Ethnicity and pediatric CLABSI
“CLABSI rate was persistently higher among Black and Hispanic children than their White peers” Willer et al (2022).
Catheter-related thrombosis in patients with cancer – Full Text
“Our model presents a novel, user-friendly tool for predicting the risk of CRT in patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy. Moreover, it can contribute to clinical decision-making” Lin et al (2022).
OPAT success with Ertapenem – Full Text
“Ertapenem/zidebactam has a proposed once-daily regimen well suited to OPAT. Even on highly conservative breakpoint projections, it has potential against MDR E. coli, including metallo-carbapenemase producers” Mushtaq et al (2022).
Intraperitoneal hematoma after femoral catheterization – Full Text
“Presented to the emergency department from a skilled nursing facility with a two-day history of dyspnea. She was later diagnosed with an intraperitoneal hematoma, an uncommon complication caused by a CVC placement” Shah et al (2022).
Intravenous nutrition among professional athletes – Full Text
“The authors regularly interact with professional team sport players in European and American leagues and their multidisciplinary support teams, and we are aware of players receiving regular intravenous nutrition (IVN) products” Lewis et al (2022).
Vein stripping during venepuncture – Full Text
“Initial venesection was successful, however blood flow then stopped. The needle was withdrawn, and surprisingly attached to the end of it was a thin, string-like structure” Wade et al (2022).
Impact of sodium chloride concentration on intracavitary ECG – Full Text
“The 5.45% and 10% sodium chloride solutions are significantly superior comparing with 0.9% sodium chloride solution in the derived rate of stable intracavitary ECG, occurrence rate of characteristic P wave and time used for catheter tip localization, but there were no significant differences between 5.45 and 10% sodium chloride solutions” Dong et al (2022).
Chain nursing process and implantable port care – Full Text
“Chain nursing process can help to enhance the maintenance quality of implantable venous infusion port, reduce the incidence of adverse events, relieve the tension and anxiety, and improve the satisfaction of patients with nursing” Hu et al (2022).
Tunneled central venous line removal and platelet count – Full Text
“We analyzed complications and outcomes in all our patients, a total of 52, who underwent CVL removal with platelets <20,000/μl" Marwah et al (2022).
Central venous catheters versus arteriovenous fistulae – Full Text
Central venous catheters versus arteriovenous fistulae Abstract: Background: Arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) have superior clinical outcomes compared with central venous catheters (CVC) among patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD). Yet, there is increasing recognition that health-related quality of life (HRQoL) may be more important to patients than survival and that differences may exist between AVF and CVCs in […]
Post-intramuscular injection paralysis – Full Text
“Post-injection paralysis (PIP) of the sciatic nerve is an iatrogenic paralysis that occurs after an intramuscular injection, with resultant foot deformity and disability” Song et al (2022).
Nursing language associated with neonatal CVC care – Full Text
“Relevant terms were identified, which aid newborns using central venous catheters; thus, a terminological subset will be contributed to information in nursing practice” Prado et al (2022).
Blood culture contamination rates during COVID-19 – Full Text
“A positive correlation was found between blood culture contamination rates and COVID-19 incidence rates” Sacchetti et al (2022).
Safety of intraosseous access in neonates – Full Text
“Within this surveillance study, IO access in neonates was feasible and safe. IO access is an important alternative for vascular access in neonates” Schwindt et al (2022).
Biofilm formation during CLABSI episodes – Full Text
“Considering the high rates of biofilm and antimicrobial resistance of biofilm-forming isolates in biomedical device associated infections, it was determined that it would not be sufficient to evaluate only the MIC results for susceptibility results” Öcal et al (2022).
Tunneled femoral vein catheterization for hemodialysis – Full Text
“Our experience with tunneled femoral catheters revealed low catheter survival and significant complications (deep venous thrombosis and malfunction/occlusion)” Sethi et al (2022).
Study on IV smart pump clinical use
“The primary objective was to observe adherence with manufacturer required IV smart pump system setup at the point of care during actual clinical use” Giuliano et al (2022).
Increase of recurrent CLABSI in children with home parenteral nutrition
“‘Recurrent CLABSIs incidence was 2.99/1000 CVC days. Our study suggests that preventive measures should be implemented especially in RCFs to reduce the proportion of children with recurrent infections” Tourvieilhe et al (2022).
Becton Dickinson recalls intraosseous needle – FDA Alert
“Becton Dickinson is recalling the BD Intraosseous Needle Set Kits, BD Intraosseous Manual Driver Kits, and BD Intraosseous Powered Drivers for three separate issues” FDA (2022).
Pediatric self-administration OPAT program
“This study presents a self-administration OPAT program integrated within the pediatric antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) in a pediatric tertiary care center” Fernández-Polo et al (2022).
CLABSI guideline compliance in Belgium
“To assess, in Belgian NICUs, the compliance to international guidelines for CLABSI-prevention, and to study unit characteristics contributing to CLABSI” Mahieu et al (2022).
Midline catheter 3 year evaluation – Full Text
“Midlines appear to be effective and safe for short-term vascular access in patients requiring peripherally compatible infusates” Johnson et al (2022).
Ultrasound-guided PICC placement in patients with burns – Full Text
“In conclusion, ultrasound-guided PICC and predictive nursing had high clinical application values in the treatment of patients with large-area severe burns” He et al (2022).
Management of chemothorax – Full Text
“We report a rare case of pleural effusion consisting of chemotherapy (chemothorax) directly injected into the pleural cavity due to the wrong placement of a central venous catheter (Porth-A-Cath) in a woman with breast cancer” Panza et al (2022).
PICC associated thromboembolism – Full Text
“We thus conducted this meta-analysis to investigate the overall incidence and risk of developing PICC-related VTE in hospitalized patients” Puri et al (2022).
CRBSI in neonatal intensive care units – Full Text
CRBSI in neonatal intensive care units Abstract: Sepsis in neonates carries a high morbidity and mortality rate and is among the most feared complications in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) are a common etiology of late-onset sepsis. The aim of this study was to compare risk factors and characteristics between […]
Vascular access implantable port flush frequency – Full Text
“Port locks with heparin every 4 months or saline every 2 months did not show differences in safety maintenance, infection, or thrombosis compared to heparin every 2 months” Cia-Arriaza et al (2022).
Blood culture contamination prevention – Full Text
“Our results were used to make recommendations for decreasing the rate of blood culture contamination in this institution, which includes acknowledgement of an overwhelmed staff and mandatory periodic training on acceptable aseptic technique and contamination awareness” Sacchetti et al (2022).
Recurrent CLABSI in a high-risk patient – Full Text
“We report the case of a 44-year-old man with total parenteral nutrition (TPN) for short-bowel syndrome who was diagnosed with his 17th central-line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI)” Pek et al (2022).
Phlebotomy competence study – Full Text
“Improvement of the awareness and knowledge of correct blood collection practices is needed, because the best performers (90th percentile) did not recognize approximately one-third of the errors” Stankovic et al (2022).