Belgian home hemodialysis outcomes
“This present study provides important information about patient’s profile and practice patterns and safety in a cohort of 80 incident Belgian HHD patients, with encouraging techniques and patient survival” Vô et al (2022).
IV in-line filters – Pall blog series – episode 2
“IV in-line filter technology developed over the course of 50 years from protecting the patients from bacteria into small bedside manufactured devices, which today can protect ICU patients from not only intraluminal bacteria, but also from, endotoxin, air, and particles that may enter the patient’s blood stream” Pall (2022).
Matching vascular access device with IV medication – Full Text
“We aimed to assess the knowledge gap of clinicians with respect to intravenous administration line set material requirements for critical care medications” Al-Jaber et al (2022).
Vascular laceration post hemodialysis catheter insertion – Full Text
“This is the first reported case of venous laceration after repeated left IJV catheterization” Hu et al (2022).
OPAT program in Saudi Arabia – Full Text
“The findings have shown that OPAT therapy was effective with minimum hospital readmissions and therapy complications” Al Shareef et al (2022).
Totally implantable venous access device insertion – Full Text
“The primary outcome of this review outlines TIVAD insertion success and complication rates between general surgeons and radiologists” Dastouri et al (2022).
Glass particles from drug ampoules
“To determine the amount, size and characteristics of glass particulate contamination inside single-dose ampoules” Unahalekhaka and Nuthong (2022).
Near-infrared assisted peripheral IV cannulation
“Near-infrared light facilitates the visualisation of veins and consequently, the performance of cannulation in the paediatric population” Ferrario et al (2022).
ECG PICC tip location in infants – Full Text
“To explore the clinical significance of intracavitary electrocardiogram positioning technology in preventing catheter ectopic position during peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) catheterization in children with tumors” Zhang et al (2022).
Needlestick injuries in radiology
“Needlestick injuries with pathogen transmission can result in long-term health issues and psychological damage, therefore, it is imperative for radiologists to understand factors that increase the risk for transmission, methods to prevent injury, and how to manage an injury when it occurs” Lin et al (2022).
CLABSI following probiotic use
“This case emphasises the need for caution when administering probiotics to patients with indwelling catheters” Rubin et al (2022).
Infiltration and phlebitis review
“Catheter size, hospitalisation in the surgery ward and continuous infusion contributed to the development of infiltration. Age, hospitalisation in the surgery ward and catheter placement in the antecubital vein contributed to the development of phlebitis” Karaoğlan et al (2022).
Pressure injuries from peripheral IV cannulae
“However, the association between PIVC and the development of pressure injuries in this population became a concern on one Australian paediatric ward” Thom and James-McAlpine (2022).
ECMO vascular access in cardiogenic shock – Full Text
“Bleeding and limb ischemia are the important vascular access site complications, which increase blood transfusion requirements, ICU stay, and overall hospital stay” Singh et al (2022).
Blood transfusion adverse events
“This study aims to investigate real-world data (RWD) on TRAEs by evaluating differences between ICD 9/10-based electronic health records (EHR) and blood bank-specific reporting” Jhaveri et al (2022).
Assessment and management of invasive devices
“Indwelling medical devices, including vascular access and urinary catheters, pose a risk for infection, and therefore daily assessment and consideration of their continued need is a patient safety priority” Ray-Barruel (2022).
OPAT cost savings
“Outpatient IV antimicrobial therapy is associated with a similar overall prevalence of adverse events and with substantial cost savings relative to patients remaining in hospital to complete IV antimicrobials” Staples et al (2022).
Management of extravasation injuries
“This case-report promotes the use of aspiration in the management of diffusely spread extravasated injuries” Van Look et al (2022).
Paediatric ultrasound-guided peripheral IV insertion – Full Text
“To systematically review the evidence comparing landmark to ultrasound guidance for PIVC insertion in general paediatric patients” Kleidon et al (2022).
Managing local IV complications
“The study highlighted the importance of ongoing education based on the latest available evidence to enable nurses to improve their knowledge and clinical practice with regard to PVC care and associated complications” Bayoumi et al (2022).
Needlestick injury and psychomotor performance
“Several factors play a role in Needlestick Injury (NSI). We aimed to determine the association of NSI with psychomotor performance in health-care workers” Pouryaghoub et al (2022).
End stage vascular access for intestinal failure patients – Full Text
“We retrospectively analyzed the course of all children in our intestinal rehabilitation program undergoing hybrid central line placement” Sieverding et al (2022).
UEDVT in pediatric critical care settings – Full Text
“The fusion model, which achieves better performance in CRT prediction, can better understand the risk factors for CRT and provide potential biomarkers and measures for thromboprophylaxis in pediatric intensive care settings” Li et al (2022).
Humerus for intraosseous access – Full Text
“Here, we present a pediatric case in which we have demonstrated the relevance of the intraosseous access both for emergency and subsequent treatments as an alternative route in a patient who has had thrombosis due to repeated central venous catheter insertion” Öztürk et al (2022).
Closed IV systems and CLABSI rates – Full Text
“Utilization of a pre-assembled closed IV administration set was associated with a reduction in CLABSI rates” van Rens et al (2022).
Guidewire looping during central line insertion – Full Text
“Difficulty in advancing the wire could be suggestive of looping or other source of malposition” Spiro et al (2022).
Cyanoacrylate glue for venous access ten year review
“This article reports on 10 years of clinical experience with cyanoacrylate glue in a large university hospital, and provides a narrative review of the scientific evidence on the benefits of glue in venous access that has been accumulating over the past decade” Pittiruti et al (2022).
Extravasation injury treatment with hyaluronidase
“Peripheral IV infiltration and extravasation (PIVIE) is implicated in up to 65% of IV-related complications” van Rens et al (2022).
CLABSI prevention strategies 2022 – Full Text
“This document updates the Strategies to Prevent Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Acute-Care Hospitals published in 2014” Buetti et al (2022).
Midline catheter five year review
“We present here our 5-year experience by reporting MC-related complications and by identifying the preoperative risk factors associated with their development” Locatello et al (2022).