Dalbavancin use in people who inject drugs – Full Text
“In this first UK cohort, dalbavancin was used off licence and in persons facing barriers to conventional therapies. Where data is available, it was safe and effective. Dalbavancin appears a potentially valuable tool in improving outcomes for PWID” Bresges et al (2024).
Are routine chest radiographs still indicated after central line insertion – Full Text
“This scoping review addresses: (i) the justification for routine post-insertion radiographs, (ii) whether it would better to use post-insertion POCUS instead, and (iii) the perceived barriers to change” Brindley et al (2024).
Gram-negative bacteremia risk factors in children
“Carbapenem resistance was revealed in 27.6 % of isolates. Carbapenem and colistin resistance increased over the years. The most common risk factors were the presence of a central-venous catheter and pediatric intensive care unit admission” Gumus et al (2024).
Risk assessment models for PICC-related venous thrombosis
“This review aims to compare the performance of available risk assessment models (RAMs) for predicting peripherally inserted central catheter-related venous thrombosis (PICC-RVT) in adult patients with cancer” Hu et al (2024).
Management of implantable port complications – Full Text
“Totally implanted venous access devices (TIVAD)/chemoports are indispensable in the management of cancer patients, especially in patients requiring long duration of infusion and prolonged treatment. Although chemoports are associated with a spectrum of complications, proper technique of implantation and use makes it a safe and reliable tool” Sharma and Pandey (2024).
Detecting contrast injection extravasation
“The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of the injection pressure-to-injection rate (IPIR) ratio for the early detection of contrast extravasation at the venipuncture site during contrast-enhanced computed tomography” Kobayashi et al (2024).
Patient outcomes post tunnelled haemodialysis catheter insertion
“Despite the effort to increase the proportion of patients starting dialysis on native accesses, many of them are still dialyzed on tunnelled catheter. Catheter-related complications are often serious and responsible for re-hospital admission, high morbidity and mortality” Borghese et al (2024).
Peripheral intravenous catheter failure study – Full Text
“About 6% of patients presented PIVC failure during hospitalisation. Several complexity factors were associated with PIVC failure and lower nurse staffing levels were identified in patients with PIVC failure. Institutions should consider that prior identification of care complexity individual factors and nurse staffing coverage could be associated with a reduced risk of PIVC failure” Jiménez-Martínez et al (2024).
Decreasing CLABSI in critically ill children – Full Text
“IP rounds reduced CLABSIs in the NICU and PICU by reinforcing best practices, encouraging proactive strategies, and fostering communication between members of the healthcare team” Linam et al (2024).
Risk factors of PICC-related thrombosis – Full Text
“The incidence rate of peripherally inserted central catheter-related thrombosis in breast cancer patients was 7.0% (95% confidence interval: 4.0-13.0%). Body mass index ≥ 25, D-dimer >500 ng/ml, elevated fibrinogen, elevated platelet count and catheter malposition were risk factors for peripherally inserted central catheter-related thrombosis in breast cancer patients” Meng et al (2024).
Factors influencing nursing students occupational health and safety – Full Text
“Blood and other bodily fluids, workplace violence, needle-stick injuries, and injuries caused by sharp instrument tools were identified as the most prevalent occupational risks among the participants” Alsharari et al (2024).
Pediatric central venous access device surveillance – Full Text
“The establishment of a pediatric CVAD surveillance and rounding team significantly reduced the incidence of dislocations and local infections among pediatric cancer patients with CVADs” Hanaki et al (2024).
Early detection of infusion phlebitis
“The bundle approach used in this project facilitated early detection of phlebitis following the inclusion of palpation into nurses’ assessment for phlebitis” Toh et al (2024).
Reducing the risk of needlestick and sharps injuries
“The aim of this study was to analyze work-related injuries among healthcare workers in a selected hospital before and after the implementation of safety-engineered devices (SED)” Szczypta et al (2024).
Intravenous push medication administration safety initiative – Full Text
“Based on the recommendation of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, we decided to conduct a pilot study on the implementation of sterile compounding and administration of intravenous push medication in adult patients admitted to the hospital” Amir et al (2024).
IV lock solution for for hemodialysis catheters
“This study was conducted to determine the safety and efficacy of acute central venous catheters (CVC) using a sodium bicarbonate catheter locking solution (SBCLS) versus an antibiotic catheter locking solution (ACLS)” Ali et al (2024).
Perspectives on massive transfusion for trauma patients
“Controversies on how best to resuscitate these patients include the role of fresh whole blood (WB), stored WB, fresh frozen plasma (FFP), platelets (PLTS), colloid solutions, balanced electrolytes solution, vasopressors and diuretics” Lucas (2024).
Review of emerging CLABSI prevention perspectives
“This article, authored by infection prevention, infectious disease, and vascular access professionals, provides emerging perspectives and technical aspects associated with the complete lifecycle of a vascular access device” Garcia et al (2024).
Optimizing use of dose error reduction software on IV pumps
“Although features like DERS can help ensure safe medication administration, continuous improvement efforts to increase DERS compliance without increasing alert burden are needed to ensure that benefits of this technology are optimized” Hughes et al (2024).
Peripheral intravenous catheter care evidence-based guidelines – Full Text
“Nurses learn good peripheral intravenous catheter care in wards with supportive leaders and champions. This implies that the quality of nursing practice and patient outcomes are situational” Høvik et al (2024).
Fluoroscopic versus bedside placement of PICC and CICC
“Fluoroscopic placements of PICCs and CVCs had a lower incidence rate of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) compared to portable placements (.71 vs 2.22 cases per 1000 line-day, P=.046)” Nguyen et al (2024).
CLABSI prevention teaching programs for cancer patients
“To evaluate the effectiveness of teaching-learning programs for cancer patients and/or their caregivers or family in preventing and controlling infections associated with long-term central venous access devices” Vieira et al (2024).
Pitfalls of internal jugular vein cannulation – Full Text
“Herein, we aim to inform readers about the existing literature on the plethora of complications with potentially disastrous consequences for patients undergoing IJV cannulation” Nag et al (2024).
IV push or piggyback antibiotic administration in sepsis – Full Text
“This study was performed to compare the effects of administering ceftriaxone via intravenous push (IVP) and intravenous piggyback (IVPB) on 28-day mortality in patients with sepsis” Lim et al (2024).
Vascular access out-patient procedure service – Full Text
“Our study thus aims to compare the safety and wait times between procedural teams and IR placement of outpatient temporary hemodialysis catheters (THDC) for patients undergoing Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy apheresis” Ghanem et al (2024).
Cost-effective ultrasound-guided vascular access model – Full Text
“We propose a simple, cost-effective, and effective ultrasound-guided vascular access simulation model that utilizes chicken breast and a urine catheter to address this need” Chakroun-Walha et al (2024).
Dalbavancin for acute bacterial skin infections – Full Text
“In our experience, particularly in a setting with a high methicillin-resistance rate, dalbavancin demonstrated safety and efficacy, simplifying ABSSSI management in childhood” Scarano et al (2024).
Impact of using ultrasound-guided longer length peripheral IV catheters
“The procedure provides a better patient experience as successful first attempts avoid unnecessary further insertion attempts. Other benefits are increased nursing time efficiency, a reduction in clinical waste and the lower cost of the equipment required” Godfrey and Gallipoli (2024).
CLABSI rate decreased by over 40%
“We decreased our CLABSI rate by over 40% from 2021 (1.6 per 1,000 line days) to the fourth quarter of 2022 (0.91) and kept the rate below or around the national rate (0.86) for the last three quarters of 2022” Bohan et al (2024).
Vascular access teams improve optimal selection of vascular access devices – Full Text
“Specialist vascular teams should evolve and pivot towards leading the implementation of quality improvement interventions, optimizing resource use and enhancing their role” Fernández-Fernández et al (2024).
Vascular access for long-term parenteral nutrition
“Securing safe and effective intravenous (IV) access is of utmost importance for administering parenteral nutrition (PN). Sustaining this access can indeed pose challenges, especially when dealing with the risk of complications associated with long-term PN. This review emphasizes best practices to optimize intravenous access and reviews the current evidence-based recommendations and consensus guidelines” Hurt et al (2024).
Central catheter salvage and prophylaxis in the PICU
“The use of ELT for catheter salvage and prophylaxis in the PICU is safe in a variety of polyurethane catheters. Dwell times ranging from 30 minutes to 2 hours were effective in sterilizing the catheters while allowing other therapies to continue” Weber et al (2024).
Post CLABSI antimicrobial de-escalation
“An institutional protocol was developed for the evaluation and empirical antibiotic treatment of possible CLABSIs. The potential impact of de-escalating antimicrobial therapy based on initial Gram stain and molecular identification was assessed” Beckman et al (2024).
Implantable port site complications post bevacizumab infusion
“The results of this study show an inverse relationship between the risk of wound dehiscence and port site complication and the timing of bevacizumab infusion to port placement, with an increase in absolute risk of wound dehiscence when bevacizumab is given within 2 days of port placement” Yun et al (2024).
Totally implantable ports in infants and children – Full Text
“The type of port, including the material of the port’s venous catheter, and the underlying disease have an impact on the durability of implantable intravenous systems” Sosnowska-Sienkiewicz et al (2024).
Proposal for the development of German central venous access guidelines
“In our opinion, the most needed recommendation for central venous access is to utilize ultrasound guidance, a practice that many international societies have already incorporated into their published national guidelines. In our view, it is time to implement a national guideline for central venous access using ultrasound in Germany” Armbruster et al (2024).
Mycobacterium senegalense CLABSI diagnosis and management
“Blood cultures from a permanent catheter and peripheral taken concurrently yielded Mycobacterium senegalense, identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry, which established the diagnosis of CRBSI atypically presented with concurrent acute intracranial bleeding and cerebrovascular infarction at initial presentation” Badarol Hisham et al (2024).
Study of home antibiotic infusion therapy using elastomeric pumps – Full Text
“Outpatient antimicrobial therapy in elastomeric infusion pumps is an alternative in patients requiring prolonged intravenous treatment, and age is not a conditioning factor for inclusion in these programs” Ferro Rodríguez et al (2024).
Disinfection of needleless connectors with ultraviolet light – Full Text
“We demonstrated the efficacy of UV-C for the disinfection of NCs in one second using the UV-C device in benchtop studies” Fourkas et al (2024).
Needlestick injury prevalence – Full Text
“Needle stick injuries has a high prevalence among Iranian nurses, especially nurses working in teaching hospitals. Therefore, it seems necessary to use interventions to reduce it” Halimi et al (2024).
OPAT patient experience in Germany – Full Text
“Because OPAT has been used only sporadically in Germany so far, no structured results on patients’ experiences and concerns regarding OPAT have yet been available. This study therefore aims to explore the experiences of OPAT patients in a pilot region in Germany” Oberröhrmann et al (2024).
CVC insertion and hemorrhagic risk in leukemia patients – Full Text
“Our study suggested that CVCs did not increase the hemorrhagic risk in APL patients during induction therapy and that a CVC should be considered in this type of clinical situation” Cao et al (2024).
Basilic vein variation during arm port placement – Full Text
“Basilic vein variation usually presents without any clinical symptoms and is often regarded as a benign alteration. This case was a patient with congenital basilic vein variation encountered during surgery for an infusion port” Hu et al (2024).
Biofilm formation in hemodialysis patients – Full Text
“These insights contribute to a better understanding of the molecular characteristics associated with Staphylococcus aureus, infections in hemodialysis patients and provided more targeted and effective treatment approaches” Lai et al (2024).
Central venous catheter maintenance – quality improvement project – Full Text
“The i-PARIHS framework is an effective tool for developing targeted, evidence-based improvement strategies and applying these to the clinical setting. The quality of the nurses’ clinical practice improved during CVC maintenance” Wang et al (2024).
PICC-related infection risk factors – Full Text
“PICC-related infections are associated with factors such as age >60 years, catheter movement, catheter maintenance cycle, insertion technique, immune function, complications, and body temperature ≥37.2 °C before PICC placement” Li et al (2024).
Dalbavancin as an OPAT alternative – Full Text
“Dalbavancin is an efficacious and safe alternative to standard OPAT, especially in those with barriers to traditional long-term intravenous antibiotics” Bao et al (2024).
Risk factors of central catheter bloodstream infections in ICU – Full Text
“Effective interventions targeting the above modifiable factors may reduce the risk of developing CRBSI in ICU and improve the clinical outcome of patients. Further prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings” Huang et al (2024).
Midline catheter use in outpatient pain management – Full Text
“The person whose case is described below had poor peripheral veins. He intravenously received lidocaine for 10 days via a midline catheter with a good response” Olczyk-Miiller et al (2024).
Combination systemic and catheter lock-therapy – Full Text
“The study demonstrates that combining systemic and lock therapies with micafungin effectively eradicates catheter-based biofilms and infections caused by C. albicans or C. parapsilosis, particularly in persistently neutropenic conditions, offering promising implications for managing vascular catheter-related candidemia and providing clinical benefits in cases where catheter removal is not feasible” Petraitiene et al (2024).
Adherence to neonatal parenteral nutrition guidelines – Full Text
“While guidelines provide recommended ranges for parenteral nutrition (PN) intakes, they generally recommend enteral nutrition as soon as possible. Thus, in clinical practice, gradually increasing EN intakes complicates assessments of PN guideline adherence” Nguyen et al (2024).
Organising intravenous antibiotic therapy at home – Full Text
“The UK’s recommendations can serve as a good starting point. A national standard for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy should be utilised in combination with local teams that follow up patients” Fjeld and Vukovic (2024).