Vascular access and clinical outcomes in patients with end-stage kidney disease – Full Text

“No association was found for AVG use before kidney transplantation with mortality, all-cause allograft loss, and allograft loss from all causes other than death, compared with AVF use” Airy et al (2020).

Case of Candida auris Candidemia following ventriculoperitoneal shunt and PICC placement

“Our aim is to raise awareness regarding C. auris for early detection and prevention of hospital-acquired transmission of the infection” Lingas et al (2020).

Agitated saline contrast to delineate central venous catheter position in neonates

“The present study compared the visibility and safety of agitated saline (AS) with normal saline (NS) flush” Upadhyay et al (2020).

Unintended consequences of long sleeved gowns in critical care setting during COVID-19

“There was also a cluster of 3 central venous catheter (CVC) infections along with increases in the number of patients from whom enteric Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) were isolated from sterile sites” Media et al (2020).

Methods of needleless connector decontamination – Full Text

“Pilot randomized controlled trial (180 patients) of needleless connector decontamination” Rickard et al (2020).

Implantable port guideline from Chinese research committee – Full Text

“Advantages of ports include a simple nursing process, low risk of infection and embolism, and high patient comfort” Zhang et al (2020).

Dialysis access outcome following multiple types of longterm vascular access

“Although he has required frequent transcatheter dilation of the LIJ-RIJ anastomosis, the patient was successfully dialyzed using this fistula for 5 years” Kilcoyne et al (2020).

Patient outcomes with short bowel syndrome on home parenteral nutrition

“Patients with non-malignant SBS on HPN have a 5-year survival of more than 80%. Known intestinal anatomical factors did not affect survival” Noelting et al (2020).

Vascular access type and CLABSI risk among older hemodialysis patients – Full Text

“Incident fistula use was associated with lowest rates of BSI, but the majority of beneficiaries with pre-ESRD insurance initiated HD with a CVC” Kazakova et al (2020).

Alternative IV locking solution for longterm vascular access patients

“Our preliminary findings suggest 4% tetrasodium-EDTA solution is effective in reducing CLABSI and catheter occlusions in pediatric patients with long-term central access requirements” Quirt et al (2020).

What is the extent of knowledge and practices related to central line insertion and care – Full Text

“The objective was to assess the knowledge and practice of insertion and maintenance central line bundles among HCWs in intensive care units (ICUs)” Almahmoud et al (2020).

Impact of clinically indicated peripheral IV catheter replacement

“The impact of the practice change and new dressing had positive quality outcomes on infection rate, nurse satisfaction, and costs in three vulnerable hospital populations” Olivier et al (2020).

Curos disinfection caps reviewed by NICE medical technologies guidance

“Curos disinfection caps may contribute to the prevention of CLABSIs and CRBSIs as part of a bundle of infection prevention processes” O’Connell et al (2020).

Outcomes of long-term tunneled dialysis catheter use

“However, some patients may end up having long-term catheter-based hemodialysis due to the lack of alternatives for other dialysis access. Our objective was to evaluate patient characteristics, reasons for, and mortality associated with long-term TDC use” Castro et al (2020).

Reliability of blood sampling from peripherally inserted central catheters

“Blood sampling via peripherally inserted central catheter and venipuncture showed equivalent reliability in laboratory testing” Zhang et al (2020).

Effect of care bundles on patients with central venous catheter outcomes – Full Text

“This study was performed to evaluate the effect of care bundles on the prevention of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) and improvement of patients’ experience” Sun et al (2020).

How to determine the correct position of PICC from chest X-ray images?

“We proposed a multi-task deep learning model that could segment the catheter and detect the tip of PICC simultaneously from X-ray chest images” You et al (2020).

Modified surface measurement method to determine implantable port tip position

“In the present study, we aimed to assess the reliability of a modified surface measurement method to determine optimal tip position of a TIVAP catheter inserted through the right subclavian vein” Zhou et al (2020).

Long-term outcome of patients with Crohn’s disease on home parenteral nutrition

“The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term outcomes of patients with CD after initiation of HPN” Watanabe et al (2020).

Reducing the incidence of phlebitis with a peripheral IV catheter care bundle

“The current study showed that the implementation of a standardized PVC care bundle can significantly enhance the assessment and identification process of phlebitis” Gunasundram et al (2020).

Comparison of PICC and implantable ports for chemotherapy – Full Text

“Patients in the PICC and TIVAP groups were compared in terms of the success rate, indwelling time, complications, quality of life and nursing satisfaction” Qi et al (2020).

Biopatch war on infection webinar – Free Registration

“Andrew Jackson IV Nurse Consultant (Rotherham General) will chair some questions to our faculty on best practice and how the lead consultants and vascular access leads have prepared and dealt with COVID 19 and the learnings moving forward”

Hypodermoclysis for drug and fluid delivery in the home care setting

“Hypodermoclysis (HDC) is a feasible technique for drugs and fluids delivery at the home care setting” Coelho et al (2020).

Noninvasive biofilm biomarker in dialysis vascular access

“The purpose of this pilot study was to characterize LTA concentrations in hemodialysis (HD) patients with TCVCs compared to other access types and to evaluate biofilm morphology and microbiology in TCVCs removed by clinical decision” Pai et al (2020).

Selection and management of central venous access devices

“This article describes the types of CVAD and their indications for use. It also outlines the management of CVADs” Clare (2020).

Systematic review of atrial vascular access for hemodialysis – Full Text

“We report 2 new cases of intra-atrial TDC placement for patients with exhausted vascular access and perform a meta-analysis of cases from the literature” Philipponnet et al (2020).

Prolonged versus intermittent infusion of β-Lactam antibiotics

“The aim of this study was to describe the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) indices and targets reported in preclinical models and to compare the bactericidal efficacy of intermittent and prolonged infusions of β-lactam antibiotics” Dhaese et al (2020).

Median nerve injury as a result of venous cut down procedure – Full Text

“We present a rare case of iatrogenic injury of right median nerve which occurred during basilic vein cut down” Kansay et al (2020).

What hemodynamic changes occur following normal saline infusion?

“To study the effect of the infusion of normal saline on hemodynamic changes in healthy volunteers using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation” Lee et al (2020).

Timing of each stage of ultrasound-guided peripheral IV puncture

“A greater vein diameter correlated with a shorter total time (-14.23 s/mm) and a greater depth correlated with an increased total time (+1.65 s/mm)” Kaiser et al (2020).