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OPAT drug stability data – Full Text

“The use of an elastomeric diffuser is favored to administer outpatient antibiotic therapy. A study published in 2022 highlighted the instability of several antibiotics in elastomeric devices at 37 °C. The objective was to evaluate the stability of nine time-dependent antibiotics that are unstable at 37 °C at lower concentrations and a reduced storage temperature of 32 °C” d’Huart et al (2025).

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How to exchange a tunneled central venous catheter

“Patients with intestinal failure (IF) are dependent on tunneled central venous catheters (CVC) to provide parenteral nutrition. A method using a fibrous sheath (FS) was developed to preserve the central venous routes while exchanging CVC. We focused on the reduction of punctured catheter insertions for the FS method” Hashizume et al (2025).

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Phlebotomy method for neonates – Full Text

“While our team at the University of Florida utilized point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to confirm procedural accuracy, the primary aim of this publication is to equip clinicians with a practical, landmark-based method for obtaining blood samples” VerHage et al (2025).

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Accidental removal of medical devices

“The nasoenteral catheter was the most frequently removed device (44.4%), followed by the central venous catheter (11.4%), the indwelling bladder catheter (9.0%), and the peripheral venous catheter (6.9%)” Oliveira et al (2025).

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Catheter-related infection risk factors

“For uncuffed, non-tunneled dual-lumen catheters used for dialysis vascular access, the jugular insertion site does not demonstrate a reduced risk of CRBSI compared to the femoral site. However, jugular catheter placement is associated with a longer dwelling time and a lower mortality rate.” Phatpituk et al (2025).

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Safe injection practices in healthcare

“This position paper provides healthcare professionals (HCP) updated guidance with corresponding evidence and rationale to support safe injection, infusion, medication vial, and point-of-care testing practices in healthcare settings” Ormsby et al (2025).

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Accudrip gravity-based automatic infusion system – Full Text

“The gravity-based automatic infusion system showed high accuracy consistent with the theoretical rate of administration even under multiple infusion conditions of cancer patients with chemoport. This system (Accudrip) will greatly contribute to accurate drug administration and minimization of adverse events in real-world hospital settings” Park et al (2025).

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Central venous catheter maintenance for cancer patients

“In the maintenance of central venous indwelling catheters for cancer patients, the implementation of a precise management model can significantly reduce the incidence of central venous indwelling catheter-associated complications, improve treatment compliance of patients, positively modulate patients’ psychological state, and harmonize the nurse-patient relationship” Xu et al (2025).

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Analysis of CLABSI risk – Full Text

“The goal of this study was to address the misconception that femoral CVCs have a higher associated risk for developing CLABSI compared to other central line sites. This study evaluates risk for CLABSI across FV, IJV, and SCV sites” Vaughan-Masamitsu et al (2025).

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Radial artery anatomical variation case study

“Anatomical variations, such as the persistent median artery, can complicate radial artery catheterization and are not easily identified through pulse palpation alone. The use of vascular visualization devices is recommended to identify and navigate such variations, ensuring accurate catheter placement” Nakamura et al (2025).

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Implementation of structured interventions during ward rounds

“The main clinical outcomes reported were mortality, infectious complications, length of stay (LOS) and duration of mechanical ventilation (DoMV). Mortality, LOS and rates of urinary tract and central-line associated bloodstream infections did not seem to be affected, positively or negatively, by interventions structuring BWRs” Ando et al (2025).

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Adopting ANTT for training patients to manage home parenteral nutrition

“Overall, this study found that patients trained using Standard-ANTT took significantly less time to become independent with HPS than those using traditional sterile/aseptic techniques. A lower risk of CRBSI was observed in the Standard-ANTT group. Adopting Standard-ANTT in training patients who require HPS is safe and effective” Malhi et al (2025).

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Nursing student knowledge of intravenous therapy

“This study aimed to assess the knowledge of intravenous therapy among nursing students. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 170 diploma nursing students randomly selected from a private university in Malaysia between November 30 and December 30, 2023” Che Seman et al (2025).

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Risk factors for difficult intravenous access

“The aim of this study was to evaluate differences in nurses’ ratings of risk factors for difficult intravenous access (DIVA) between oncology infusion unit nurses who perform ≤ 10 insertions compared to > 10 insertions per week” Alfaro et al (2025).

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