CVC not independent risk factor for thromboembolism in children
“In conclusion, the 2.5-year CI of VTE among our pediatric patient cohort was <5% and adolescent age was the main patient-related risk factor" Gidl et al (2022).
Successful pediatric peripheral IV catheterization – Full Text
“Difficulty in setting up PIVC was the greatest in infants and even greater than that in newborns” chu et al (2022).
Clinical pharmacists in OPAT services – Full Text
“In summary, building multidisciplinary teams with the involvement of clinical pharmacists improves the management of home-treated infections, promoting a safe self-administration and increasing OPAT patients’ quality of life” Ortonobes et al (2022).
Reducing pain during hemodialysis access cannulation – Full Text
“Listening to music reduced cannulation pain in patients on hemodialysis, although there was no significant effect on anxiety, BP, or stress markers” Inayama et al (2022).
Is post implantable port insertion chest xray required – Full Text
“In conclusion, when imaging guidance is used for IVAPC insertion by an experienced surgeon in a high-volume center, performing post-procedure routine chest radiography shows little benefit” Ghoddusi Johari et al (2022).
IV or subcut administration of oncology biologics – Full Text
“This review indicated a substantial body of evidence showing time/resource and cost savings of SC versus IV administration of oncology biologics in a hospital setting” McCloskey et al (2022).
Biofilm formation on central venous catheters
“This study identified biofilms on both surfaces of CVCs. No significant difference in biofilm formation was found based on a sterilization technique” Niemann et al (2022).
Diagnosing mechanical central venous catheter problems
“Following clinical and radiographic evaluation, contrast-enhanced line studies constitute the next best diagnostic tool to assess the functionality of central venous catheters” Shashi et al (2022).
CLABSI in hemodialysis patients – Full Text
“In the 14-year period under study, 406 tunneled catheters were implanted in 325 patients. A total of 85 cases of tunneled catheter-related bacteremia were diagnosed, resulting in an incidence of 0.40 per 1000 catheter days (81.1% after 6 months of implantation)” Almenara-Tejederas et al (2022).
Interprofessional teamwork for infection prevention
“We propose an Input-Mediator-Output-Input (IMOI) model of interprofessional teamwork in the context of HAI prevention” Gregory et al (2022).
Follow-up blood culture in Gram-negative bacteraemia
“The practice of FU-BCs in patients with GN-BSI should be individualised balancing cost/benefit ratio” Giannella et al (2022).
Migration of a tunneled central venous catheter – Full Text
“The dislocated catheter was removed electively on the following day under fluoroscopy” D’Angelo et al (2022).
PICC guide wire retention – Full Text
“A missed guide wire remaining inside the venous system after peripherally inserted in femoral vein that was incidentally diagnosed by taking a chest X-ray after three months” Eskandarian et al (2022).
Combined OPAT treatment for persons with opioid use disorder – Full Text
“The B-OPAT study will help address the important question of whether it is clinically effective and cost-effective to discharge persons with OUD and SIRI to an integrated outpatient care model combining OUD treatment with OPAT relative to TAU” Fanucchi et al (2022).
Monoclonal antibodies and neonatal CLABSI reduction – Full Text
“Altogether, our findings provide insights that are crucial for optimizing anti-S. epidermidis mAbs as prophylactic agents for neonatal CLABSI” de Vor et al (2022).
Lidocaine spray before intravenous catheterisation in dogs – Full Text
“The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of topical lidocaine spray 10% on the response to placement of venous catheters in dogs” Hoeberg et al (2022).
Vein spasm secondary to PICC placement – Full Text
“We present the case of a 63-year-old male with an extensive medical history, including deep vein thrombosis (DVT), who underwent peripheral insertion of a central catheter in his left upper extremity with subsequent development of left upper extremity edema” Russell et al (2022).
Migration of implantable port tip – Full Text
“Complications during and after the implantation are not rare, but spontaneous migration of the catheter tip into the internal jugular vein is an uncommon complication” Diamantidis et al (2022).
Dialysis vascular access training in Perú – Full Text
“Central venous catheter is the most frequently used vascular access in the prevalent hemodialysis population (76%), despite its known complications” Castillo Velarde and Vachharajani (2022).
CLABSI reduction using risk management methods – Full Text
“The implementation of nursing intervention under the guidance of risk prevention management concept for MHD patients can effectively improve biochemical indexes, nutritional status, and body mass and reduce the incidence of vascular access infection, which is of great significance for improving psychological status and quality of life” Wan and Tang (2022).
Hypodermoclysis or IV infusion in palliative care – Full Text
“To identify the occurrences related to peripheral venipuncture and hypodermoclysis among patients hospitalized in a general hospital and in an exclusive hospital institution for the care of patients in palliative cancer care” Bolela et al (2022).
What fuels poor peripheral IV care – Full Text
“The clinical management of PIVCs appear ambiguous, unclear, and fragmented, with no clear professional responsibility and no nurse leadership, causing a gap in preventing infections” Blanco-Mavillard et al (2022).
Amiodarone infusion associated phlebitis – Full Text
“Central venous catheterization for a high concentration of amiodarone infusion is recommended” Cheewatanakornkul et al (2022).
CLABSI rates following scheduled removal of CVC – Full Text
“Our data suggest that in patients with hematological diseases or autologous SCT recipients scheduled CVC removal after 14 days does not result in a lower CRBSI incidence compared to unscheduled removal” Panse et al (2022).
Jugular vein catheterization results in hemothorax – Full Text
“Hemothorax must be suspected when unexplained hemodynamic instability develops after central venous catheterization despite ultrasound guidance” Kang et al (2022).
Insertion of tunneled cuffed hemodialysis catheters – Full Text
“This study concluded that iliac vein TCCs can provide suitable vascular access in hemodialysis patients with bilateral obstruction of internal jugular veins and subclavian veins” Abd El-Hameed and Abdelhamid (2022).
CLABSI reduction using Lean Methodology
“This article discusses the use of the Lean Methodology to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in a large urban hospital” Laux et al (2022).
Nurse infusion team task relocation
“The results indicate that, although infusion task reallocation may be a cost-reducing approach to managing clinical responsibilities, it enlarges rather than enriches the job through higher demands and fewer resources for nurses and, in turn, lower perceived organizational safety” Pratt et al (2022).
Blood sampling without a tourniquet – Full Text
“Performing phlebotomies without tourniquet was possible in at least half of the attended patients, though it was more limited in specific group populations” Freitaset al (2022).
Scar reduction following CVC removal
“We studied whether glucocorticosteroid during patch occlusion has a beneficial effect on scar outcome in children and adolescents treated for cancer” Nissen et al (2022).