Environmental impact of blood transfusion
Environmental impact of blood transfusion Abstract: Background: Healthcare activities significantly contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Blood transfusions require complex, interlinked processes to collect, manufacture,
CVC placement with eye-tracking glasses
“In this observational study, the study authors describe their experience using first-person wearable video-recording technology to precisely measure the timing of discrete events during CVC placement by anesthesia residents and anesthesiologists” Vergara-Escudero et al (2024).
CLABSI rates compared with hospital-onset bloodstream infections – Full Text
“To evaluate the comparative epidemiology of hospital-onset bloodstream infection (HOBSI) and central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI)” Krishnan et al (2024).
Peripheral arterial catheter securement
“Peripheral arterial catheters (PACs), and their associated complications, are common in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Accidental catheter displacement and non-functional PACs are the most common complications, and this may be related to inadequate catheter securement” Pilarz et al (2024).
Joint Commission accreditation and CLABSI rates
“This study evaluated the relationship between Joint Commission accreditation and health care-associated infections (HAIs) in long-term care hospitals (LTCHs)” Schmaltz et al (2024).
Compartment syndrome due to intravenous infiltration – Full Text
“We report the cases of two children who developed compartment syndrome of the dorsum of the hand and forearm after receiving only glucose acetate Ringer’s solution during hospitalization, with one case requiring a releasing incision” Tomori et al (2024).
Blood culture bottle fill volume – Full Text
“Therefore, it is crucial to fill a blood culture bottle with enough blood to maximize the detection of bacteremia. Current CLSI guidelines for adult blood culture collection recommend 2 sets, that is, 4 bottles of blood cultures, each filled with 10 mL of blood to maximize detection of bacteremia” Keller et al (2024).
Stuck haemodialysis catheter case report – Full Text
“This case serves as a timely reminder of the risks of long-term tunnelled haemodialysis catheters and as a caution towards proceeding with kidney transplantation in those with long-term haemodialysis catheters in situ” Burnett et al (2024).
Tobramycin serum sample collection from PICC – Full Text
” Tobramycin serum samples collected by PICC appear to be similar in value to PV collections. Collecting aminoglycoside levels by PICC rather than PV may reduce patient discomfort and improve quality of life. Additional multicenter studies are needed to confirm these results” Sherwood et al (2024).
Infection prevention practice gaps – Full Text
“The top three IPC gaps were absence of drug diversion program (77%), lack of audits and feedback for insertion and maintenance of central venous catheters (76%), and missing laboratory risk assessments to identify tests that can be offered safely for patients under investigation for HRP/SCD (76%)” Soma et al (2024).
High flow PICC for apheresis
“High flow PICC is a viable alternative for apheresis to maintain an adequate flow of 5 ml/s and can be used as a single catheter throughout the HSCT process, reducing the risks from anesthesia and the catheter insertion procedure” Kremer et al (2024).
Economic burden of difficult intravenous access
“This is the first formal analysis estimating the significant economic burden of difficult venous access in emergency departments via peripheral intravenous catheter placement, a task frequently performed by nurses” Gala et al (2024).
Dalbavancin OPAT treatment – Full Text
“We present a case of a homeless patient with MRSA bacteremia and osteomyelitis successfully treated with dalbavancin. Our case highlights the potential of dalbavancin’s once-weekly dosing to improve adherence and treatment outcomes in challenging outpatient scenarios” Sabina et al (2024).
Vascular access device type for systemic anti-cancer therapy
“Our findings suggest a systematic review and meta-analysis of VAD use for intravenous SACT can be considered. However, the development of a core outcome set for SACT should be prioritised” Duggan et al (2024).
Turkish version of the Difficult Intravenous Access Scale
“The Turkish version of the scale is a valid and reliable scale for determining the risk of difficult intravenous access. The practical use of this scale by healthcare professionals will enable earlier diagnosis of patients with difficult vascular access” Taşkın and Günay İsmailoğlu (2024).
How clinicians adapt to new peripheral IV cannula – Full Text
“The study aims to explore clinicians’ experience with the insertion of a new guidewire peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) introduced in the emergency department (ED) setting” Xu et al (2024).
Infusion set replacement interval study protocol – Full Text
“Therefore, the objective of this trial is to compare the efficacy of 24-h and 96-h replacement intervals for infusion sets on CLABSI among critically ill adults who have central venous access devices” Xu et al (2024).
Umbilical vascular catheter adverse events – Full Text
“Adverse events related to insertion occurred in a relatively high percentage of umbilical catheters placed. Increased dwell time remains a significant risk factor for catheter migration and overall failure” Gibson et al (2024).
Central venous catheter-related thrombosis guidelines – Full Text
“The overall quality of the guidelines is high, but there are few preventive measures for central venous CRT involved in the guidelines. All preventive measures have yet to be systematically integrated and evaluated, and no risk assessment scale dedicated to this field has been recommended” Zhang et al (2024).
Vascular access type for melflufen administration – Full Text
“Melflufen PVC and CVC administrations are bioequivalent based on melphalan pharmacokinetic parameters. Melflufen via PVC was well tolerated, with no infusion-related reactions or new safety signals and may represent an alternative route of administration” Pour et al (2024).
AI-assisted CLABSI surveillance
“AI shows promise in enhancing HAI surveillance, potentially streamlining tasks, and freeing health care staff for patient-focused activities. Effective AI use requires user education and ongoing AI model refinement” Wiemken and Carrico (2024).
Virtual reality for procedural pain management
“VR as a non-pharmacological adjunct reduced some procedure-related pain and anxiety without increasing the procedural duration” Schaake et al (2024).
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External jugular vein vascular access
“Anaesthetists should rethink alternate routes for the insertion of central vein cannulation. The external jugular cannulation route is one of them” Khanna et al (2023).
EMS simulation-based curriculum includes intraosseous catheterization
“The primary outcome was performance of intraosseous catheterization (IO), bag-valve-mask ventilation (BVM), and supraglottic device placement (SGD), measured across three time points” Lee et al (2023).
OPAT management of bronchiectasis – Full Text
“This study assessed outcomes in both cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-CF bronchiectasis patients who received OPAT for the management of an acute exacerbation of bronchiectasis” Tu et al (2023).
PICC line complications – Full Text
“This paper seeks to describe the main complications derived from the insertion and maintenance of peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs), based on the experience of a vascular accesses group in a cardiovascular center in Colombia” García-Zambrano et al (2023).
Umbilical venous catheter position check – Full Text
Umbilical venous catheter position check Abstract: Introduction: Umbilical venous catheters (UVCs) are standardly used for central venous access in acutely sick neonates. Complications associated with
Hemodialysis catheter CLABSI rates – Full Text
“The purpose of this study was to the determine the central venous catheter-related infection rate at a dialysis center in the Brazilian state of Amazonas and to identify risk factors and the microbiological profile of the infections” Matos et al (2023).
Central venous catheterization complications – Full Text
“The local incidence of mechanical complications and central venous cannulation failures was similar to rates described in the international literature, but higher than rates in other Brazilian studies” Jatczak et al (2023).
AI implantable port detection on CXR – Full Text
“In total, 112,120 CXRs from 30,805 patients were manually checked for foreign objects: vascular port, shoulder endoprosthesis, necklace, and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). Then, they were annotated with the use of a computer program, and the necessary image preprocessing was performed, such as resizing, normalization, and cropping” Kufel et al (2023).
Simulation-based venipuncture training – Full Text
“Simulation-based venipuncture training enabled students to perform the procedure with confidence and technical accuracy. Improved rating scores received at a one-year interval denote the impact of clinical training on skills acquisition” Kodikara et al (2023).
Arteriovenous fistula cannulation technique review – Full Text
“Adequate cannulation technique (CT) methods and successful puncture are essential for hemodialysis (HD) and arteriovenous fistula (AVF) maintenance. This systematic review and meta-analysis was designed to identify which CT allows better AVF primary patency and lower rates of complications in HD patients” Peralta et al (2023).
Micronutrient status of home parenteral nutrition patients – Full Text
“Low and high concentrations were observed in our patients but clinical and demographic factors did not impact consistently on micronutrient concentrations highlighting the importance of ongoing monitoring and adequate supplementation as per ESPEN guidelines” Culkin et al (2023).
Smart pump user compliance – Full Text
“The monitoring of smart pump compliance has had demonstrated benefits in investigating usability concerns, recognizing system errors, and identifying increased needs for nurse training” Giuliano et al (2023).
CLABSI quality metrics
“Specifically, we suggest forming a task force consisting of key stakeholders (e.g., providers, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), patients/families) to review CLABSI and CAUTI-related issues and then to create a summary statement containing recommendations to improve the use of these metric” Nelson et al (2023).
Short subcutaneous infusion in palliative medicine
“To investigate the efficacy and safety of short subcutaneous infusions (SSCIs) for refractory symptoms in the palliative setting” Howard et al (2023).
Ultrasound in newborn vascular access – Full Text
“The goal of this review was to look into the benefits of using US in invasive catheter insertion procedures, especially in pediatric patients” Brusciano and Lecce (2023).
Iodine contrast extravasation
“The patient was diagnosed with iodine extravasation. Supportive measures, stringent dressings, and a combination of topical antibiotics and corticosteroids were prescribed and had excellent clinical outcomes; complete healing was experienced after 3 weeks” Corbella-Bagot and Luque-Luna (2023).
Vancomycin continuous infusion
“Currently, there have not been any studies describing the PK of continuous infusion vancomycin in PwCF. Our study aimed to describe the PK of continuous infusion vancomycin in adult PwCF” Lindley et al (2023).
CVC insertion and management evidence-based practice – Full Text
“The aim of this study was to investigate the facilitators and barriers to evidence-based central venous access device care in the adult intensive care setting” Lin et al (2023).
Upper extremity deep vein thrombosis risk factors – Full Text
“In the background of UEDVT, the combination of indwelling CV catheter placement and malignancy was frequently observed. While the risk of recurrence or PE complications is low, the prognosis of UEDVT complicated by malignancy is extremely poor” Endo et al (2023).
CLABSI incidence in Northern India – Full Text
“The prevention of CLABSI requires knowledge of the infection rates and of the sources, the pathogens involved as well as their antimicrobial profile” Maqbool and Sharma (2023).
Reducing vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam incompatibility – Full Text
“It is important to systematically compare the efficacy of strategies for preventing drug incompatibility. The use of diluted vancomycin solution gave the best results in the case of vancomycin-piperacillin/tazobactam incompatibility” Martin Mena et al (2023).
Central vein ultrasound-guided puncture success – Full Text
“In this simulation study, IP approach using a homemade needle guide for ultrasound-guided central vein puncture improved success rate at first pass, reduced the number of punctures/redirections and shortened the procedure duration compared to OOP and IP free-hand approaches” Villa et al (2023).
PICC placement anxiety assisted by hypnotic communication
“The primary goal of this study was to compare the effectiveness of hypnotic communication combined with buffered Lidocaine, versus buffered Lidocaine alone, on patients’ negative emotions while undergoing Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter (PICC) placement” Monolo et al (2023).
3D-printed MRI-compatible syringe pump
“To develop the prototype of a cost-effective, easy-to-use, reliable syringe pump that could be deployed inside a clinical MRI bore and operated on during a scan” Holland et al (2023).
OPAT loss to follow-up – Full Text
“We assessed factors associated with increased risk to loss of follow-up with infectious diseases staff in OPAT patients” Kaul et al (2023).
Accuracy of cord blood sampling in neonatal admissions
“Over the past decade there has been an increase in studies evaluating the validity and clinical impact of using a cord blood sample for many admission laboratory studies” Bahr and Carroll (2023).
Resident-led procedure team USPIV simulation workshops
“To improve residents’ procedural output and confidence in abdominal paracentesis, arterial and central venous line placement, nasogastric intubation, and ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter insertions (USPIV)” Ilagan-Ying et al (2023).
Chemotherapy flow rate accuracy
“This study aimed to determine effects of constant infusion with a chemically-driven pump on plasma drug concentrations compared to elastomeric pumps” Lee and Lee (2023).
Peripheral vascular access for pediatric OPAT – Full Text
“To describe the cure and complication rates of outpatient parenteral therapy (OPT) utilizing only peripheral vascular access” Haidar et al (2023).
Retrieval of central venous port fragments
“Split/fracture and embolization of central venous/shunt catheters are rare but serious complications in children. Percutaneous retrieval of intravascular foreign bodies is an important minimal invasive treatment” Duman et al (2023).