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What to do with totally implantable venous access ports when treatment completed – Full Text
“Among 1406 patients, the 12-month cumulative incidence was 34.3% (95% confidence interval [CI], 31.4-37.1) for elective removal, 10.1% (95% CI, 8.2-11.9) for reactivation, 4.1% (95% CI, 3.0-5.3) for complication-related removal, and 1.0% (95% CI, 0.5-1.6) for network-documented death” Fan et al (2026).
IV pump availability linked to hospital bed numbers
“Pump ownership was strongly correlated with the number of beds for both infusion and syringe pumps. Pumps per bed ranged from 0.26 to 0.48 for infusion pumps and from 0.16 to 0.45 for syringe pumps” Imada et al (2026).
PICC placement using bedside ultrasound in NICU
“Implementation of a POCUS-guided PICC protocol improved confirmation efficiency and reduced reliance on multiple radiographs” Caddell et al (2026).
Targeted infusion pump calibration method
“Establishing a measurement and acceptance system based on nursing needs can effectively eliminate the risks of clinical use of infusion pumps and has important practical significance for improving the level of nursing safety management” Li et al (2026).
Complicated urinary tract infections managed in a hospital-at-home programme – Full Text
“In this single-centre, uncontrolled descriptive cohort, cUTI managed through HaH/OPAT was associated with high clinical cure and low unplanned transfer, despite a substantial burden of ESBL-producing organisms and other resistance-mechanism-positive isolates” Pelari-Mici et al (2026).
Management of home medical equipment – Full Text
“This study aims to elucidate the relationship between equipment malfunctions and management practices at visiting nursing stations (stations), as well as to assess the perceived need for CEs” Hamasaka et al (2026).
Intradialytic parenteral nutrition – Full Text
“Intradialytic parenteral nutrition (IDPN) is recommended for patients on hemodialysis (HD) with protein-energy wasting (PEW) who cannot meet nutritional needs through oral or enteral intake” Sabatino et al (2026).
Implementation of a pre-X-ray safety check in neonates – Full Text
“A standard pre-x-ray checklist improved the diagnostic quality of films in a neonatal unit when combined with increased provider presence during the x-ray procedure and staff education” Armbruster et al (2026).
Assessment of venipuncture performance – Full Text
“This study compares performance scores obtained through real-time on-site observation, independent video assessment, and collaborative video assessment of venipuncture performance” Yi et al (2026).
Economic impact of alcohol-impregnated disinfecting caps on CLABSI rates
“Implementation of 70% isopropyl alcohol-impregnated disinfecting caps resulted in a substantial clinical reduction in ambulatory CLABSI incidence and yielded significant cost savings in this high-risk population” Devrim et al (2026).
Intravenous chemotherapy administration using smart infusion pumps
“A clinical pharmacist-led parameterised smart pump programme strengthened standardisation at the point of administration and supported a proactive medication-safety culture in routine practice” Ioannidis et al (2026).
Evidence based pediatric subcutaneous rehydration protocol
“An alternate access option for rehydration therapy is hypodermoclysis, commonly referred to as subcutaneous rehydration (SCR), where fluids can be infused and absorbed through the subcutaneous tissue” Davis et al (2026).
Clinical awareness of medical adhesive-related skin injury – Full Text
“While clinical awareness of MARSI has improved significantly over the last decade, institutional support remains fragmented. The reliance on informal assessment rather than standardised protocols creates a critical implementation gap between clinical recognition and formal practice” Samuriwo et al (2026).
Maintaining aseptic technique during intravenous medication administration – Full Text
“Low adherence to aseptic measures and a significant frequency of touching clinical surfaces before administering medications were observed, which may represent a risk to patient safety” Ramos et al (2026).
Early detection of central line-associated bloodstream infection – full Text
“Both AISI and modified AISI demonstrated strong predictive value for early CLABSI detection, being both accessible and cost-effective. Modified AISI outperformed AISI in predictive performance” Anand et al (2026).
Trends in NICU bloodstream infections – Full Text
“In this nationwide surveillance cohort study of NICUs, BSIs and CLABSIs rates declined significantly over 5 years, while substantial interhospital variability persisted” Choi et al (2026).
Contrast extravasation via thrombosed implantable port – Full Text
“Contrast extravasation through a long-term indwelling port-a-cath is a rare but catastrophic cause of acute cardiac tamponade. Sudden cardiovascular collapse during or after contrast-enhanced CT in a patient with a long-term central venous device should prompt immediate suspicion for this diagnosis” Janjua et al (2026).
Revisiting time to blood culture positivity – Full Text
“We aimed to investigate the time to positivity of blood cultures in our NICU to determine if we can better inform empiric antibiotic duration decisions in both early-onset (≤72 h) and late-onset (>72 h) sepsis evaluations” Graf et al (2026).
Factors associated with extravasation severity in patients receiving noncytotoxic infusions – Full Text
“The results highlight the importance of drug administration, especially the pH and type of drug, concentration, and route of administration, which play a critical role in reducing extravasation, thereby improving PIV therapy outcomes” Pathomjaruwat et al (2026).
Telemedicine-supported home-injection model for patients – Full Text
“In this quality improvement study of a telemedicine-supported home injection model for women with breast cancer, strong feasibility was demonstrated by high injection completion rates and acceptability by participants. The findings suggest that insurance approval and the copayments associated with at-home, but not in-clinic, administration were an impediment to participation and need to be addressed before scaling” Malling et al (2026).
High-risk IV medication safety in paediatric intensive care – Full Text
“Experienced nurses in paediatric intensive care maintained high-risk medication safety through linked practices of anomaly recognition, proactive verification, team communication, continued follow-up, safety checks, bedside adaptation and near-miss learning” Huang et al (2026).
Point-of-care ultrasound education in conflict settings – Full Text
“After a brief training, novice users regularly used POCUS in the care of wounded soldiers in Ukraine. FAST, pneumothorax, vascular access, soft tissue, and nerve blocks were the most frequently used applications” Kravchuk et al (2026).