Ultrasound-guided versus palpation-techniques for vascular access in children – Full Text
“US guidance improves successful cannulation rates and first-attempt success in arterial access and reduces the number of attempts and procedural time for arterial and venous access” Ibrahim et al (2024).
Catheter-related septic thrombosis treatment – Full Text
“A recent study showed that a short course of antimicrobial therapy (≤3 weeks) had similar outcomes to a prolonged course on CRBSI-ST. From this perspective, starting from the desirable goal of shortening the treatment duration, we discuss how the path to the correct diagnosis and management of CRBSI-ST may be paved with several challenges” Maraolo et al (2024).
Nurse-led peripherally inserted central catheter service – Full Text
“A nurse-led model for PICC insertion has remarkably high success rates and low rates of complication, highlighting the pivotal role of a specialised PICC team” Alsaleh et al (2024).
Which arm – Vascular access procedures and breast surgery – Full Text
“The overall quality and quantity of evidence in this field is sufficient to conclude that skin puncturing procedures on ipsilateral arms should not be avoided in patients with previous breast or axillary surgery” Hadjistyllis et al (2024).
Factors associated with implantable port failure – Full Text
“The assessment and management of totally implanted vascular access devices (TIVAD) prior to the administration of medications/fluids are vital to ensuring the risk of harm is mitigated” Meredith et al (2024).
Relationship between healthcare inequities and peripheral IV catheter outcomes – Full Text
“Placement of peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVC) is a routine procedure in hospital settings. The primary objective is to explore the relationship between healthcare inequities and PIVC outcomes” Mielke et al (2024).
Catheter linked thrombosis in neonates – Full Text
“Many factors should be considered in prediction of patients at risk of thrombosis including sepsis, femoral line insertion, low platelet count and PRBCs-transfusions. In our analysis, PRBCs-transfusion through peripheral intravenous lines (PIVs) was the strongest factor associated with CVC-linked thrombosis” Farag et al (2024).
Implantable ports for patients needing intermittent long-term apheresis
“The introduction of a novel device configuration of venous access ports for intermittent apheresis resulted in higher flow rates and less total time for treatment. Use of tPA was greatly reduced” Howlett et al (2024).
Central venous catheter-related thrombosis in the presence of paraplegia or tetraplegia
“These results suggest (a) that the presence of paraplegia or tetraplegia is not necessarily associated with an increased risk of CRT, (b) that the adoption of well-designed insertion bundles plays a key role in minimizing non-infectious complications, and (c) that the insertion of FICCs by direct cannulation of the superficial femoral vein at mid-thigh in paraplegic/tetraplegic patients may have the same advantages which have been described in the general population”
Topical anesthetic use for peripheral IV access – Full Text
“Through systems and culture change, awareness of the importance of pain prevention for venous access procedures increased, and patient-centered care improved with greater collaboration between nurses, providers, and families for venous access planning” Lewis et al (2024).
IV cetirizine premedication to mitigate infusion-related reactions
“As more therapeutics have premedication required or recommended, IV cetirizine should be considered an antihistamine for preventing and treating IRRs. In this article, we describe a patient whose IRR was successfully managed with IV cetirizine and discuss first- vs. second-generation H1 antihistamines and their use in treating and preventing IRRs” Tyler et al (2024).
Real-time intravenous fluid level sensor
“Ultra high frequency (UHF) passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tag-based sensors are proposed for intravenous (IV) fluid level monitoring in medical Internet of Things (IoT) applications” Tajin et al (2024).
Cost of antibiotics and additional length of stay in ICU – Full Text
“Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients significantly complicate the normal hospitalization process and affect patients’ condition, length of hospitalization, mortality, and treatment cost. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence and economic burden of HAIs” Zolfaghari et al (2024).
Femoral PICC malposition in renal vein – Full Text
“Malposition is a relatively rare complication associated with peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs), particularly in cases of superficial femoral vein (SFV) catheterization. To the best of our knowledge, we are the first to report this rare case of SFV PICC malposition in the contralateral renal vein” Young et al (2024).
Learning curve of ultrasound-guided implantable port placement in children – Full Text
“Ultrasound-guided percutaneous CVP placement was a safe surgery that allowed a beginner pediatric surgeon to overcome the learning curve after only 15 cases and involved a relatively small number of complications compared with other pediatric surgeries” Jeon et al (2024).
Predicting peripheral intravenous catheter-associated phlebitis – Full Text
“This study aimed to develop and validate a machine learning-based model for predicting the incidence of PIVC-related phlebitis in critically ill patients” Yasuda et al (2024).
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on CRBSI rates – Full Text
“Our study shows an increase in the incidence rate of C-RBSI during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a discrete decrease after that. C-RBSI episodes were mainly caused by coagulase-negative Staphylococci but with a rise in Gram-negative bacilli” Pérez-Granda et al (2024).
Microbiological indicators of infusion phlebitis
“This study evaluated the occurrence of phlebitis and its associated-clinical and microbiological indicators” Lopes et al (2024).
Impact of BMI on implantable port access
“The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and the success rate of transaxillary intravenous port implantation in breast cancer patients” Shao et al (2024).
BSI risk factors associated with allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation – Full Text
“This retrospective study aimed to clarify the incidence, pathogens, and risk factors associated with BSI within the first 30 days after allogeneic HCT in children/adolescents and young adults (AYAs)” Sajiki et al (2024).
Digital fluid balance monitoring technology
“Innovations in healthcare technologies have the potential to address challenges, including the monitoring of fluid balance” Leinum et al (2024).
Safety of neonatal skin-to-skin contact with umbilical venous catheters
“Prospective observational study in newborns less than 35 weeks’ gestation. UVC-related adverse events were compared between neonates who performed SSC and those who didn’t. The incidence of catheter-related displacement, leak, loss, hemorrhage, malfunction and bloodstream infection (CRBSI) was studied” Montaner-Ramon et al (2024).
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Impact of sharps injuries on healthcare workers – Full Text
“Injuries caused by sharp objects persist as a significant danger for hospital employees, posing immediate harm and long-term health risks linked to bloodborne pathogens. The findings stress the continuous responsibility of healthcare institutions to prioritize staff safety by addressing the root causes of sharp object injuries and fostering reporting and prevention cultures” Ibrahim et al (2024).
Right subclavian artery injury during CVC insertion – Full Text
“The patient later developed mild dyspnea and dysphagia. Computed tomography scans indicated thrombus formation and tracheal deviation. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography scans showed right subclavian artery injury with extravasation and a large pseudoaneurysm” Tamaoki et al (2024).
Midline catheter use in pediatric apheresis
“In conclusion, this study supports the use of midline catheters as a safe and effective alternative for venous access during therapeutic and donor apheresis procedures in pediatric patients” Geile et al (2024).
Patient sleep patterns during home parenteral nutrition
Patient sleep patterns during home parenteral nutrition Abstract: Background: Patients receiving home parenteral nutrition (HPN) are known to experience psychological distress and have profoundly disrupted
OPAT for infective endocarditis patients – Full Text
“In a setting where there was good adherence to BSAC criteria, treating IE patients using OPAT services was safe. Complications observed were likely independent of treatment location. Significant bed days were saved” Schwiebert et al (2024).
Subclavian vein cannulation in children with congenital heart disease
“For children with congenital heart disease requiring central venous catheterization during the perioperative period, the subclavian vein is a feasible site for catheterization. The supraclavicular approach, especially the left side, has a higher first-puncture success rate, shorter access time, lower complications, and a trend of lower incidence of catheter malposition” Gong et al (2024).
Patient awareness of blood transfusion risk
“Many patients consider blood transfusion as a high-risk procedure. Healthcare professionals need to understand patient’s perceptions and conduct patient counselling accordingly. This will help physicians in addressing patient-specific concerns related to blood transfusion” Dev and Ahmed (2024).
Implantable port insertion pocket-first technique – Full Text
“The pocket-first technique can be considered as a safe, feasible and convenient technique for TIVAP implantation. The time consuming is significantly shortened compared with the puncture-first technique and this advantage may be more obvious when using SCV/AxV approach” Wu et al (2024).
CVC malposition into the azygos vein – Full Text
“Here, we report a patient with CVC malposition into the azygos vein via the right subclavian vein. We conduct a comprehensive review of the anatomical structure of the azygos vein and the manifestations associated with azygos vein malposition” Feng et al (2024).
PICC placement in premature infants – Full Text
“This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of ultrasonography (US) and in vitro measurement (IVM) methods in localizing peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) in premature infants and analyze the relevant factors affecting the accuracy of IVM” He et al (2024).
Maki technique for CLABSI diagnosis – Full Text
“To determine whether the combined use of vortexing and Maki techniques provides profitability versus the Maki technique for the diagnosis of catheter tip colonization (CTC) and CRBSI” Lorente et al (2024).
Fluid and vasopressor decisions in early sepsis management – Full Text
“These findings suggest that fluid volume received is the predominant factor associated with ongoing fluid and vasopressor decisions, outweighing many other clinical factors. Peripheral vasopressor use is common” Munroe et al (2024).
Just-in-case peripheral IV catheters in ED
“PVC were not used in 23.7% of cases. Predictors of nonuse were the prescribing physician’s expectation of nonuse and the reason for prescribing “just in case”. A PVC should probably not be prescribed if the prescribing physician thinks it will not be used or prescribes it “just in case” Noel et al (2024).
Central venous catheter options in pediatric oncology
“Although over 15,000 tunneled catheters are placed annually in North America into children with cancer, there is a paucity of evidence to guide practice, suggesting multiple opportunities to improve care” Christison-Lagay et al (2024).
PICC associated cardiac tamponade case study – Full Text
“Although the use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) has many advantages, misplacement can lead to serious life-threatening complications such as pericardial effusion (PCE) and cardiac tamponade (CT). This report aims to describe four cases of CT resulting from misplaced PICC, which were successfully managed” Trinh et al (2024).
Epicutaneo-cava catheter insertion bundle
“This paper proposes a structured, sequential insertion bundle-nicknamed “the SIECC protocol” (SIECC = Safe Insertion of Epicutaneo-Cava Catheters)-which includes seven evidence-based strategies which have been proven to increase the safety, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of the procedure” D’Andrea et al (2024).
Cancer-associated thrombosis risk assessment
“Machine learning (ML) is a novel technique used for the diagnosis and prognosis of several diseases, including cancer-associated thrombosis, when trained on specific diagnostic modalities. Consolidating the literature on the use of ML for the prediction of cancer-associated thrombosis is necessary to understand its diagnostic and prognostic abilities relative to KS” El-Sherbini et al (2024).
Central line site assessment for all skin tones – Full Text
“We review some of these gaps and provide some real-world guidance on how to assess central line sites in patients of all skin tones” Herrera et al (2024).
Central venous catheter for dialysis CLABSI rates
“Procalcitonin and erythrocyte sedimentation rate could predict the CRBSIs in this study. This study also revealed that the gram-positive bacteria were primadonna in dialysis of CRBSIs, and most of them were sensitive to aminoglycosides” Chandra et al (2024).
Systematic neonatal central line tip culture – Full Text
“Systematic culture of the tip of central lines is performed in many neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) to guide any subsequent antibiotic therapy. The clinical relevance of this procedure is debated, given the significant bacterial contamination during its removal” Mazuel et al (2024).
CLABSI rates in Swedish Covid-19 patients – Full Text
“This study revealed a low incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infection in the coronavirus disease 2019-intensive care unit, thus suggesting that coronavirus disease 2019 is not a risk factor for catheter-related bloodstream infection and indicating the high resilience of well-established routines aimed at catheter-related bloodstream infection prevention” Lunnemar et al (2024).
Platelet transfusion before central venous catheter placement – Full Text
“This study aims to see whether, in this context, omission of prophylactic platelet transfusion increases the risk of CVC-related bleeding in patients with platelet counts 10–50 × 109/L” Aggarwal (2024).
The graphic outcome of calcium extravasation in a child – Full Text
“Here, we report the case of calcium extravasation in a child and we discuss the multiple therapeutic strategies adopted” Amabile et al (2024).
Central venous access device-associated skin complications – Full Text
“Central venous access device-associated skin complications are a significant, potentially avoidable injury, requiring cancer nurses to be aware of high-risk groups and use evidence-based preventative and treatment strategies” Gavin et al (2024).
Vascular access for helicopter emergency medical services – Full Text
“In 2019, a dedicated programme was started at East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) to enable the safe introduction of contemporary emergency vascular access devices, in order to improve physiological monitoring intra-arrest and deliver nuanced, goal-directed resuscitation in OHCA patients” Aziz et al (2024).
Neonatal arterial cannulation for hemodynamic monitoring – Full Text
“This will be the first randomized controlled trial evaluating the use of topical glyceryl trinitrate to facilitate peripheral artery cannulation in neonates” Wagh et al (2024).
Pediatric CRBSI IV lock options – Full Text
“The aim of this study was to present 3 years of H.Huntiense data, antibiotic susceptibility profiles, systemic antibiotics and antibiotic lock therapy (ALT) options and clinical outcomes” Özen et al (2024).
Blood sample contamination with intravenous fluids
“This study aimed to determine detection criteria using commonly ordered tests to identify IV fluid contamination and validate the use of these criteria” Newbigging et al (2024).
Intraosseous and intravenous access comparison
“Increasing evidence supports intraosseous (IO) access due to faster medication administration and higher first-attempt success rates compared to intravenous (IV) access. However, the impact on patient outcomes has been inconclusive” Lee et al (2024).
Impact of stopcock position on syringe pump start-up time – Full Text
“The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the impact of the vertical level of the stopcock connecting the infusion line to the central venous catheter on start-up fluid delivery in microinfusions” Weiss et al (2024).