First-dose antimicrobial reactions in OPAT patients – Full Text
“These findings suggest it would be reasonable to forgo monitoring for most patients receiving first-dose intravenous antimicrobials outpatient” Kovacik et al (2023).
Economic burden of CRBSI – Full Text
“The medical costs of ICU patients were closely related to the incidence of CRBSI. Imperative measures are needed to reduce CRBSI in ICU patients” Zhang et al (2023).
Outpatient intravenous diuresis review – Full Text
“OP IV diuresis appears safe and effective for rural HF patients, potentially decreasing mortality rates and healthcare expenses while mitigating rural-urban disparities” Pathangey et al (2023).
Pain during PICC insertion in preterm infants – Full Text
“To evaluate whether warm povidone-iodine (PI) application before peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) placement eased pain related to the procedure in premature infants and reduced the duration of the procedure and the number of attempts” Yavanoglu Atay et al (2023).
Study finds that nearly fifty percent of nurses experience needlestick injuries – Full Text
“Furthermore, nurses were found to be the highest at-risk category of HCWs experiencing NSIs (49.9%), while medical waste handlers (1.5%) and dentists (1.3%) were least likely to incur injuries” Alshehri et al (2023).
Near-infrared devices for peripheral IV access literature review
“This systematic review aimed to investigate and critically evaluate the impact of NIR devices on the number of attempts and the time of the catheterization procedure in pediatric patients from 2015-2022” Anazi et al (2023).
Effect of aromatherapy on pain due to peripheral IV catheter insertion
“The study determined that rose oil aromatherapy and hand-holding interventions reduce pain during PIVC. However, rose oil aromatherapy was more effective on pain than the hand-holding intervention” Basak et al (2023).
The facts about ultrasound-guided peripheral IV catheter placement – Full Text
“Peripheral intravenous catheters are commonly placed in the emergency department, with up to 10% of patients being considered to have difficult vascular access via the landmark-based approach” Gottlieb et al (2023).
Switching drug administration route and waste management
“The change from intravenous to oral route of antimicrobials is safe for the patient, economically effective, and significantly reduces waste generation” Hermes et al (2023).
Mucosal barrier injury BSI in patients with single-lumen CVC
“Our data indicates that twice as many primary BSIs in ILE PN patients are due to mucosal barrier injuries than CVADs” Gavin et al (2023).
Potassium chloride-induced phlebitis due to malpositioned CVC – Full Text
“We present a case of potassium chloride-induced phlebitis with severe, burning, left-sided chest pain when infused via a malpositioned central venous catheter” Camp et al (2023).
CRBSI treatment with Dalbavancin – Full Text
“Our results indicate that single-dose dalbavancin is highly effective, well-tolerated, and cost-saving for Gram-positive CRBSI” Venturini et al (2023).
Improving difficult peripheral intravenous access research protocol – Full Text
“Study findings will help define systematic solutions to implement DIVA identification and escalation tools aiming to address consumer dissatisfaction with current PIVC insertion practices” Schults et al (2023).
Avoiding incompatible drug administration in central-venous catheters – Full Text
“In a critical care setting, we aimed to identify and solve physico-chemical drug incompatibilities in central-venous catheters considering the staffs’ knowledge and assumptions about incompatibilities” Wagner et al (2023).
Central venous catheter related pulmonary embolism in an infant – Full Text
“We reported an infant who suffered from huge lumen-like pulmonary embolism with possible origin from thrombi around the prolonged indwelling central venous catheter” Wu et al (2023).
CLABSI rates after implementation of daily antiseptic bathing – Full Text
“In this post-hoc analysis of a cRCT, the application of 2% chlorhexidine-impregnated cloths reduced ICU-attributable CLABSI. This preventive effect of chlorhexidine was restricted to CLABSI caused by gram-positive pathogens (CoNS). In contrast, 0.08% octenidine wash mitts did not reduce CLABSI rates in ICUs” Denkel et al (2023).
Comparison of PICC and implantable port complication rates – Full Text
“While PORTs had a higher rate of periprocedural complications (2.7% vs 1.1%, P < .05), PICCs overall complication rate exceeded PORTs within 3 days from implantation" Rieger et al (2023).
Implantable port catheter tip migration – Full Text
“We present a case of a 70-year-old man of TIVAP dysfunction due to a rare catheter extra-vascular migration into the pleural space, diagnosed by computed tomography” Wong et al (2023).
Impact of needle angle on AV fistula cannulation – Full Text
“In this paper, we introduce three kinds of metrics that quantify needle insertion angle – recognized as important for safe and effective cannulation – during cannulation on an instrumented simulator for skill assessment” Zhang et al (2023).
Subcutaneous tissue thickness prediction equations – Full Text
“This study clarifies the predicted subcutaneous shoulder depth and investigates the safety of the conventional (three-finger breadth method) and new (axillary method) intramuscular injection methods” Kowatari et al (2023).
Review of central venous catheter insertion tray system – Full Text
“Anesthesia providers preferred CVC systems promoting patient safety, ease-of-use and reduce clinician error. Significantly higher (p < 0.05) satisfaction scores were awarded to a novel system featuring a sequentially organized tray, enhanced labeling, and a guidewire funnel" Wagner et al (2023).
Impact of pre ICU admission peripheral IV access failure – Full Text
“Failure of initial insertion may be a risk factor for adverse events. We could potentially provide various interventions to avoid failure of initial PIVC insertion. For example, PIVC insertion could be performed by experienced practitioners” Kishihara et al (2023).
ICU medication administration errors questionnaire results – Full Text
“Nurses showed negative perceptions toward medication administration errors. The majority of participants agreed that “The packaging of many medications is similar” (76.7%), followed by “different medications look alike” (76.2%), as the main reasons for medication error occurrence” Alzoubi et al (2023).
Case study demonstrates PICC tip location in multiple patient positions – Full Text
“Echocardiography performed in the left lateral recumbent position suggested the PICC tip to be in the right atrium, deepest at the level of the tricuspid annulus. However, trans-catheter contrast-enhanced echocardiography, performed with a different posture involving left shoulder abduction and slight external rotation, revealed the tip to be at the cavo-atrial junction” He et al (2023).
Venous access assessment to reduce chemotherapy extravasation – Full Text
“An evidence-based quality improvement project was developed to standardize venous access assessment using the Modified Adult Difficult IV Access Scale in conjunction with competency validation for safe administration of vesicant chemotherapy agents according to practice standards” Arangoa Miller et al (2023).
Central line patency management with normal saline flushes – Full Text
“The aim of this study was to analyze changes in reported CVC line patency via tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) administration rates in ports and other central lines because of an institutional switch from heparin to NS as preferred flushes in adult ambulatory patients with cancer” Baek et al (2023).
Infusion particles associated with IV pump or gravity infusions – Full Text
“To investigate the impact of an infusion system on the level of subvisible particles, we compared two types of infusion set based on peristaltic movement (Medifusion DI-2000 pump) and a gravity-based infusion system (Accu-Drip) using intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) as a model drug” Hada et al (2023).
CLABSI rates during the COVID-19 pandemic – Full Text
“Although regular use of CLABSI and VAE preventive practices continued to increase (or plateaued), use of several CAUTI preventive practices decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic” Saint et al (2023).
Safety engineered device designed to prevent guidewire retention – Full Text
“The WireSafeTM is a novel procedure safety pack engineered to prevent guidewire retention and sharps injury during central venous catheter insertion. This is a pilot study aimed to determine its acceptability, usability and safety during clinical practice” Patel et al (2023).
Spontaneous migration of PICC into azygos vein – Full Text
“We identified the position of the PICC tip step-by-step, using ultrasound, intracavitary electrocardiogram, and chest X-ray, and confirmed that the tip of the PICC migrated into the azygos vein” Liu et al (2023).