarz et al (2024).
Joint Commission accreditation and CLABSI rates
“This study evaluated the relationship between Joint Commission accreditation and health care-associated infections (HAIs) in long-term care hospitals (LTCHs)” Schmaltz et al (2024).
Compartment syndrome due to intravenous infiltration – Full Text
“We report the cases of two children who developed compartment syndrome of the dorsum of the hand and forearm after receiving only glucose acetate Ringer’s solution during hospitalization, with one case requiring a releasing incision” Tomori et al (2024).
Blood culture bottle fill volume – Full Text
“Therefore, it is crucial to fill a blood culture bottle with enough blood to maximize the detection of bacteremia. Current CLSI guidelines for adult blood culture collection recommend 2 sets, that is, 4 bottles of blood cultures, each filled with 10 mL of blood to maximize detection of bacteremia” Keller et al (2024).
Stuck haemodialysis catheter case report – Full Text
“This case serves as a timely reminder of the risks of long-term tunnelled haemodialysis catheters and as a caution towards proceeding with kidney transplantation in those with long-term haemodialysis catheters in situ” Burnett et al (2024).
Tobramycin serum sample collection from PICC – Full Text
” Tobramycin serum samples collected by PICC appear to be similar in value to PV collections. Collecting aminoglycoside levels by PICC rather than PV may reduce patient discomfort and improve quality of life. Additional multicenter studies are needed to confirm these results” Sherwood et al (2024).
Infection prevention practice gaps – Full Text
“The top three IPC gaps were absence of drug diversion program (77%), lack of audits and feedback for insertion and maintenance of central venous catheters (76%), and missing laboratory risk assessments to identify tests that can be offered safely for patients under investigation for HRP/SCD (76%)” Soma et al (2024).
High flow PICC for apheresis
“High flow PICC is a viable alternative for apheresis to maintain an adequate flow of 5 ml/s and can be used as a single catheter throughout the HSCT process, reducing the risks from anesthesia and the catheter insertion procedure” Kremer et al (2024).
Economic burden of difficult intravenous access
“This is the first formal analysis estimating the significant economic burden of difficult venous access in emergency departments via peripheral intravenous catheter placement, a task frequently performed by nurses” Gala et al (2024).
Dalbavancin OPAT treatment – Full Text
“We present a case of a homeless patient with MRSA bacteremia and osteomyelitis successfully treated with dalbavancin. Our case highlights the potential of dalbavancin’s once-weekly dosing to improve adherence and treatment outcomes in challenging outpatient scenarios” Sabina et al (2024).
Vascular access device type for systemic anti-cancer therapy
“Our findings suggest a systematic review and meta-analysis of VAD use for intravenous SACT can be considered. However, the development of a core outcome set for SACT should be prioritised” Duggan et al (2024).
Turkish version of the Difficult Intravenous Access Scale
“The Turkish version of the scale is a valid and reliable scale for determining the risk of difficult intravenous access. The practical use of this scale by healthcare professionals will enable earlier diagnosis of patients with difficult vascular access” Taşkın and Günay İsmailoğlu (2024).
How clinicians adapt to new peripheral IV cannula – Full Text
“The study aims to explore clinicians’ experience with the insertion of a new guidewire peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) introduced in the emergency department (ED) setting” Xu et al (2024).
Infusion set replacement interval study protocol – Full Text
“Therefore, the objective of this trial is to compare the efficacy of 24-h and 96-h replacement intervals for infusion sets on CLABSI among critically ill adults who have central venous access devices” Xu et al (2024).
Umbilical vascular catheter adverse events – Full Text
“Adverse events related to insertion occurred in a relatively high percentage of umbilical catheters placed. Increased dwell time remains a significant risk factor for catheter migration and overall failure” Gibson et al (2024).
Central venous catheter-related thrombosis guidelines – Full Text
“The overall quality of the guidelines is high, but there are few preventive measures for central venous CRT involved in the guidelines. All preventive measures have yet to be systematically integrated and evaluated, and no risk assessment scale dedicated to this field has been recommended” Zhang et al (2024).
Vascular access type for melflufen administration – Full Text
“Melflufen PVC and CVC administrations are bioequivalent based on melphalan pharmacokinetic parameters. Melflufen via PVC was well tolerated, with no infusion-related reactions or new safety signals and may represent an alternative route of administration” Pour et al (2024).
AI-assisted CLABSI surveillance
“AI shows promise in enhancing HAI surveillance, potentially streamlining tasks, and freeing health care staff for patient-focused activities. Effective AI use requires user education and ongoing AI model refinement” Wiemken and Carrico (2024).
Virtual reality for procedural pain management
“VR as a non-pharmacological adjunct reduced some procedure-related pain and anxiety without increasing the procedural duration” Schaake et al (2024).
OPAT services in Germany – Full Text
“The study demonstrates that OPAT can be safely conducted in Germany. In preparation for its broader implementation, crucial next steps include creating medical guidelines, fostering interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral communication, as well as creating financial and structural regulations that facilitate and encourage the adoption of OPAT” Schmidt-Hellerau et al (2024).
CLABSI burden outside acute care hospitals
“Surveillance is required to understand the burden of CLABSI in the community to identify targets for CLABSI prevention initiatives outside acute care settings” Oladapo-Shittu et al (2024).
Nursing care of patients with peripherally inserted central catheter
“Patients in the observation group had reduced NPRS, SAS, SDS and PFS-R scores, total incidence of unplanned extubation of PICC and the total incidence of catheter-related complications, and a higher nursing satisfaction rate in comparison to those in the control group” Li et al (2024).
Risk factors for arterial catheter failure – Full Text
“Arterial catheters (ACs) are critical for haemodynamic monitoring and blood sampling but are prone to complications. We investigated the incidence and risk factors of AC failure” Schults et al (2024).
Peripheral cannula-related infection prevention – Full Text
“The finding of this study revealed that nearly half of the nurses had poor knowledge and practice in intravenous cannula-related infection prevention. As a result, hospital administrators and other concerned stakeholders better to prepare and ensure that guidelines are available, provide training, and develop the educational levels of nurses” Dessalegn et al (2024).
Medication administration errors in children – Full Text
“Medication error prevention strategies should target intravenous administrations and not neglect older children in hospital. Attention to nurses’ work environments, including improved design and integration of medication technologies, is warranted” Westbrook et al (2024).
IV infusion methods for low-resource environments – Full Text
“By conducting a comparative assessment of IV infusion methods, we analyzed the efficacy of different devices and identified one that most effectively bridges the gap between accuracy, cost, and electricity reliance in low-resource environments” Tomobi et al (2024).
Infusion-related reactions in cancer therapy – Full Text
“Several anticancer therapies have the potential to cause infusion-related reactions (IRRs) in the form of adverse events that typically occur within minutes to hours after drug infusion” Barroso et al (2024).
Hickman catheter complications in pediatric cancer patients
“This study aimed to identify the frequency, severity, and risk factors associated with Hickman catheter-related complications in children with hemato-oncological malignancies at the largest pediatric tertiary care unit in Bosnia and Herzegovina” Zvizdic et al (2024).
Vasopressors administration via peripheral intravenous catheter
“Peripheral administration of norepinephrine traditionally has been avoided, given the concerns for extravasation, arterial and venous constriction, tissue necrosis, and limb ischemia” Darwish and Karamchandani (2024).
Stigma within inpatient care for people who inject drugs – Full Text
“While existing literature predominantly addresses personal and interpersonal stigma, the influence of structural stigma on care delivery practices remains understudied. Our research aims to investigate the impact of structural stigma on care processes for individuals with SUD admitted to acute medicine units” Rehman et al (2024).
CLABSI diagnosis and central line salvage
“Central line salvage can be safely attempted for many infections in patients with intestinal failure, leading to vascular access preservation” Larson-Nath et al (2024).
Inopressor stability in commercial plastic syringes
“Several studies have documented the stability of these medications in plastic bags for infusions, supporting compounded pharmacy and industry preparations. The introduction of smart syringe infusion pumps has allowed for accurate lower infusion rates and decreased volume load but with a requirement of higher medication concentrations” Neira et al (2024).
Chemotherapy extravasation case study – Full Text
“Here, we explore a case study on extravasation injuries mimicking NF leading to infectious complications and discuss the proper diagnosis and treatment of extravasation injuries as well as other NF-mimicking diseases” Nguyen et al (2024).
Midline catheters in managing septic shock – Full Text
“Despite the heterogeneity, midline catheters are categorically more reliable than peripheral IVs with reported average dwell times of 16.3 days for midline catheters versus 4.8 days for peripheral IVs” Bracey and Sherman (2024).
Central venous catheter use in haemodialysis – Full Text
“Vascular access plays a predominant role in the hospitalization and mortality rates in haemodialysis. Patients with an arteriovenous fistula obtained significantly better outcomes than those with central venous catheters” Campos et al (2024).
IV passport end-user experience – Full Text
“In this study, we evaluated the utility, usability and feasibility of children, families and adults requiring long-term intravenous therapy using a recently developed mobile health application (App), intravenous (IV) Passport” Ullman et al (2024).
CLABSI associated with non-tunneled central venous catheters – Full Text
“Prolonged use of non-tunneled CVCs for chronic hemodialysis was associated with a low incidence of bacteremia. Gram-positive microorganisms prevailed among causative agents. A prior CVC infection almost trebled the risk for CVC-related bacteremia in our pediatric population receiving hemodialysis” Di Pinto et al (2024).
Central venous catheter complication rates
“Central venous catheters (CVCs) are commonly used but are associated with complications. Quantifying complication rates is essential for guiding CVC utilization decisions” Teja et al (2024).
Needlestick injury human factor analysis
“The rate of NSIs in clinical nurses was high in China. Individual factors including professional title, department, visual acuity and general mental health and organisational factors including weekly working hours and hospital safety atmosphere were significantly correlated with the occurrence of NSIs” Gao et al (2024).
Automated CLABSI surveillance systems – Full Text
“Further guidelines and studies are needed to develop and implement algorithms to detect CLABSI/CRBSI, with standardized definitions, appropriate data sources and suitable denominators” Lotfinejad et al (2024).
Umbilical venous catheter protocol
“This paper describes a standardized protocol (Safe Insertion Umbilical Venous Catheter = SIUVeC) which incorporates such novel strategies, with the goal of minimizing the complications related to this procedure” Barone et al (2024).
Central venous catheter safety
“Despite the benefits of CVCs, complications, particularly infections, have become a major focus of US hospital quality improvement efforts due to federal and state initiatives that emphasize patient safety, transparency, and accountability” Saade et al (2024).
Hydrophilic biomaterial intravenous hydrogel catheter review – Full Text
“A catheter constructed of hydrophilic biomaterial, a hydrogel composite material, may minimize thrombotic complications in PICC and midline catheters, improving catheter performance and outcomes for patients” Moureau (2024).
Medical adhesive-related skin injury risk factors study – Full Text
“This study aims to explore the incidence of, and risk factors for medical adhesive-related skin injury (MARSI) at peripherally inserted central venous catheter (PICC) sites in patients with cancer” Qi et al (2024).
Electronic medical record tracking of OPAT patients – Full Text
“Bundled multimodal modifications to the local EHR increased patient care efficiency and staff satisfaction and facilitated data collection to support a large OPAT program” Munsiff et al (2024).
Difficult-to-extract central venous catheter case study – Full Text
“We experienced the first case of a difficult-to-extract central venous catheter removed with a pacemaker lead removal system” Takamizawa et al (2024).
Catheter-related gas-forming suppurative thrombophlebitis – Full Text
“The microbiology of CRST is similar with the microbiology of CRBSI, but Clostridium perfringens that causes gas gangrene is a rare pathogen of CRBSI and CRST” Miyamura et al (2024).
OPAT effectiveness and antimicrobial stewardship – Full Text
“This study demonstrates the impact of an OPAT service in the framework of AMS as well as its benefits for the hospital whilst preserving safety and efficacy for the patient’s parenteral antimicrobial treatment” Burch et al (2024).
Neonatal CLABSI related to central line type – Full Text
“When cases are paired with matched controls, likelihood of CLABSI is 7.1% higher in patients with an implantable device than in similar patients with other central lines (p = 0.034)” Durant et al (2024).
Blueprint for OPAT standardization – Full Text
“We intend our registry to serve as a blueprint for similar OPAT programs with limited administrative resources. Wider application of our system would allow for easier aggregation and comparisons of OPAT practice and address the lack interinstitutional standardization of OPAT data and outcomes” Canterino et al (2024).
Impact of needle bevel angle during vascular access – Full Text
“Multiple needle punctures during central venous line insertion can lead to serious complications. Needle deterioration owing to repeated punctures may be a major cause. We hypothesized that there is an optimal bevel angle for a back-cut point needle that is resistant to deterioration” Urimoto et al (2024).
Bacterial isolates from positive paired blood cultures – Full Text
“This case report indicates consideration should be given to reporting whether bacteria have been identified at either species or strain level if differential time to positivity or differential quantitative blood cultures are used to define catheter or cannula bloodstream infection” Austin et al (2024).