Elastomeric infusion pump in OPAT – Full Text
“Outpatient antimicrobial therapy in elastomeric infusion pumps is an alternative in patients requiring prolonged intravenous treatment, and age is not a conditioning factor for inclusion in these programs” Ferro Rodríguez et al (2024).
Standardized hemodialysis-CRBSI definition – Full Text
“There was a substantial level of concordance in overall and service-level reporting of confirmed HD-CRBSI. A standardized endpoint definition of HD-CRBSI resulted in comparable hemodialysis catheter infection rates in Australian and New Zealand kidney services. Consistent endpoint definition could enable reliable benchmarking outside clinical trials without the need for independent clinical adjudication” Catiwa et al (2024).
Fluid balance in patients with septic shock – Full Text
“Non-resuscitation fluids are major contributors to a positive fluid balance within the first 48 hours of resuscitation. A positive fluid balance in the first 24 and 48 hours seems to independently increase the risk of death, while higher amount of nutrition seems protective” de Souza et al (2024).
Subclavian vein CVC in pediatric patients – Full Text
“The aim of this study is to assess our experience in the management of pediatric subclavian vein catheters (SVCs) and to investigate the main risk factors for complications” Jarraya et al (2023).
OPAT osteomyelitis treatment case report – Full Text
“Administration of Cefiderocol via OPAT can present a safe and effective option for treatment of post-traumatic osteomyelitis with multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa” Schellong et al (2024).
Infusion phlebitis clinical characteristics – Full Text
“It was determined that PIVC dwell time could be increased by routine surveillance to monitor for phlebitis regularly. It is recommended that education programs for nurses be developed to prevent PIVC-related complications” Ertaş Akyüz and Turan (2024).
ECG PICC tip guidance technology review – Full Text
“This study aimed to compare two ECG techniques, in terms of their tip-position accuracy, puncture site layout, and signal quality” Gullo et al (2024).
Intravenous drug user with retained fractured needles – Full Text
“Here, we report a case of a 46-year-old male with a history of intravenous drug user and chronic forearm wounds, presenting with sepsis. Several retained needles are identified on CT scan, several days postadmission” Phaterpekar et al (2024).
Perioperative fluid management in colorectal surgery – Full Text
“The present review discusses restrictive perioperative fluid protocols within enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways. Standardized definitions of a restrictive or liberal fluid regimen are lacking since they depend on conflicting evidence, institutional protocols, and personal preferences” Deslarzes et al (2024).
Home parenteral nutrition in Italy – Full Text
“This study confirms the importance of setting up and maintaining structured registries to monitor and improve home parenteral nutrition care. Safety outcomes have improved over the years, most likely due to the underlying efficient nursing service” Guglielmi et al (2023).
Neonatatal vascular access study
“Infiltration and extravasation were the most frequent cause of PIVC failure (12%; n = 35). A birth weight less than 1500 g was associated with a significant decrease in PIVC failure (hazard ratio 0.58; 95% CI 0.34-0.99)” McIntyre et al (2023).
Peripheral venous catheter complications in elderly patients
“The main reason for catheter withdrawal was obstruction/malfunctioning (33.3%). Obstruction rate was higher for those inserted in the hand than for those inserted at other sites (55.7% vs. 44.3%, p = 0.045)” Pérez-Granda et al (2024).
Infusion phlebitis assessment and treatment in Spain – Full Text
“The present study aims to determine, at the national level in Spain, the consensus on the assessment, treatment, and follow-up of PVC-related phlebitis and the importance of the actions taken” Torné-Ruiz et al (2024)
Outcomes of difficult PICC insertion
“PICC insertion was successful in both RI and DI patients. Of the analyzed parameters, the number of needle punctures was associated with DI, and complications during the 1-month follow-up were more frequently noted in the DI group” Lisova et al (2024).
Infusion pump innovation
“Many Canadian healthcare institutions regularly undergo a comprehensive re-evaluation of infusion fleets, to modernize infusion delivery for patients across the country. Amid the availability of new technologies with evidence demonstrating their ability to elevate the current standards of care, this article argues for the need for healthcare systems to prepare for, and embrace, change when it comes to new technologies” Edwards (2024).
IV smart pump and electronic medical record integration – Full Text
“Introduction of smart pumps with EMR interoperability resulted in a statistically significant reduction in frequency of variances” Chin et al (2024).
Ultrasound probe cover review – Full Text
“We sought to determine whether the use of sterile-covered transducers (SCT) decreases the rate of contamination when compared to uncovered transducers (UCT) after standard low-level disinfection (LLD)” Estrella et al (2024).
eLearning on central venous access devices – Full Text
“One in four CVADs prematurely fail, which is associated with increased mortality, morbidity and a negative impact on quality of life” McLean et al (2024).
Diagnostic accuracy of positive blood culture – Full Text
“In conclusion, improving the overall diagnostic process with ASP and ID consultations at cancer centers could lead to the optimization of patient care” Itoh et al (2024).
Drug compatibility with IV infusion containers – Full Text
“The aim was to systematically compare the drug compatibility with various closed intravenous (i.v.) infusion containers, to provide a reference for selecting a relatively superior infusion container and improve the medication safety for patients in clinical practice” Zhu et al (2024).
Venous thromboembolism management in people with cystic fibrosis
“Nine PwCF with a total of 12 unique VTE episodes were included in the study, with all but one episode associated with a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)” Abbinanti et al (2023).
Tunnelled central venous catheters in haemodialysis patients
“Reasons for use of T-CVC are varied and poorly understood. A significant and increasing proportion of incident haemodialysis patients in Victoria, Australia have required T-CVC over the last decade” Steinberg et al (2023).
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Isotonic and hypertonic IV fluid distribution – Full Text
“The present study examines whether the baseline variations in the ECV and ICV change the distribution and elimination of subsequently given infusion fluids” Hahn (2023).
Central venous catheter safety in pediatric patients
“The following review addresses preventative, diagnostic, and treatment strategies for central line safety concerns specific to children with IF as well as recommendations for promoting catheter safety during activities, travel, and emergencies” Smith et al (2023).
Magnetic needle navigation for CVC access
“Magnetic needle navigation can reduce the number of needle redirections, shorten the time to successful cannulation, and increase confidence levels by novice learners for successful US-guided central venous access” Kamphausen et al (2023).
Peripheral IV access for therapeutic plasmapheresis
“We evaluated the feasibility, efficacy, and safety of double-filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP) with PVA, using ultrasound guidance and regional citrate anticoagulation (RCA), i.e., PVA-RCA-DFPP in patients undergoing chronic DFPP” Cardinaleet al (2023).
Central venous catheter for urgent start haemodialysis
“Prolonged retention of non-cuffed CVC (median 37 days) is common in resource-poor setting” Sathiavageesan et al (2023).
Intraosseous access device in a code cart – Full Text
“Staff could find intraosseous access equipment more quickly (23.9 versus 46.4 seconds; P = 0.003). In addition, staff reported they were less likely to open the wrong drawer or grab the wrong equipment and that the redesigned code cart was overall more well organized than the original code cart” Frazier et al (2023).
Central catheter microbial colonization rates – Full Text
“PICC lines were associated with significantly lower colonization rates comparing to the CVC ones” Pitiriga et al (2023).
Smart glasses for ultrasound-guided peripheral IV access – Full Text
“The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of employing smart glasses for USGPIV” Ienghong et al (2023).
Hand hygiene game-based training tool – Full Text
“Handtastic Boxes proved to be a highly effective training method for improving knowledge of handwashing, handrub and gloving” Garnier et al (2023).
Hickman catheter repair case study – Full Text
“Continuity of the Hickman catheter was then restored using a repair kit (Bard Access Systems) as per the manufacturer’s instructions, with no visible leakage thereafter” Sławiński et al (2023).
Drug extravasation case study – Full Text
“We propose that EV acts as a vesicant upon extravasation, highlight measures to prevent extravasation events, and encourage appropriate measures when dealing such as attempt of aspiration, removal of catheter, application of compresses, and thorough documentation with photographic evidence” Grant et al (2023).
Accidental intraarterial venous cannula placement
“When there is a suspicion of an intraarterial placement of venous cannula, it is of paramount significance to confirm before the injection of medications” Shah and Koul (2023).
Vascular access team central line maintenance
“The nurse-led VAST interdisciplinary strategy can effectively improve the quality of clinical central line management and should be used to reinforce clinical catheterization and maintenance of central lines” Yin et al (2023).
Implantable port infection in chemotherapy patients – Full Text
“TIVAP insertion in adult patients with solid tumors is associated with a low infection rate, which did not influence one-year mortality” Bailleul et al (2023).
Peripheral IV catheter insertion simulation
“The rapid cycle deliberate practice simulation strategy resulted in Licensed Practical Nurses’ performance improvements in peripheral intravenous catheter insertion” de Souza et al (2023).
Ultrasound-guided cannulation for ECPR
“Real-time ultrasound-guided cannulation was associated with shorter cannulation time of ECPR” Nakatsutsumi et al (2023).
Infusion pump drug library standardization
“The project improved the drug library management process, allowed for DERS compliance to be accurately compared across regions, and ensured that patients across the enterprise receive the same standard of care with the administration of intravenous medications” Ubanyionwu et al (2023).
OPAT vancomycin continuous infusions
“A retrospective single centre study was conducted at a tertiary hospital on adult patients, enrolled in an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) program, receiving vancomycin infusions for MRSA infection” Nolan et al (2023).
Needleless blood sampling from existing peripheral IV – Full Text
“PIVO™ (VelanoVascular) is a needleless, single-use device that enables blood sampling from an existing peripheral IV” Yu et al (2023).
Parenteral nutrition administration in NICU
“The goal of this paper is to review the practicalities, challenges, and conundrums of administering PN in the NICU” Smazal et al (2023).
Peripheral IV catheter insertion-related pain
“A smaller peripheral intravenous catheter inserted in the forearm resulted in less pain sensation and higher patient satisfaction” Kaplan et al (2023).
Subcutaneous anchor securement system study – Full Text
“With over 9200 patients and more than a million catheter days, the results of this retrospective study demonstrate the SASS’s superiority in assisting the patient to reach the end of need with a single PICC” Hawes et al (2023).
Peripheral vasopressor infusion survey – Full Text
“There is variability in clinical practice regarding PVI administration in critically ill adult patients dependent on drug availability and local institutional recommendations” Abu Sardaneh et al (2023).
Premature infant pain during PICC placement – Full Text
“The fluctuation of crSO2 levels strongly correlates with PICC procedural pain” Zhang et al (2023).
Central line maintenance bundle – Video Abstract
“Our primary objective was to evaluate the correlation between reported bundle compliance and CLABSI rate in the Solutions for Patient Safety network” Tripathi et al (2023).
OPAT readmission prediction risk model – Full Text
“Further research is required to assess other predictors that can distinguish patients with higher risks of 30-day unplanned readmission in the DUHS OPAT patients” Drew et al (2023).
Through the needle peripheral IV catheter insertion
“Through-the-needle (TTN) catheter deployment resulted in no measurable contamination in this study. OTN catheters were 1.67 times more likely to be contaminated than TTN in this study” Anstett and Brainard (2023).
Tunneled femoral neonatal vascular access
“Advantages of this novel technique of obtaining vascular access include a low rate of CLABSIs, the ability to place it at the bedside, and preservation of the upper extremity vasculature” Mills et al (2023).
OPAT pharmacy residency rotation – Full Text
“A novel pharmacy residency rotation was created to meet the needs of patients enrolled in an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) program but not yet discharged from the inpatient setting” Britt et al (2023).
Will sterile glove exchange increase contamination risk
“Closed glove exchange did not increase bacterial hand contamination over baseline levels” Biehl et al (2023).