Long peripheral catheters for intravenous infusions of iloprost
“Our experience shows that LPCs could be valuable and safe for rheumatologic outpatients. The increased number of insertions and new and total patients enrolled each year defines the satisfaction of patients and health care professionals” Donadoni et al (2024).
Central venous access in the prone position
“Successful VAD insertion techniques in prone patients encompassed multiple anatomical sites, including the internal jugular, brachial, femoral, and popliteal veins. However, challenges persisted, particularly with respect to anatomical variations and technical complexities in cannulation” Longo et al (2024).
Dressings and securement devices to prevent arterial catheter complications – Full Text
“To evaluate the effectiveness of peripheral AC dressing and securement devices to prevent failure and complications in hospitalised people” Schults et al (2024).
Fluid volume administered with intravenous antibiotics
“The majority of physicians were unaware of fluid volumes administered as a drug diluent with IV antibiotics. The majority chose not to make post-prescribing adjustments to their planned fluid administration” Aghaie et al (2024).
Umbilical catheter extravasation injury
“Despite a preliminary NEC diagnosis, further evaluation revealed umbilical catheter complications, leading to total parenteral nutrition extravasation. Removal of the catheter, drainage, and antibiotic adjustment resulted in improved clinical outcomes” Armağan et al (2024).
Blood cultures drawn from central venous catheters – Full Text
“We urge clinicians to obtain catheter-drawn blood cultures when the catheter may be the source of suspected infection” Mermel and Rupp (2024).
Transillumination improves neonatal peripheral IV cannulation – Full Text
” Transillumination improves the first-attempt success rate of peripheral vein cannulation performed by pediatric residents in neonates >1,500 g, while no benefit was found in infants ≤1,500 g” Hinterstein et al (2024).
Fat embolisation associated with intraosseous infusions – Full Text
“The aim of this systematic review is to synthesise the existing evidence describing fat intravasation, fat embolism and fat embolism syndrome (FES) following IO infusion” Ellington et al (2024).
BSI risk in patients receiving peripheral parenteral nutrition – Full Text
“This study identified the incidence of and risk factors for developing BSI, such as a longer average daily infusion time of PPNs and all intravenous fluids, in patients receiving PPN therapy” Shimoda et al (2024).
IV medication administration error during the perioperative period – Full Text
“Intravenous (IV) medication administration error remains a major concern during the perioperative period. This review examines inadvertent IV anaesthesia induction agent administration via high-risk routes” Patel (2024).
Purple glove syndrome management
“Purple glove syndrome (PGS) is a rare condition characterized by limb edema, discoloration, and pain associated with intravenous and oral phenytoin administration” Mutsago et al (2024).
CLABSI rates in trauma patients
“This study aimed to identify the rate of positive (+)CLABSI in trauma patients and risk factors associated with (+)CLABSI” Aryan et al (2024).
Ultrasound-guided peripheral IV catheter placement by nurses – Full Text
“Ultrasound-guided technique can be a safer, faster, and more effective alternative to the traditional approach for nurses to establish intravenous access across different clinical settings and age groups” Tian et al (2024).
Home CLABSI rate decreased by 52%
“The ambulatory CLABSI rate decreased by 52% from 0.25 to 0.12 per 1000 CL days post intervention, achieved within 27 months; 117 CLABSI were prevented, with $4.2 million hospital charges and 702 hospital days avoided” Wong et al (2024).
Improving appropriate PICC use
“A large-scale, multihospital QI initiative to improve appropriate PICC use yielded substantial return on investment from cost-offset of prevented complications” Heath et al (2024).
PICC placement in neonates study – Full Text
“This study aims to assess the comparative effectiveness of a conventional splitting needle or a peelable cannula vs. the modified Seldinger technique (MST) by utilizing a dedicated micro-insertion kit across various clinically significant metrics, including insertion success, complications, and catheter-related infections” van Rens et al (2024).
Best practice in the use of peripheral venous catheters – Full Text
“Simplified, standardized, bundled solutions are needed to reduce avoidable harm from PIVCs. Healthcare practice has changed over time and new educational tools are needed to adapt to increased workload and time constraints” Mimoz et al (2024).
Central venous access device-related thrombosis in children – Full Text
“This is the latest systematic review of risk factors and incidence of CRT in children. A total of 47 studies involving 262,587 patients were included in our meta-analysis, according to which the pooled prevalence of CRT was 9.1%. This study identified several of the most critical risk factors affecting CRT in children, including D-dimer, insertion location, type of catheter, number of lumens, catheter indwelling time, and central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI)” Fu et al (2024).
Validated miniMAGIC-Brazil guide – Full Text
“The content of all recommendations, named as miniMAGIC-Brasil, was validated by the expert committee after two stages of evaluation. All recommendations had an overall agreement index of 0.91” Felipe et al (2024).
Central venous catheter fracture case study – Full Text
“The decision to remove and replace the malfunctioning catheter was made by the patient’s physician. However, during the removal process, both the retaining suture and the catheter were inadvertently severed” Sabzi et al (2024).
Patient mobilization with femoral catheters
“This study supports that the presence of femoral catheters alone should not limit the progression of mobility interventions. Using clinical judgement and specialty training, burn therapists can safely mobilize burn ICU patients with femoral catheters in place” O’Neil et al (2024).
Extravasation most reported radiopharmaceutical adverse event
“A total of 128 reports were collected, including 65 cases of extravasations, 18 adverse reactions, and 45 drug interactions. Over the years, reporting has been increasing, adverse reactions occurred at a higher incidence than reported in the literature, and each anomalous biodistribution was analysed for possible drug interaction” Martínez et al (2024).
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Central venous access and impact of pacemaker leads – Full Text
“We reviewed and analyzed 3,075 venograms of patients with CIEDs undergoing transvenous lead extraction (TLE) between June 2008 and July 2021. Relationship between venous patency and the chance of CVAD placement was estimated” Czajkowski et al (2023).
Antimicrobial potential of haemostatic disc – Full Text
“To evaluate the antimicrobial potential of the potassium ferrate haemostatic disc on Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram-negative (Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) bacteria and on Candida albicans” Gough et al (2023).
Femoral vein PICC placement in patient with superior vena cava syndrome
“Safe PICC access is possible via the superficial femoral vein to protect the last central VA for rational use. This meets urgent needs for infusion and deserves promotion” Yu et al (2024).
Evaluation of peripheral intravenous catheter movement within the vein
“When external pull forces were applied to the PIVC, substantial PIVC movement within the vein occurred in a healthy population. Strategies that reduce PIVC movement and/or remove or limit external pull forces from the PIVC are needed” Bahl et al (2024).
Non-cuffed tunneled central venous catheters in adults with cystic fibrosis – Full Text
“Many adults with CF have required insertion of numerous PICCs for the treatment of recurrent pulmonary exacerbations. In those adults that develop PICC-associated peripheral vein stenosis precluding PICC placement, these results indicate NcTCVCs are a safe alternative” Dehbozorgi et al (2023).
Standardized peripheral IV access educational program
“Formalized vascular access training in the ED leads to improved adherence to best practices for PIVC insertion, high success of cannulation with minimal attempts, and improved PIVC functionality during hospitalization for DIVA patients” Bahl et al (2024).
INICC report of healthcare associated infections
“Reporting on the INICC study results from 2015 to 2020, conducted in 630 ICUs across 123 cities in 45 countries spanning Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East” Rosenthal et al (2024).
CLABSI prevention care bundle implementation
“Thanks to the implementation of the care bundle, the rate of infections and the number of accesses to the central line decreased, while the critical care nurses’ knowledge of evidence-based guidelines, compliance with the guideline recommendations in central line-related nursing interventions, and attitudes towards evidence-based nursing improved” Şanlı et al (2023).
Intraosseous infusion in burn patients
“The use and experience with intraosseous infusion (IO) in extremely severe burns are still limited. We report efficacy and safety results from nineteen burn patients treated with IO between June 2020 and December 2022” eWangt al (2024).
Nurse coordinated OPAT outcomes – Full Text
“A structured, nurse-driven outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) program within an academic healthcare system was associated with reduced odds of 60-day unplanned OPAT readmissions and costs after hospital discharge” Deng et al (2024).
Adverse events associated with peripherally administered norepinephrine
“Extravasation of peripherally administrated norepinephrine in the perioperative period occurred at similar rates as in previous studies in critically ill patients. In our setting, where we regularly inspected the infusion site and shifted site in case of swelling or paleness of skin, we observed no case of severe adverse events. Given that severe adverse events were absent, the potential benefit of this preventive approach requires confirmation in a larger population” Christensen et al (2024).
Fatal superior vena cava rupture during catheter exchange
“In this report, we describe a case of a 25-year-old woman who presented with an extensive history of multiple dialysis access failure for left internal jugular vein central venous tunneled catheter exchange. The procedure was complicated by a fatal superior vena cava rupture likely related to the dislodgment of the guidewire causing perforation into the pericardium space with subsequent cardiopulmonary collapse” Ali et al (2024).
Intracavitary ECG for PICC placement in patient with PLSVC – Full Text
“Intracavitary electrocardiogram (IC-ECG) guidance is widely used for peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) placement. The P wave variation has rarely been reported in persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC)” Zhang and Zhao (2024).
Integrated short peripheral intravenous cannula failure rates – Full Text
“This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to analyze randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-randomized studies in hospitalized patients, analyzing the risk of overall catheter failure as well as the risk of each type of complication (occlusion, infiltration, thrombophlebitis, and dislodgement) for ISPCs compared to non-integrated SPCs” Gidaro et al (2024).
OPAT experience with dalbavancin – Full Text
“This report adds to clinical experience with dalbavancin for off-label indications whilst further validating its role in ABSSSI. Dalbavancin as primary therapy in deep-seated infections merits investigation in formal clinical trials” McSorley et al (2024).
Interventions for UEDVT in cancer patients – Full Text
“Therapeutic anticoagulation was not associated with a reduction in the incidence of recurrent VTE or increase the incidence of bleeding in adult cancer patients following a CVC-associated DVT diagnosis” Ngo et al (2024).
Home care of PICC – Full Text
“Adults living with a PICC at home report a broad range of supportive care needs. In addition to practical and information needs, health consumers may also require support to accept living with a device inside their body and to assume responsibility for the PICC” Sharp et al (2024).
Tunneled central venous access in children – Full Text
“Ultrasound-guided percutaneous insertion was considered to be a safe and effective technique for the insertion of central venous catheters. Our study also demonstrated a decrease in operating times when performed by operators with increasing expertise, increased preservation of the diameter of the venous lumen, and no increase in complication rates when the ultrasound-guided technique was selected” Kouna et al (2023).
Dalbavancin use in cardiovascular prosthetic infections – Full Text
“Because of pharmacokinetic individual variability, dalbavancin TDM-guided administration could improve clinical outcomes by individualizing dosing and selecting dosing intervals. This case series seems to suggest a promising role of long-term suppressive dalbavancin treatment for difficult-to-treat cardiovascular prosthesis infection, also with limited surgical indications” Gallerani et al (2023).
Misplaced CVC results in emphysematous thrombophlebitis – Full Text
“Emphysematous thrombophlebitis is a fulminant and life-threatening CVC-BSI associated with thrombosis and gas formation in the vein. A misplaced CVC may facilitate the development of emphysematous thrombophlebitis. POCUS can easily identify the artifacts produced by gas and thrombosis, facilitating rapid diagnosis at the bedside” Chen et al (2023).
Infusion phlebitis published studies review – Full Text
“Phlebitis secondary to vascular access is one of the most frequent complications in hospital care. This study aims to evaluate the scientific activity related to this complication through a bibliometric analysis” Torné-Ruiz et al (2023).
CVC blood sampling in the presence of AV fistula – Full Text
“It seems most likely in our case that the distal CVC lumen was situated sufficiently close to the fistula to allow aspiration from an arterial, well-oxygenated stream of blood” Evans and Hall (2023).
Defaulting to single lumen PICC orders – Full Text
“Defaulting the order for peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) placement to single lumen increased proportion of single-lumen insertions over total insertions from 42/126 (33%) to 57/104 (51)%” Trautman et al (2023).
Preventing healthcare-associated MRSA bacteremia – Full Text
“Overall, HA-MRSA-B incidence decreased from 1.72 cases/10000BD in 2008 to 0.18/10000BD in 2019; a reduction of almost 90%. Intravenous device interventions were also associated with a reduction of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia rates” Borg et al (2023).
IV fluid administration rate and acute kidney injury – Full Text
“The foundation of early septic shock management includes early fluid resuscitation, but the association between fluid resuscitation rates and kidney outcomes remains unclear. This investigation examines the association between fluid resuscitation rate and AKI recovery” Reddy et al (2023).
Microplastics released from disposable PVC infusion sets – Full Text
“Our findings indicate PVC MNPs can enter the blood vessel directly with the infusion fluids during intravenous infusion and the PVC MNPs exposure risk towards patients deserves more attention” Zheng et al (2023).
Effectiveness of ceftaroline-F and ceftobiprole-M – Full Text
“The fifth-generation cephalosporins, ceftaroline-F and ceftobiprole-M, are safe and effective in real life, with no difference between them in health outcomes” Arnés García et al (2023).
CLABSI rates in low-middle income countries
“We implemented a multidimensional approach, incorporating an 11-element bundle, education, surveillance of CLABSI rates and clinical outcomes, monitoring compliance with bundle components, feedback of CLABSI rates and clinical outcomes, and performance feedback in 316 ICUs across 30 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)” Rosenthal et al (2023).
Electronic chemotherapy order verification checklist
“This study demonstrates the effectiveness of implementing the ECOV checklist in increasing the rate of pharmacy reported medication errors” Wat et al (2023).
Chemotherapy infusion site induration – Full Text
“Selecting the vein with 3.7 times higher diameter than the catheter diameter for the catheterization site may help prevent induration on the next treatment day” Abe-Doi et al (2023).