Home-based and facility-based OPAT – Full Text
“In this systematic literature review and meta-analysis, we did not find a statistically significant difference in readmission and treatment failure rates between home-based and facility-based OPAT” Hasegawa et al (2023).
Chemotherapy infusion rate considerations – Full Text
“Clinicians should consider how to further standardize infusion therapy, and innovate new infusion strategies to increase efficacy, reduce toxicity, improve patient satisfaction and save health resource costs” Lan et al (2023).
PLSVC detected during implantable port placement – Full Text
“We present the case of an 85-year-old female with PLSVC that was accidentally detected during central venous port placement” Masaki and Kawamoto (2023).
Low infusion rates for premature neonates – Full Text
“Delayed drug delivery to premature neonates due to multi-infusion systems may compromise accurate drug administration and lead to dosing errors” Krysiak et al (2023).
Epirubicin extravasation injury – Full Text
“Among various chemotherapeutic drugs, DNA binding vesicants like epirubicin and doxorubicin can lead to extensive tissue necrosis following extravasation” Yellinedi et al (2023).
Intravenous infusion administration rate variation – Full Text
“The analysis of the infusion rate according to fluid height and PVC diameter provided basic data on intravenous infusion nursing. The results are expected to provide evidence for the standardization of intravenous infusion nursing” Han et al (2023).
FDA evaluating plastic syringes made in China – Full Alert
“The FDA received information about quality issues associated with several Chinese manufacturers of syringes. We are concerned that certain syringes manufactured in China may not provide consistent and adequate quality or performance” FDA (2023).
FDA announce Alaris infusion pump recall – Full Alert
“Becton Dickinson (BD)/Carefusion 303 is recalling their Alaris Infusion Pumps due to compatibility issues with Cardinal Health Monoject syringes” FDA (2023).
FDA announce Sapphire IV pump recall – Full Alert
“Eitan Medical Ltd is recalling the Sapphire MT Infusion Pump, Sapphire Epidural Infusion Pump, and Sapphire Plus Infusion Pump due to software issues in software version Rev 16.10” FDA (2023).
Community hospital based OPAT services – Full Text
“An outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy team from a Veterans Affairs facility managed patients discharged from their own facility and neighboring community hospitals” Tiemann et al (2023).
CHG sponge and gel IV dressing comparison – Full Text
“The findings of this study suggest that the use of CHG gel dressings may be more effective in reducing the risk of CLABSIs and associated clinical costs compared to CHG sponge dressings in hospitalized patients. Moreover, there appears to be no significant discrepancy in contact dermatitis rates between CHG gel and CHG sponge dressings” Hou et al (2023).
PICC CLABSI pathogens – Full Text
“To describe the rate of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) -associated bloodstream infections, and the pathogens involved” Volpari et al (2023).
Review of checklists used in ICU – Full Text
“Future research on checklists in the intensive care unit should focus on establishing clinical guidelines for checklist types and processes for ongoing modification and improvements using post-intervention data” Erikson et al (2023).
CLABSI most commonly reported type of nosocomial infection in PICU – Full Text
“A total of 51 patients developed 145 nosocomial infections. Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) were the most commonly reported type of nosocomial infections (28.3%). The majority of the isolated organisms (58.7%) were gram-negative, followed by fungal infections (35.1%) and gram-positive organisms (6.2%)” Almazeedi et al (2023).
Improving peripheral intravenous catheter outcomes – Full Text
“This study aimed to show that a vascular access training program (Operation STICK) in the emergency department (ED) improves the outcomes of traditionally placed peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVC)” Mielke et al (2023).
PICC fractures in neonates – Full Text
“Vigilance during insertion, maintenance, and removal, along with care to avoid excessive force during removal and high pressure during flushing, can help prevent catheter breakage. More research is required to improve prevention strategies for PICC fractures in neonates” Balasundaram et al (2023).
How to predict OPAT readmission – Full Text
“These results suggest that a higher CCI score is associated with a non-statistically significant increased risk of unplanned hospitalization. We concluded that the CCI may therefore be used in future decision-making regarding the acceptance of patients to OPAT and requires further investigation” Stubbs et al (2023).
CLABSI surveillance criteria – Full Text
“Modified criteria were not superior to CDC/NHSN criteria for surveillance. Thus, there is a scope of improving the modified criteria for the purpose of surveillance. CLBSI load was higher; CLABSI bundle for prevention is thus highly recommended” Rai et al (2023).
Intravenous fluid therapy in major trauma patients – Full Text
“Hypertonic crystalloid use did not result in superior 28- to 30-day survival. Increasing evidence supports the scientific rationale for early use of high-ratio blood components, but their use requires careful consideration” Gianola et al (2023).
Home parenteral nutrition study from a national UK IF reference centre
“This is the largest series reporting disease behaviour and long-term outcomes in CD-IF and the first describing prophylactic therapy use. The incidence of disease recurrence was low. Immunosuppressive therapy appears to be safe in HPN-dependent patients with no increased risk of CRBSI” Kopczynska et al (2023).
Central venous catheter length and bubble test accuracy
“Catheter length can change both the time between the injection of the contrast media and its appearance at the catheter tip and the injection duration. Hub-to-tip times obtained with 20 and 40 cm and overall injection duration did not differ significantly; skilled personnel could substantially reduce both values analyzed in this study” Giustivi et al (2023).
Cardiac arrest outcomes following intraosseous and intravenous access – Full Text
“Intraosseous drug delivery in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is associated with overall poorer outcomes than intravenous drug delivery” Nilsson et al (2023).
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Arterial injuries following central venous catheterization
“Inadvertent supra-aortic arterial injuries during central venous catheterization can lead to devastating outcomes. These have been traditionally been managed with open repair or covered stent placement; only recently have percutaneous closure been incorporated into the management of these iatrogenic arterial injuries” Kania et al (2023).
Review of paramedic insertion of peripheral intravenous catheters
“This is the first Australian state-wide study to report unused paramedic-inserted PIVC rates. As 44% remained unused, clinical indications guidelines and intervention studies to reduce PIVC insertion are warranted” Golling et al (2023).
CLABSI in patients with hematologic malignancy receiving parenteral nutrition
“PN was not associated with increased risk of CLABSI in a sample of patients with hematologic malignancy with central venous catheters when adjusting for cancer type, duration of neutropenia, and catheter days” Lazarow et al (2023).
Survey of oncology pharmacy practice in the United States – Full Text
“These results describe the practice landscape of oncology pharmacy at US healthcare institutions to serve as a foundation for future research evaluating metrics and benchmarks” Griffin et al (2023).
Short axis in-plane ultrasound-guided for internal jugular vein access
“The short axis in-plane view technique for central venous line placements allows for real-time US-guided needle venipuncture with simultaneous visualization of surrounding structures” Cheong et al (2023).
Nurses experience of CVAD-related thrombosis in hospitalized children
“The purpose of this study was to elaborate on the level and influencing factors of pediatric nurses’ knowledge, attitude, and practice on the prevention related to CRT in hospitalized children” Tian et al (2023).
Central venous catheter type overview
“This review gives a basic overview of the differences of CVC catheters including PICCs, Hickman-catheters and port-catheters along with the criteria for CVC selection” Kehagias et al (2023).
Catheter-related UEDVT recurrence in cancer patients
“Catheter-related thrombosis (CRT) occurs in approximately 2-6% of cancer patients. We conducted a single-center retrospective study to assess the rate of venous thromboembolism (VTE) recurrence in cancer patients; 200 patients were included” Hakem et al (2023).
Vascular access device options in breast cancer patients – Full Text
“The aim of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of three catheters for long-term chemotherapy in breast cancer patients” Chen et al (2023).
Hand motion analysis associated with ultrasound-guided procedures
“To evaluate the ability of hand motion analysis using conventional and new motion metrics to differentiate between operators of varying levels of experience for central venous access (CVA) and liver biopsy (LB)” Weinstein et al (2023).
Hemodialysis vascular access coordinator
“The vascular access coordinator can positively contribute to increase the number of arteriovenous fistulas and reduce central venous catheters” Sousa et al (2023).
Heparin and saline comparison for CVC occlusion prevention
“Considering the potential risks of heparin, the use of normal saline flushing may be recommended to prevent CVC obstruction” Semerci et al (2023).
Impact of multiple peripheral IV insertions on low-birth-weight infants
“It is necessary to develop preventive measures to reduce the impact of multiple insertions to establish peripheral intravenous access in LBW infants” Handayani and Efendi (2023).
GAVeCeLT consensus for venous access in newborns – Full Text
“The goal of the present consensus is to offer a systematic set of recommendations on the choice of the most appropriate vascular access device in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit” Barone et al (2023).
Tunneling technique for central venous access devices in neonates
“In our experience, the CTA tunneling technique is reliable, safe, and feasible in the neonate even from the first hours of life, as well as for preterm newborns; it could be a valid alternative to the usual exit site” Rodriguez Perez et al (2023).
Early switch from IV to oral antibiotic treatment in bone infections
“The timing of the switch from intravenous (IV) to oral antibiotic therapy for orthopaedic bone and joint infections (BJI) is debated. In this narrative article, we discuss the evidence for and against an early switch in BJIs” Sendi et al (2023).
Peripheral venous catheter-related bloodstream infection – Full Text
“In this study, we report the case of a 14-month-old female patient transferred from another hospital to our hospital with a 9-day history of fever and worsening dyspnea” Ochi et al (2023).
HAI bundle compliance results – Full Text
“Compliance rates were 94%, 100%, 99%, and 76% for ventilator-associated pneumonia, central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, and hand hygiene bundles, respectively” Alrebish et al (2023)
OPAT experience of ceftolozane and tazobactam – Full Text
“C/T was successfully used in the outpatient setting to treat a variety of serious infections with a high prevalence of resistant pathogens” Van Anglen et al (2023).
Early identification of local infections in central venous catheters – Full Text
“Definitions of local CVC infections are highly heterogeneous in the revised literature. It is necessary to establish a consensus regarding the definitions of hemodialysis CVC exit site and tunnel infections” Cobo-Sánchez et al (2023).
Sedation during PICC insertion in children – Full Text
“For sedating burn children, nasal dripping of dexmedetomidine is both safe and effective during PICC inserting” Lu et al (2023).
Vasopressor administration through a midline catheter
“We found no significant association of vasopressor administration though a midline with catheter-related complications. However, we identified an increased odds of systemic (but not ipsilateral upper extremity) venous thromboembolism warranting further evaluation” Gershengorn et al (2023).
Managing opioid waste in the emergency department
“In this study, we sought to utilize real-world data to describe the magnitude of morphine and hydromorphone waste in the studied EDs. We also applied scenario analyses based on provider ordering patterns to simulate the effects of cost versus opioid waste minimization when making purchasing decisions for the dose of stock vial of each opioid” Coleska et al (2023).
Dialkylcarbamoylchloride IV dressing in pediatrics – Full Text
“Dialkylcarbamoylchloride dressing is well-tolerated in paediatric and neonatal population. It represents a promising tool as a strategy for infection prevention” Lamberti et al (2023).
Dalbavancin in patients unsuitable for OPAT
“Dalbavancin offers similar clinical outcomes to SOC for patients with SAB who are unable to receive OPAT” Frazier et al (2023).
Central venous catheter material engineering
“Long-term blood-contacting devices (e.g., central venous catheters, CVCs) still face the highest incidence of blood stream infection and thrombosis in clinical application. To effectively address these complications, this work reports a dual-functional surface engineering strategy for CVCs by organic integration of endothelium-mimicking and fibrinolytic functions” Li et al (2023).
Bacterial transfer and biofilm formation in needleless connectors – Full Text
“Bacterial transfer and biofilm formation in the connector-catheter system varied statistically significantly between the 20 NCs, suggesting that NC choice can lower the risk of developing catheter-related BSIs” Ryder et al (2023).
Intravenous compounding robots in pharmacy – Full Text
“Intravenous compounding robots have certain advantages in terms of effectiveness, safety, economy, and social adaptability” Yang et al (2023).
Device associated infection surveillance in ICU – Full Text
“During the study period, there were 82 DAIs in adult ICUs and of these 16 (19.5%) were CLABSI, 26 (31.7%) were CAUTI and 40 (48.7%) were VAE” Al-Tawfiq et al (2023).
Detecting IV drug precipitate in a multi-drug mixture – Full Text
“This study indicates that Raman spectroscopy is a promising approach for supporting clinical decisions and especially for compatibility assessments of drug infusions in hospital settings” Nilsson et al (2023).