Outcomes following IV crystalloid administration in trauma patients
“We sought to determine if receiving >1 L of IV crystalloid during the initial resuscitation is associated with worse outcomes” Zitek et al (2020).
IV oncology infusions compounded via robotics – Full Text
“A study was conducted to compare an intravenous (IV) gravimetric technology-assisted workflow (TAWF) platform to an IV robotic system” Pang et al (2021).
Assessing adherence to infusion-based biologic therapies
“The extent and outcomes of suboptimal adherence with intravenous biologics, including in IBD, requires further evaluation” et al (2020).
International review of vitamin infusion services – Full Text
“We generated a list of websites by searching Google using the term “vitamin infusion” and selected cities with 250,000 citizens” Kamiński et al (2020).
Intravenous infusion bottle fill level monitoring
“We propose a dataset to investigate the relationship between the fill level of bottles and tiny machine learning algorithms” Pau et al (2020).
Development of digital droplet infusion devices
“We present the digital droplet infusion (DDI) device, a low-cost, high-precision digital infusion system” Fang et al (2020).
Severe hyponatremia in children receiving hypotonic fluids
“Severe hyponatremia (<130mmol/L) is often associated with neurologic complications leading to sequelae or even death" Mercier et al (2020).
How to reduce low flow drug infusion error – Full Text
“To determine whether carrier fluid reduces variability that variability of low flow drug infusions is proportional to syringe size in pediatric critical care” Madson et al (2020).
Literature review examines ceftolozane/tazobactam continuous-infusion
“Continuous infusion (CI) of C/T is an attractive concept for aiding in transitions of care and maximising the pharmacodynamics of cephalosporins” Sheffield et al (2020).
Opportunities for classifying patients in the infusion center
“An integrative literature review was conducted to identify the current state of outpatient acuity and opportunities for classifying patients in the infusion center” Fesler et al (2020).
Nurse-administered propofol continuous infusion sedation
“NAPCIS seems to be a safe and effective means of providing sedation for endoscopy to patients who may be difficult to sedate” Lee et al (2020).
Efficient use of intravenous lumens in multi-infusion settings – Full Text
“The multiplex algorithm allows for more efficient use of IV lumens compared to the conventional multi-infusion strategy” Doesburg et al (2020).
Continuous or intermittent IV meropenem for the treatment of sepsis
“Compared with intermittent dosing, administration of meropenem antibiotics through continuous infusion in patients with sepsis is associated with decreased hospital mortality” Chen et al (2020).
Patient perspectives of intravenous infusion safety
“Issues to do with infusion pump alarms, reduced mobility, cannulation, and personal preferences for information, if given more attention, may improve patients’ experiences of receiving intravenous infusions” Wheeler et al (2020).
What hemodynamic changes occur following normal saline infusion?
“To study the effect of the infusion of normal saline on hemodynamic changes in healthy volunteers using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation” Lee et al (2020).
Preventing falls in outpatient oncology infusion center
“Patients with cancer are highly susceptible to falls because of the neurologic deficits caused by chemotherapy treatments” Shah et al (2020).
Pharmacology and clinical use of plasma expanders
“Plasma expanders are colloidal solutions that expand the circulating blood volume more than isotonic crystalloids and are among the most commonly used fluids in critical care and perioperative medicine worldwide” Teixeira et al (2020).
Safety and tolerability of intravenous push piperacillin-tazobactam
“The primary objective of this study was to retrospectively assess the safety and tolerability of piperacillin/tazobactam administered peripherally by IVP” Hays et al (2020).
Microbiological stability of ganciclovir infusion bags prepared by a robotic system – Full Text
‘The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of DB for the prescribing of ganciclovir (GV) infusion solutions” Krämer and Federici (2020).
Smartphone application to calculate constant rate infusions and perioperative fluid drip rates – Full Text
“To compare the utility of a targeted smartphone application (TSPA) with a non-programmable calculator (NPC) when calculating fluid drip rates (FDR) and constant rate infusions” White et al (2020).
Clinical impact of administering very high dose IV furosemide as a continuous infusion
“Very high dose furosemide continuous infusions provide a significant increase in diuresis without worsening renal function, disturbing electrolytes, or increasing the risk of ototoxicity” Wilczynski et al (2020).
Benefits of prolonged infusion of beta-lactam antibiotics in patients with sepsis
“Prolonged infusion of beta-lactam antibiotics in comparison to the intermittent infusion has the theoretical advantage of better patient outcomes” Rafailidis et al (2020).
Y-site physical compatibility of hydrocortisone continuous infusions with admixtures
“The purpose of this study was to examine the physical compatibility of hydrocortisone infusions and select intravenous medications through a simulated Y-site” Foushee et al (2020).
Impact of IV push antibiotic administration on therapy delays in sepsis
“This study evaluates the difference in time from sepsis diagnosis to first-dose completion of β-lactam antibiotics between IV push and IV piggyback administration” Gregorowicz et al (2020).
Safety of a rapid Daratumumab infusion protocol
“Our findings indicate that rapid daratumumab infusion is safe and tolerable and provides cost savings for patients with relapsed/refractory disease” Hamadeh et al (2020).
Oncology infusion center workflow improves following IV push conversion
“Successful conversion to aprepitant, and specifically to a 2-min IV push, provides time, cost, and resource savings, improves operational efficiency, and avoids the negative impact of potential future IV fluid shortages” Burns et al (2020).
Vancomycin nephrotoxicity when administered as a continuous 24 hour infusion
“We retrospectively investigated the rate of nephrotoxicity and associated risk factors in outpatients on VCI between May 2013 and November 2018” Chambers et al (2020).
Preventing infusion-related pain during Oxaliplatin infusion
“In this retrospective cohort study we compared the incidence of infusion-related pain in patients treated with oxaliplatin with or without simultaneous fluid infusion” van Ravensteijn et al (2020).
Intravenous fluid therapy protocol in the perioperative and critical care setting – Full Text
“Intravenous fluid administration should be considered as any other pharmacological prescription. There are three main indications: resuscitation, replacement, and maintenance” Malbrain et al (2020).
Vancomycin and the risk of acute kidney injury in critically ill adults
“We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the impact of vancomycin infusion strategy on acute kidney injury in critically ill adults” Flannery et al (2020).