Central venous catheter malposition
“Clinically significant catheter malposition and pneumothorax after CVC insertion are low. In this study, replaced and non-replaced “malpositioned” catheters had similar catheter duration and rates of complications, challenging the current dogma of CVC malposition practice” Ablordeppey et al (2022).
Catheter occlusion rates by CVC type
“We retrospectively compared risk factors for unplanned removal of two commonly used CVCs, peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) and tunneled CVCs, to propose which is the better device” Miyagishima et al (2022).
Citrate IV catheter lock
“Studies showed that sodium citrate at concentrations from 23% to 47% is antibacterial, and a non-randomized clinical trial showed that its use as a lock solution in dialysis catheters greatly decreased the incidence of CRBSI” Ash (2022).
ACF anatomical variation – Full Text
“Physicians or other health care providers who perform procedures in the cubital fossa, such as venipuncture or vascular access, should be aware of such an anatomical variation” Newton et al (2022).
MARSI in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation
“Skin breakdown occurring around central line dressings increases the risk for infection and bacteremia in all patients. The risk is magnified when experienced in pediatric patients receiving marrow-ablative therapy” Melhorn and Burkett (2022).
CLABSI surveillance in ambulatory care
“This report is a novel institutional approach to accurately surveil, attribute, and calculate ambulatory CLABSI data” Hei et al (2022).
Medication icon labels and drug safety
“Misreading labels, syringes, and ampoules is reported to make up a 54.4% of medication administration errors” Lusk et al (2022).
Teicoplanin IV lock therapy
“The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of teicoplanin lock therapy in pediatric cancer cases” Okur Acar et al (2022).
Bacterial cause of BSI reviewed – Full Text
“This retrospective, single-center study aimed to analyze bloodstream infections in patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit of the Military Institute of Medicine, Poland” Guzek et al (2022).
Antibiotic safety in ICU
“Critically ill patients who receive antimicrobial agents should be monitored for neurological, hematologic toxicities especially seizure, thrombocytopenia, and clostridioides infections” Shahbazi et al (2022).
Intravenous therapy clinic nurse practitioner
“Nurse practitioners functioning as MRP in an IVT clinic improve patient access to services, satisfaction, and provide appropriate medical care” Klemmer et al (2022).
Intravenous lock comparison
“To develop a novel technique intended to replicate clinical procedures to compare the effectiveness of various ‘prophylactic’ locks against biofilm biomass (‘biomass’) formation and biofilm viability (‘viability’) of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus epidermidis in intravenous catheters” Austin et al (2022).
Red man syndrome
“Red man syndrome (RMS) is a non-IgE-mediated anaphylactoid adverse event frequently witnessed after a rapid infusion of vancomycin” M Shaju et al (2022).
CVC associated thrombosis research – Full Text
“This bibliometric study analyzed the current research status in the field of central venous catheterization associated thrombosis” Sun et al (2022).
Rapid diagnosis of line associated fungaemia
“In our patient, the rapid diagnosis of fungaemia was crucial, together with catheter removal and the initiation of antifungal treatment, for the patient’s clinical improvement” Mollaschi et al (2022).
Iron supplementation in parenteral nutrition
“We review a patient case and the current available literature related to iron in parenteral nutrition” Herdes et al (2022).
Peripheral IV phlebitis risk factors – Full Text
“Risk factors for phlebitis involved intrinsic and extrinsic factors to the patient, indicating preventive nursing interventions such as promoting patient mobility, not catheterizing veins in the dorsal arch of the hand, cautious infusion of risk drugs, and valuing pain complaints” Simões et al (2022).
Treatment options for trabectedin extravasation – Full Text
“Extravasation during chemotherapy administration can lead to dangerous adverse effects ranging from pain to tissue necrosis” Keritam et al (2022).
Oral antibiotic treatment for osteomyelitis – Full Text
“Our study suggests that oral treatment efficacy is comparable to ITG therapy for osteomyelitis, confirming the most recent evidence suggesting that oral therapy is non-inferior to intravenous therapy to treat osteomyelitis” Melis et al (2022).
MuST study for AV fistula cannulation in hemodialysis – Full Text
“The study will investigate whether fistula survival can be improved when using cannulation by MuST compared to the RL” Peralta et al (2022).
Fluid challenge in ICU patients – Full Text
“In the literature, fluid challenges are usually performed by infusing 500 mL of crystalloids bolus in less than 20 min. A positive fluid challenge response, reported in 52% of ICU patients” Messina et al (2022).
CVC related thrombosis prevention
“Primary thromboprophylaxis with apixaban in patients with cancer and a CVC was associated with a reduced risk of VTE in the AVERT study population” Brandt et al (2022).
PICC associated cardiac tamponade
“In this work, the authors report a fatal cardiac tamponade associated with a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) by the right jugular vein that perforated the right atrium of the heart” Valente-Aguiar et al (2022).
PICC related thrombosis – Full Text
“This study aimed to explore the risk factors of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)-related venous thromboembolism (CRT) in patients with hematological malignancies and the predictive ability of the thrombotic risk assessment models (RAMs)” Yue et al (2022).
Tunneled dialysis catheter
“Tunneled central venous catheters (TCVC) are a good alternative in case that an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) cannot be made, awaiting maturation or during unscheduled hemodialysis” Chouhani et al (2022).
Outpatient integrated infusion suite
“The aim of this project was to improve efficiency of patient care while simultaneously increasing revenue by reducing LOS and transitioning high-cost chemotherapy to the outpatient setting” Karkowski et al (2022).
Central line infection prevention knowledge
“Providing continuing education may increase adherence to CLABSI prevention strategies” Manzo et al (2022).
Home dialysis standards
“The number and percentage of patients dialyzing at home has steadily increased during the past decade, and federal policy initiatives have driven interest to a new high” Weinhandl and Forfang (2022).
ECG technology for PICC placement – Full Text
“Accurate catheterization length could be achieved by both chest CT and intracavitary electrocardiogram guidance in the process of predicting PICC placement length” Dong et al (2022).
Vascular access patient decision aid
“An advanced prototype of the mobile application (VA App) was developed over 3 years as a patient decision aid” Kingsmore et al (2022).