Ultrasound guided vascular access in small children – Full Text
“Similar to the long-axis in-plane approach, the combined approach for internal jugular vein catheterization prevented posterior wall penetration in infants and small children” Takeshita et al (2022).
Tunneled cuffed central venous catheters in maintenance hemodialysis – Full Text
“In this study, we provide evidence of the mean TCC survival time beyond 2 years. We found that TCC is an effective alternative for MHD patients with poor vessel status or limited survival time or become a bridge waiting for arteriovenous fistula to mature, regardless of age, sex, and primary diseases” Hu et al (2022).
Implantable port placement via PLSVC – Full Text
“Correct assessment of PLSVC status and ultrasound-guided PORT placement generally does not affect breast cancer patients chemotherapy” Zhou et al (2022).
OPAT vs hospitalization for infective endocarditis – Full Text
“OPAT-GAMES criteria allow identification of IE patients at higher risk of long-term complications to whom OPAT cannot be safely administered” Pericàs et al (2022).
CLABSI rates following ultrasound-guided CVC insertion – Full Text
“Ultrasound-guided central venous catheterization might reduce the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections. Additional RCTs are necessary to further evaluate the value of ultrasound guidance in preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections with central venous catheterization” Takeshita et al (2022).
Infrared-assisted peripheral intravenous catheterization
“The near infrared-assisted PIVC showed a significantly higher odds ratio of first time success rate when compared to traditional PIVC” Feng et al (2022).
Nursing management of totally implantable port
“This consensus briefly describes the fundamental knowledge and operating procedures of TIVAD while focusing on the evaluation and management of perioperative nursing, the observation and treatment of complications, the operation methods, and precautions for maintenance of venous access, as well as health education” Xu et al (2022).
Phlebotomy training in Japan – Full Text
“Phlebotomy training involving roleplay enabled learners to understand the importance of communication and how to make their patients feel comfortable” Shimizu et al (2022).
Temporary hemodialysis catheter infection
“Based on the results of this research, higher incidence of infections occurred with femoral vein access, compared to other CVCs accesses” Rudhani et al (2022).
Modified DIVA Score
“The m-DIVA score, which incorporates prior history, increases the screening test’s sensitivity in identifying “difficult access” patients and should be further investigated as clinical tool” Rizvi et al (2022).
Blood sampling from established peripheral cannula – Full Text
“Thus, utilization of previously inserted peripheral intravenous lines for blood collection is proposed to decrease the work burden” Alanaki et al (2022).
Pharmacy intravenous admixture service – Full Text
“Our article summarized the application of information-intelligence technologies in PIVAS of a large third-class A hospital in China, and provided an example for PIVAS in other hospitals at home and abroad” Wang et al (2022).
POCUS-guided vs CXR-guided CVC confirmation – Full Text
“We developed a model to evaluate the per patient difference in labor cost between POCUS-guided vs CXR-guided CVC confirmation at our local urban, tertiary academic institution” Ablordeppey et al (2022).
Infectious myositis associated with PICC insertion – Full Text
“We present a case of infectious myositis related to PICC insertion. We believe that urgent resection of infected and necrotic tissues, rather than broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapy alone, was essential to save the patient’s life” Kurahashi et al (2022)
Online multimodal nursing program impact on PICC care – Full Text
“The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefits of an online multimodal nursing program on the quality of life and psychological resilience of asymptomatic PICC-RT patients with ovarian cancer” Huang et al (2022).
Blood sample hemolysis rates in the emergency department
“Blood should be drawn with a steel straight needle instead of an intravenous catheter. However, when that is not possible, we recommend the use of a 20 G intravenous catheter with Luer-Lock access device if a blood sample is to be drawn from intravenous line” Ersoy et al (2022).
Verifying tip location of central venous catheters
“We have compared the feasibility and accuracy of two radiological methods for tip location-the Sweet Spot Criterion (SSC) and the Carina Criterion (CC)-using IC-ECG as reference” Pittiruti et al (2022).
Safety engineered devices to reduce needlestick rates – Full Text
“An online cross-sectional survey was completed between October 2021 and March 2022 by 280 nurses. The incidence of exposure to sharp injury during their professional life was 51.4%” Garus-Pakowska et al (2022).
Ultrasound-guided arterial cannulation
“Considering the high removal rate at the wrist region and the high failure rate at the midpoint of the forearm, the distal quarter of the forearm can be identified as “the optimal insertion site’ for ultrasound-guided radial artery cannulation” Yücel et al (2022).
Sources of healthcare-associated infection in New Zealand
“This study has identified intravascular devices as significant sources of HA-SAB” Barratt et al (2022).
IV drug labels to prevent medication errors
“Pre-designed labels, with pre-defined colors and information, help to prevent medication identification errors. There is still a lack of standardization in the practice of labeling syringes, intravenous lines, infusion pumps and saline solution bags” Nunes et al (2022).
Central venous catheter care during the COVID-19 pandemic
“Good practices for central venous catheter maintenance were partially present in the routine of the nursing team during the COVID-19 pandemic. In critical moments, intensifying the qualification of the teams for a better adaptation to the new work processes is a strategy to sustain the patient safety culture” Dias et al (2022).
Phantoms for ultrasound-guided vascular access cannulation training – Full Text
“The objective of this paper is to review and compare the different commercial and homemade models of ultrasound-guided vascular cannulation phantoms, as well as the methods used for the elaboration of the latter” García-Carpintero et al (2022).
Epidemiology of ICU-onset bloodstream infection
“We determined the prevalence of BSI acquired in the ICU (ICU-onset BSI), pathogen profile, and associated risk factors” Gouel-Cheron et al (2022).
Prescribing errors in electronic health records
“The aims of this study were to develop and to validate an adapted Retract-and-Reorder (RAR) tool to identify and quantify near-miss/intercepted prescribing errors in an electronic health record” Devin et al (2022).
CLABSI in the community hospital setting – Full Text
“CLABSI remains a relevant threat to patient safety and quality of care, even more so in the community hospital setting” Nelson et al (2022).
OPAT broad-spectrum antibiotic overuse – Full Text
“At our institution, up to 50% of select broad-spectrum OPAT regimens had potential to be narrowed, highlighting the need to re-evaluate regimens for de-escalation prior to discharge” Brenon et al (2022).
IV fluid therapy in ICU – Full Text
“This narrative review summarizes the physiological principles of fluid therapy and reviews the most important studies on crystalloids, artificial colloids, and albumin in the context of critically ill patients” Mayerhöfer et al (2022).
Central venous access and risk of thromboembolic events – Full Text
“We found a significantly increased odds ratio of TEE in NAC-administered PICC-patients compared to in PORT-patients” Rydell et al (2022).
Cardiac tamponade caused by needle embolism – Full Text
“We present an unusual case of an intravenous drug user presenting with severe anginal pain with a history of intravenous needle use one month back, whose bedside echocardiography demonstrated pericardial effusion leading to tamponade” Rijal et al (2022).