Review of NICE guideline for maintenance fluid therapy in adults – Full Text
“The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) Guideline for Maintenance Fluid Therapy in Adults in Hospital is widely used, but the recommendations have not been evaluated properly” Hahn and Van Regenmortel (2024).
Algorithm to decrease central venous catheter utilization
“After implementation, CVC days decreased from 490 CVC days per 1000 patient days to 452 (OR 0.86, p<0.01) and catheter duration decreased from 7.71 days to 6.57 (p=0.19)" Knapek et al (2024).
Midline catheter use in the neonatal intensive care unit
“The midline catheter has advantages over short peripheral catheters, being a useful alternative in terms of efficacy and safety for treatments lasting more than 3 days in the neonatal population that requires admission to the NICU” Sánchez García et al (2024).
Candida auris central line-associated blood stream infection in critically ill patients
“C. auris is a highly resistant emerging pathogen in our ICUs that is often overlooked in identification using conventional methods” Meawed et al (2024).
Review of needle and ultrasound probe manipulation skills
“Acquisition of improved dexterity of the probe may occur before improvement in the dexterity with the needle hand for interventional radiology trainees” Weinstein et al (2024).
Study examines safety of intravenous medication administration – Full Text
“Intravenous medication errors continue to significantly impact patient safety and outcomes. This study sought to clarify the complexity and risks of the intravenous administration process” Uramatsu et al (2024).
PICC complication rates in oncologic and non-oncologic patients
“In this study, the catheter-related complication rate between oncologic and non-oncologic patients was compared” Dominikus et al (2024).
Esmarch bandage does not increase peripheral vein size
“This study showed that the use of an Esmarch bandage does not increase basilic vein size in healthy volunteers but is associated with a mild increase in discomfort” Paterson et al (2024).
The use of telenursing to support PICC care self-management – Full Text
“The use of telenursing for patient education in cancer centers can reduce nurses’ working time, improving the self-management capacity of patients with a long-term PICC” Basili et al (2024).
Virtual reality to reduce discomfort during implantable port access – Full Text
“The use of VR helped reduce pain and/or discomfort in pediatric oncology patients, mainly in the older age group as they can better interact with VR. Healthcare providers were satisfied with the help of VR for TIVAD management” Caballero et al (2024).
Complications risks associated long peripheral and midline catheters – Full Text
“Although widely used in clinical practice, long peripheral (LPCs) and midline catheters (MCs) are often misclassified because of their similar characteristics. Studies comparing complications associated to these devices are lacking. The study aim was to explore complications risks associated with polyurethane LPCs and MCs” Fabiani et al (2024).
PICC design and material differences systematic review – Full Text
“There may be little to no difference in the risk of VTE, PICC-associated BSI, occlusion, or mortality across PICC materials and designs. Further rigorous RCTs are needed to reduce uncertainty” Schults et al (2024).
Implementation of aseptic non-touch technique in a pediatric ward – Full Text
“The implementation of ANTT helped reduce the CLABSI rate. Training and continuous monitoring are key to maintaining ANTT adherence” Guerrero-Díaz et al (2024).
Impact of care bundle audit on CLABSI rates
“An educational intervention targeted at the healthcare workers along with daily audit of care bundle practices in the critical care setting led to an increase in the compliance to device care bundles and a reduction in the incidence of Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection, Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection and Ventilator Associated Events rates in the critical care setting” Darjees et al (2024).
Improving nursing students knowledge of asepsis
“Flipped learning increased nursing students’ knowledge related to the principles of asepsis and enabled them to take responsibility for learning. This model had a positive effect on students’ higher order thinking skills such as critical organization and decision making” Acun (2024).
Self-collection of capillary blood samples in clinical trials – Full Text
“Capillary blood self-collection, yielding slightly less than 500 μl, proves to be a safe and relatively painless method for adults and children, with high satisfaction and low failure rates” Dasari et al (2024).
Management of patients with complications of dialysis
“This issue describes the pathophysiology arising from hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis-related complications, as well as the evaluation and initial treatment within the emergency department, based on best available evidence” Acharya et al (2024).
Neonatal hospital-onset bacteremia review
“This study found that HOB events in the NICU are associated with increased mortality. Birth weight is an important risk factor for HOB; however, the relative rate of HOB decreases over postnatal age among low-birth-weight infants and increases among infants born more than 2500 g” Prochaska et al (2024).
Skin microbes associated with tunneled cuffed central venous catheters – Full Text
“This study aims to compare the skin microbiota changes around the exit site of tunneled cuffed catheters (peri-catheter group) and the contralateral site (control group)” Xiao et al (2024).
Does cleaning venipuncture sites with alcohol affect blood ethanol concentration – Full Text
“This study aimed to determine whether sterilization of venipuncture site with ethanol, which is frequently used in practice in the ED would affect BEC” Kılıç et al (2024).
CVC tip location can affect drug clearance during continuous renal replacement therapy – Full Text
“The distance between CVC and CDC tips can affect drug clearance during CRRT. A cranial versus a caudal tip position of the CVC in relation to the tip of the CDC led to the highest clearance” Bandert et al (2024).
Ultrasound-guided subclavian vein catheterization – technique analysis – Full Text
“The findings of this study demonstrate a statistically significant advantage in favor of the supraclavicular approach for ultrasound-guided subclavian vein catheterization” Devi (2024).
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PICC-related UEDVT prediction model
“The risk of PICC-related UEDVT can be estimated and predicted relatively accurately by using the method of ML modeling, so as to effectively reduce the incidence of PICC-related UEDVT in the future” Hu et al (2024).
PICC study demonstrates lower risk of complications
“PICC placement was associated with a lower risk of complications than CICC placement. Although the cost of a PICC is higher, its use avoided complications and need for catheter replacement before the end of treatment” de Souza Fantin et al (2024).
Needleless connector disinfection competency
“The goal of this study was to observe needleless-connector disinfection practices and to identify perceived facilitators and barriers to best practices of needleless-connector access” Drews et al (2024).
T-EDTA CVC locking solution in animal research
“In neonatal piglets receiving PN, we compared sepsis, line occlusions, line replacements, mortality, and costs with and without the use of a 4%-tetrasodium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (T-EDTA) locking solution” Pauline et al (2024).
Ultrasound-guided peripheral IV canulation by emergency nurses – Full Text
“Ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous cannulation performed by emergency nurses is a safe and effective technique” Álvarez-Morales et al (2024).
Valsalva maneuver in relieving venipuncture pain
“The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the Valsalva maneuver (VM) for the relief of venipuncture pain in children and adults” Shi et al (2024).
Hypertonic saline bolus via peripheral IV catheter
“Rapid bolus administration of 3% HTS via PIV catheters presents itself as a relatively safe approach to treat neurological emergencies” Khasiyev et al (2024).
Predicting difficult intravascular access – Full Text
” Ask (about a history of DIVA or IV drug abuse), Feel, and Evaluate BMI. By recognizing patients with DIVA before the first insertion attempt and treating them from the outset with advanced vein visualization techniques, patients with DIVA could be subject to less frequent painful venipunctures, fewer delays in treatment, and a reduction in other DIVA-associated burdens” Bahl et al (2024).
Embolisms caused by central venous catheter thrombus – Full Text
“Here, we report a case of simultaneous coronary and lower limb artery embolism in a PFO patient carrier of a CVC. The patient presented to the hospital with acute chest pain and lower limb fatigue. Doppler ultrasound showed a large thrombus in the right internal jugular vein, precisely at the tip of the CVC” Li et al (2024).
Bacteremia and mortality based on tunnelled vascular access – Full Text
“We found lower rates of bacteremia and dysfunction for TC and demonstrated that using NTC affects patient mortality” Lima et al (2024).
Implantation of venous access port tip – Full Text
“To assess the safety and feasibility of intentionally positioning the catheter tip in the right atrium (RA) without an abutment during implantation of a totally implantable venous access port (TIVAP)” Park et al (2024).
Outpatient treatment for MSSA infection – Full Text
“In this cohort of MSSA BSI patients discharged on OPAT, there were no differences in outcomes of readmission with the same infection and 90-day all-cause readmission in patients treated with ceftriaxone compared to oxacillin/nafcillin or cefazolin” Hamad et al (2024).
Training phantom for ultrasound-guided cannulation – Full Text
“Ultrasound-guided peripheral venous catheter placement (UG-PVCP) is a key skill for establishing intravenous access, especially in patients with anatomical challenges” Linnet et al (2024).
ECG PICC placement in neurosurgical patients – Full Text
“The study encompassed a total of 354 cases. Our findings reveal distinct P wave amplitude percentages among the groups: 0% in the conventional group, 88.46% in the IECG group, and 91.78% in the IECG-IBP group” Wu et al (2024).
Knowledge and skills in CLABSI prevention – Full Text
“ur validated and clinically tested tool could facilitate the transfer of ICU nurses’ knowledge and skills learning in VAP and CRB prevention to critically ill patients, decreasing infection rates and, therefore, improving patient safety” Raurell-Torredà et al (2024).
Multiple retained needles in patients neck – Full Text
“Our study emphasizes on the importance of suspecting a retained foreign body in intravenous drug users to ensure an adequate management of the possible complications and to protect the medical team from incidental needle injuries” Bouzid et al (2024).
Central line tip misplacement study – Full Text
“In this large prospective multicentre cohort study, performed in the ultrasound-guided era, we demonstrated the incidence of tip misplacements to be 3.7 (3.3-4.1)%. Right internal jugular vein catheterisation had the lowest incidence of both minor and major tip misplacement” Ängeby et al (2024).
Ultrasound-guided peripheral IV catheter insertion program
“A nurse-focused quality improvement program focused on teaching and promoting USGIV as a modality for managing difficult IV access was associated with increases in USGIV placement and improvements in core process measures related to quality of patient care” Kessler et al (2024).
Neonatal cardiac tamponade following PICC insertion
“Neonatal cardiac tamponade is a serious and rare complication of PICC line insertion. Early detection by point of care ultrasound (POCUS) and management by pericardiocentesis improves the chances of survival” Jain et al (2024).
IV Passport for effective child- and family-centred care – Full Text
“IV Passport embodies effective child- and family-centred care through consumer co-creation to empower patients and families manage vascular access devices” Ullman et al (2024).
Infection risk in neonates with intestinal failure
“Neonates with intestinal failure (IF) are at risk for infection due to central venous access, and intestinal surgery. Infection can cause systemic inflammation and sepsis, potentially affecting growth” Wu et al (2024).
Temperature-responsive intravenous needle
“In mice, the needles had similar fluid-delivery performance and caused substantially less inflammation than commercial devices for intravenous access of similar size. We also show that an intravenous needle integrated with a thin-film temperature sensor can monitor core body temperature in mice and detect fluid leakage in porcine tissue ex vivo” Agno et al (2023).
Computer-aided ultrasound-guided peripheral IV insertion
“We aim to detect the target vessel and puncture needle and to derive the puncture angle by combining deep learning and conventional image processing methods such as the Hough transform” Watanabe et al (2024).
Dialysis nurses vascular access knowledge
“This multicenter study aims to review the dialysis nurses’ knowledge, attitude, practice, and self-efficacy toward providing care for patients’ VA” Meng et al (2024).
Central venous ports for IV chemotherapy in infants – Full Text
“However, the feasibility and safety of the CVP for IVC in infants remain unknown. This study evaluated the usefulness of CVP for IVC in infants with retinoblastoma” Kubo et al (2024).
Refeeding syndrome in hospitalized adults
“RFS was common among hospitalized patients receiving PN. The amount of energy delivered on the first day of PN was independently associated with RFS, raising a concern regarding initiation of PN with higher energy” Apiromruck et al (2024).
Ultrasound-guided central venous catheterization review
“This review aimed to compare the first-pass success rate and arterial puncture rate for different approaches to ultrasound-guided CVC above the diaphragm” Imai et al (2024).
CVC colonization rate in patients with severe burns
“The CVC colonization rate in patients with severe burns and routine CVC changing was not high. Lengthening the CVC duration might be attempted in patients at a lower risk of catheter-related BSI although further prospective studies are necessary” Jeon et al (2024).
Smart pump dose error reduction systems
“The purpose of this performance improvement initiative was to increase IV smart pump DERS usage from 77% to 95% at a large, urban academic medical center” Abboudi et al (2023).
Minimizing central line days for very low birth weight infants – Full Text
“Multivariable logistic regression analysis for sepsis revealed that both birth weight and pre/post QI consistently demonstrated an association with lower sepsis rates in the Post-QI period” Shin et al (2024).