Safe injection and infusion practice review outcome – Full Text
“During the pre-intervention period, non-compliance was mainly seen with the following elements: aseptic technique (79%), rubber septum disinfected with alcohol (66%), labelling of all IV lines and medications with date and time (83%), compliance with multidose-vial policy (77%), use of multidose vials for single patient (84%), safe disposal of sharps (84%), using trays instead of clothing/pockets to carry medications (81%)” Kottapalli et al (2023).
CLABSI patient outcomes after emergency department admission – Full Text
“Our findings suggest that CRBSI after central line insertion in the emergency department is common and associated with poor outcomes. Infection prevention and management measures to reduce CRBSI incidence are essential to improve clinical outcomes” Ahn et al (2023).
Continuous infusion of beta-lactam antibiotics – Full Text
“Beta-lactam CI can play a role in patients receiving OPAT for severe chronic/difficult-to-treat infections, but additional data are needed to clarify its optimal use” Roberts et al (2023).
Mindfulness intervention before pediatric venipuncture – Full Text
“The intervention did not reduce child pain or fear but reduced parent distress. It appeared most helpful for parents catastrophizing about their child’s pain, which is noteworthy as these children are prone to worse outcomes” Moline et al (2022).
Medical asepsis self-efficacy assessment – Full Text
“This study revealed that nurses rated high self-efficacy levels to medical asepsis and, to some extent, this seemed related to structural empowerment, work engagement and work-related stress” Arvidsson et al (2022).
Chemotherapy infusion phlebitis study
“Platinum and cyclophosphamide are commonly associated with phlebitis which can be managed by topical heparin plus benzyl nicotinate. Phlebitis shouldn’t be ignored as it has a high incidence, affects the quality of life, and increases the treatment burden” Sudhakar et al (2023).
Catheter failure risk based on catheter-to-vein ratio
“The risk of catheter failure was strongly associated with a catheter-to-vein ratio > 45% at the catheter tip level, irrespective for having used a polyurethane LPC or MC” Fabiani et al (2023).
OPAT-related readmission decreased – Full Text
“A structured ID physician and nurse-led OPAT program was associated with a decrease in OPAT-related readmissions and improved clinical cure” Agnihotri et al (2023).
Implantable port access education for pediatric nurses
“Effective port access education for nurses requires a comprehensive curriculum integrating procedural aspects and situational techniques to address the components of a true port access experience involving pediatric patients and families” Downey et al (2023).
Nurse-patient relationship in cancer infusion care
“The grounded theory Seeking Common Ground depicts the profound connection that nurses form with their patients in the ambulatory infusion setting” Maloney (2023).
CVC and venipuncture blood sample results comparison
“The results of this study provide substantial evidence that blood sampling via venipuncture and CVADs had equal reliability in most laboratory tests” Chen et al (2023).
Pediatric CLABSI treated with antimicrobial locks
“We describe trends in pediatric CLABSI, including efficacy among solid organ transplant recipients and children with short-gut syndrome. These data provide guidance on selecting CLABSI for optimal ALT use” Walker et al (2023).
Venipuncture robot identifies veins with near-infrared camera – Full Text
“Finally, a near-infrared camera is applied to the venipuncture robot to segment veins and determine puncture sites in real time, with the results transmitted back to the robot for an attitude adjustment” He et al (2023).
Parenteral nutrition complications in children
“To determine the indications, metabolic and mechanical complications of parenteral nutrition in children” Ozturk et al (2023).
Preanalytical clinical biochemistry errors
“Preanalytical errors were most common in inpatient wards and were most likely due to incorrect phlebotomy techniques” Dundar and Bahadir (2023).
IV to oral switch – Free Webinar
“The IPS IV Forum invites you to join our ‘IV to Oral Switch’ webinar with speakers Valya Weston, National IPC Improvement Lead and Dr Naomi Fleming, Regional Antimicrobial Stewardship Lead for the East of England Region, both from NHS England” IPS IV Forum (2023).
Blood cultures from arterial catheters
“Obtaining blood cultures from arterial catheters is an acceptable alternative to venipuncture in critically ill patients” Nakayama et al (2023).
Needlestick injuries among clinical students – Full Text
“This study showed a high prevalence of needle stick injuries among clinical students. The associated factors were; the year of study, having not learned about infection control, the number of patients attended to daily” Elisa et al (2023).
Femoral central venous catheter-associated deep vein thrombosis
“In this study, we aimed to determine the frequency of symptomatic central venous catheters-associated deep vein thrombosis (CVC-a DVT) among critically ill children with femoral vein implantation in our pediatric intensive care unit” Kocoglu Barlas et al (2023).
Antibiotic-induced neutropenia during OPAT
“Our research objective was to describe the incidence and management of antibiotic-induced neutropenia in patients receiving outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) at our institution over a 7-year period” Lam et al (2023).
Infiltration and extravasation detection device review
“Nurses need a highly sensitive way to rapidly detect IV infiltration to minimize the time between infiltration and intervention. This study reviews technologies with the potential to detect IV infiltration earlier and suggests priorities for future research in this area” Kamada et al (2023).
Anaphylaxis attributable to central venous catheter material
“Perioperative anaphylactic reactions related to CVCs/PACs containing chlorhexidine, silver sulfadiazine, or latex were rare in this large historical cohort study” Pinnock et al (2023).
Home parenteral nutrition support and quality of life – Full Text
“Home parenteral support (HPS) is an essential but potentially burdensome treatment that can affect quality of life (QoL). The aims of this longitudinal study were to understand whether any changes in HPS over time were associated with QoL” Jones et al (2023).
Review of infusion therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic
“During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses were faced with challenges when caring for patients, safely administering intravenous (IV) medications and solutions, and protecting themselves from the virus” Weaver et al (2023).
Intraosseous route for vascular access
“The IO route was significantly associated with higher success rates of route establishment, epinephrine administration, and shorter time-to-epinephrine in the prehospital resuscitation of adult patients with OHCA” Yang et al (2023).
IV Summit 23 from IVTEAM – Important Update
“Planning for the IV Summit 23 is racing ahead. Recent updates include… Peter Carr, Associate Professor SONM at University of Galway is chairing the IV Summit 23. Also, Jennie Wilson, Professor at University of West London is presenting on the use of gloves during IV therapy and vascular access.” IVTEAM (2023).
Hypodermoclysis adverse events in older adults
“The occurrence of adverse effects from hypodermoclysis in the study population of older adults in palliative care was low” de Souza et al (2023).
Students as practice models in clinical skills laboratories – Full Text
“When instructors consider using students’ bodies to practice nursing skills, they experience a dilemma between the students’ experimental learning and the need to keep them safe” Kang et al (2022).
Ocrevus rapid infusion protocol
“These findings support the implementation of this rapid Ocrevus infusion protocol in the outpatient setting with the potential to improve patient scheduling, patient satisfaction, and nursing workload, while maintaining patient safety” Brandt (2023).
CLABSI reduction during the COVID-19 pandemic
“Our multidisciplinary quality improvement interventions reduced CLABSIs by 51% across a health system during the COVID-19 pandemic” Redstone et al (2023).