Neonatal blood gas practice guidelines
“These guidelines were developed from a comprehensive review of the literature to provide guidance for the collection, handling, and interpretation of blood obtained from an arterialized capillary sample” Evans et al (2022).
Relationship between COVID-19 and CLABSI rates
“Patients hospitalized for COVID-19 have a significantly higher CLABSI rate, particularly in the ICU setting. Reasons for this increase are likely multifactorial, including both patient-specific and process-related issues” Ben-Aderet et al (2022).
Aspirin and UEDVT prevention – Full Text
“We sought to determine whether there is an association between aspirin use and VTE risk in patients with pancreatic cancer receiving chemotherapy with a central venous catheter (CVC)” King et al (2022).
IV securement bundles RCT
“A large RCT testing securement bundles is feasible, with adjustment to screening processes. Innovative dressing and securement solutions are needed to reduce unacceptable PIVC failure rates” Corley et al (2022).
Anaesthetic drug compatibility
“Our results show that this three-drug mixture is chemically stable for up to 24 hours after mixing, with a pharmacokinetic simulation illustrating safe, clinically useful predicted plasma concentrations when using the described admixture” Carpenter et al (2022).
IV Summit 22 from IVTEAM – Last remaining seats
“The IV Summit 22 from IVTEAM is a free event. However, our East London venue is limited to 120 seats. We recommend you register soon as only a few seats remain for this exciting free event” IVTEAM (2022).
Extravasation caused by noncytotoxic electrolyte solutions – Full Text
“Therefore, in this study, we focused on noncytotoxic electrolyte solutions and infusions and evaluated skin injuries during leakage using extravasation model rats” Taogoshi et al (2022).
Diagnosis of PICC-related venous thrombosis – Full Text
“To explore the clinical value of coagulation index changes in early diagnosis and nursing intervention for PICC-related venous thrombosis in tumor patients” Gai and He (2022).
Blood sampling from peripheral IV catheters in dogs – Full Text
“Sampling from a peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) might be a more efficient and less traumatic collection of blood for serum biochemistry (SB) or CBC than direct venipuncture (DV)” Guarino et al (2022).
KiteLock study protocol – Full Text
“If successful, the results of this study can serve as evidence for a shift of standard of care practices to include EDTA locking fluid in routine CVAD locking procedures” Ornowska et al (2022).
Prevalence of needlestick injury among nursing students – Full Text
“A third of nursing students reported experiencing NSI. Consequently, occupational hazard prevention training and student support measures need to be considered”
IV catheter quality surveillance – Full Text
“Current data linkage across EHR systems limits the development of an IV catheter quality surveillance system to provide timely data related to catheter complications and harm” Schults et al (2022).
Lock solutions for central venous catheters – Full Text
“No consensus is available on the prevention of catheter dysfunction or catheter-related bloodstream infections in patients undergoing hemodialysis by means of catheter lock solutions” Wang and Sun (2022).
Implantable port tip position – Full Text
“Confirmation of proper TIVAD catheter positioning by TEE through an internal jugular approach in children was accurate and safe” Chen et al (2022).
Difficult intravenous access assessment tools – Full Text
“CPGs and escalation pathways unanimously recommended use of vessel visualisation technology for patients with or suspected of DIVA” Paterson et al (2022).
How to determine CVC length in infants – Full Text
“Most fourth thoracic vertebrae were at the same level as the carina on chest radiographs. Therefore, it has potential as a radiographic landmark for the depth of right internal jugular vein catheterization in infants on chest radiograph” Liu et al (2022).
Intramuscular injection site teaching – Full Text
“In the process of clinical teaching, we found that nursing interns generally felt vague about the injection site and were afraid of damaging nerve branches, which led to the inability to grasp the main points of intramuscular injection in the process of practice” Wang et al (2022).
High-fidelity intraosseous training – Full Text
“High-fidelity training with soft-preserved cadavers may be the most effective way to prepare pcPA students to perform endotracheal intubation and intraosseous infusion” Moon et al (2022).
Neonatal PICC-related thrombosis – Full Text
“PICC-related thrombosis occurred within 1 week after catheter placement, and thrombosis more likely happened in infants whose mothers had autoimmune disease” Zhu et al (2022).
Clinically indicated peripheral IV replacement meta-analysis – Full Text
“The primary outcome was the incidence of phlebitis, and secondary outcomes included the risks of occlusion, local infection, infiltration, catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI), and accidental removal of the PIVC” Chen et al (2022).
PICC placement in patients with severe obesity – Full Text
“We experienced bedside insertion of a PICC into a patient with BMI of 84.8 kg/m2 patient using a Sherlock 3CG® TCS” Uchida et al (2022).
Patient mobility in hospital limited by IV access – Full Text
“Multivariate regression analysis showed the presence of an intravenous line (p = .039), urinary catheter (p = .031), being female (p = .034), or being dependent on others for walking (p = .016) to be positively associated with the time spent in bed” Valkenet et al (2022).
CVC guidewire knot formation – Full Text
“In conclusion, guidewire knot formation is a very rare complication, but physicians performing central venous catheterization should be aware of it, and this report describes how to prevent and manage it” Sekiguchi and Takano (2022).
Ketamine infusion administration by a psychiatric team – Full Text
“The MUPC ketamine team has proved that ketamine infusions may provide a unique intervention safely and efficaciously without the need for collaboration with other medical specialties since initiating this pilot program” Ithman et al (2022).
Vascular access device placement procedure codes – Full Text
“Despite widespread use of VADs in the inpatient setting, the procedure coding rate was found to be remarkably low” DeBoer and Alsbrooks (2022).
Virtual reality for pain control during IV blood draws – Full Text
“The results of our study demonstrated that there was no significantly lower perceived pain or anxiety when using IVR compared to standard practice in adults undergoing IV blood draw” Perdue et al (2022).
Nursing attitude towards intraosseous access – Full Text
“Prehospital and emergency department nursing staff are aware of the importance of intraosseous access and understand the need for additional education and certification in this field” Žunkovič et al (2022).
CRBSI rates during the COVID-19 pandemic – Full Text
“In summary, we found about 50% fewer CRBSI cases during the pandemic as compared to the equivalent time period before. This is somewhat unexpected, as there were no changes regarding CVC insertion procedures or care by the participating sites during the time periods” Schalk et al (2022).
Home parenteral nutrition in patients with advanced cancer – Full Text
“The CVC type, administration of concomitant chemotherapy via a distinct CVC lumen separate from PN, venting gastrostomy and distance between the patient’s home and the IF center were not associated with CRBSI or mechanical CVC complications” Kopczynska et al (2022).
Sodium bicarbonate verifies IV catheter placement – Full Text
“The injection of diluted sodium bicarbonate (in mechanically ventilated patients) can be used to reliably identify the correct location of an IV catheter by an increase in the exhaled carbon dioxide concentration” Keidan et al (2022).