Coated nanosilver IV lock solution
“Henceforth, the observed biocompatible and enhanced bifunctional characteristics of DL/EX coated nanosilver can be used to replace the systemic antibiotics and can be an alternative catheter lock solution to prevent CRBSI in hemodialysis therapy” Meher and Poluri (2022).
CLABSI diagnosis
“This study integrates several hospital data systems into a case-controlled database to use data analytics for the identification of significant central line-associated bloodstream infection risk factors and develop time-varying patient risk scores for central line-associated bloodstream infections” Hooshmand et al (2022).
Emergency vascular access study
“The distribution of patient factors and the insertion of peripheral intravenous catheters and intraosseous devices is described at a national level for the first time” Mason et al (2022).
Seldinger guide wire loss – Full Text
“Immediately, a bedside chest X-ray was obtained which showed the proximal end of the guide-wire out of the distal end of the catheter and it was traversing through superior vena cava (SVC), right atrium and inferior vena cava (IVC)” Deep et al (2022).
Nutritional management of short bowel syndrome
“Newer generation intravenous lipid emulsions can be effective in preventing and treating intestinal failure-associated liver disease” Premkumar et al (2022).
Music therapy during PICC placement
“Music therapy is effective to use in PICC. It can shorten the treatment time, reduce the use of sedative medications, and improve the children’s emotion and pain response significantly, which is worth clinical application” Zhang et al (2022).
Infusion phlebitis patient questionnaire
“The study depicted high prevalence of phlebitis factored in by poor vein assessment and increase in indwelling time” Nikhila et al (2022).
Intraosseous access in pediatrics
“Successful prehospital IO access was achieved in 83.7% of patients. The median time required to achieve IO access was 4 minutes (IQR 3-7) and mean duration of IO function was 27.6 minutes (SD: 14.8)” Garabon et al (2022).
PICC line care – Full Text
“For patients with leukemia, high-quality nursing can substantially improve their psychological state, treatment compliance and nursing satisfaction, and reduce the incidence of complications of PICC placement” Wang and Xu (2022).
Thromboembolism in breast cancer patients
“VTE in patients with breast cancer was strongly associated with patient-, tumor-, and non-tumor-related risk factors, such as age, disease stage, central catheter placement, and chemotherapy and tamoxifen use, especially within 2 years of breast cancer diagnosis” Razouki et al (2022).
Sodium bicarbonate IV locks
“This was a retrospective study that compared outcomes in pediatric intestinal failure (IF) patients that were switched from ethanol lock therapy (ELT) to sodium bicarbonate lock therapy (SBLT)” Josyabhatla et al (2022).
Preventing jugular vein tip placement during PICC insertion – Full Text
“This study may add valuable evidence on adopting the finger-pressure method for blocking neck veins to reduce the incidence of catheter tip malposition, particularly in the internal jugular vein” Zheng et al (2022).
Intravenous fluid therapy basic principles – Full Text
“Popular medical student resources poorly cover intravenous fluid therapy topics. This may be contributing to inadequate fluid prescribing practices” Ding and Varkey (2022).
PLSVA associated with implantable port placement – Full Text
“Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a rare vascular malformation, with several cases reported in the English literature” El-Helou et al (2022).
Needlestick injury in Saudi Arabia – Full Text
“The high incidence and low rate of reporting of NSIs highlights the need of education and awareness raising programs targeting healthcare providers with higher risk of injury” Abalkhail et al (2022).
Catheter fragment retrieval – Full Text
“A fragmented intravascular device can be retrieved either through conventional open thoracotomy or minimally invasive percutaneous endovascular approach, the latter leading to a faster recovery and an overall reduction in morbidity and mortality” e Menont al (2022).
Type of CVC in sick infants – Full Text
“To compare two different ways of central venous access in newborns regarding complications and success rates” Karakaya et al (2022).
Neonatal PICC extravasation – Full Text
“Extravascular leakage of fluid was suspected and the PICC was reinserted. After the PICC removal from the right arm, the white-colored skin changes disappeared within a few minutes (Fig. 1C) without skin sequela” Miyamoto et al (2022).
Smart implantable ports – Full Text
“In this paper, we propose a novel batteryless and wireless device suitable for the interrogation of such markers in an embodiment model of an TIAP, with miniature biochemical sensing needles” Gil et al (2022).
Pre-filled opioid syringe review – Full Text
“This economic evaluation analyzed costs of using manufacturer-prepared prefilled RTA syringe product IV opioids and incremental benefits in terms of reduced errors, adverse events, and their associated costs” Arora et al (2022).
Sonography PICC tip location in children – Full Text
“Sonography examinations in the SVC had a longer duration than those in the IVC (p < 0.001). Sonography provides an accurate method for determining PCVC tip location in the SVC" Wang et al (2022).
Heparin not superior to normal saline flush
“No statistically significant difference was found between heparin and normal saline in reducing catheter occlusion. Heparin is not superior compared to normal saline” Santomauro et al (2022).
MARSI in cancer patients with CVAD
“To establish a multidisciplinary management model based on Delphi method to guide nursing practice and reduce the incidence of CVAD-associated Skin Impairment (CASI) in tumor patients” Li et al (2022).
Needlestick rates at a German university hospital – Full Text
“Health care workers and students should be offered regular trainings to be sensitized to this topic and to learn the appropriate use of SED” Kaur et al (2022).
Umbilical catheter microstructure changes
“Analysis in the scanning electron microscopy proved that within hours catheters become covered with an external coating of a constant thickness, not affected by the catheterization time” Sobczak et al (2022).
Complex central venous access
“Precise pre-operative planning of treatment in a multidisciplinary setting and diagnostic and interventional radiology procedures knowledge allows reducing complex catheterisms in haemodialysis patient” Patanè et al (2022).
Elastomeric pump self care for chemotherapy administration – Full Text
“Home-based chemotherapy is widely used and offers advantages in terms of patient-centeredness, hospital capacity, and cost-effectiveness. However, in practice, patients experience difficulties with self-management and handling the elastomeric infuser” Jang et al (2022).
CLABSI risk with COVID-19 treatment – Full Text
“As a result of routine surveillance in our intensive care unit (ICU), we have noticed an increase over time in the incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)” Meynaar et al (2022).
Sharp injury management among health care workers – Full Text
“This study aimed to determine the distribution and associated factors of sharp injury cases among HCWs working at a teaching hospital in northeastern Malaysia” Kutubudin et al (2022).
OPAT failure in recreational injection drug use – Full Text
“Our findings demonstrate an increased rate of failure in outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy in RIVDU patients, and this population has better clinical outcomes when they remain inpatient for the duration of treatment” Stockwell et al (2022).