CVC exit site care protocol using PHMB-B – Full Text
“The use of PHMB-B in routine catheter exit site care could be useful in the prevention of catheter-related infectious complications” Nieto-Vega et al (2025).
Detection of PICC-related thrombosis – Full Text
“We compared the diagnostic accuracy of CT venography with ultrasonography for screen-detected PICC-related venous thromboembolism (VTE)” Guman et al (2025).
Results of Canadian nosocomial infection surveillance program – Full Text
“Data were collected from 68 Canadian sentinel acute care hospitals between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2023, for intensive care unit central line-associated bloodstream infections (ICU-CLABSIs), hip and knee surgical site infections (SSIs), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt SSIs and paediatric cardiac SSIs. Case counts, rates, patient and hospital characteristics, pathogen distributions and antimicrobial resistance data are presented” Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (2025).
Peripheral parenteral nutrition after colorectal resection surgery – Full Text
“The aim of the present review is to present the current trends regarding administration of peripheral parenteral nutrition (PPN) after colorectal resections and highlight any potential correlations between PPN and postoperative inflammatory reaction, as well as short-term nutritional status” Frountzas et al (2025).
CLABSI linked to the consumption of yogurt – Full Text
“We speculate that daily consumption of yogurt with live cultures posed a high cumulative exposure to Lactobacillus species either through external contamination of our patient’s CVC or translocation of the ingested organisms from his gastrointestinal tract into the bloodstream” Rahim et al (2025).
Managing cytotoxic extravasation – Full Text
“The innovation of simulation-based education tutorials was effective in enhancing nurses’ practices. It also provided insight for continuous nursing education and evaluation that will impact the clinical practice routines in oncology care, thus saving patients from potential adverse effects of chemotherapy” Soomar et al (2025).
How to implement an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy program – Full Text
“utpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) program has become an established clinical practice globally, though its implementation varies across jurisdictions. This review explores the implementation of OPAT within contemporary healthcare systems” Mohammed et al (2025).
How to identify cavoatrial junction position of totally implantable venous-access port – Full Text
“The chest radiograph method could more effectively predict the CAJ position than the surface measurement in the overall cohort. However, subgroup analysis revealed that this advantage was not statistically significant in patients with BMI > 24.9 kg/m2, suggesting reduced efficacy in high-BMI populations” Li et al (2025).
Impact of irritating infusates via midline catheters on vascular complications – Full Text
“The current guidelines do not specify how the catheter tip position (axillary vein of the chest wall or subclavian vein) modulates the complication risks. This study investigates the relationship between the tip location, irritant drug properties and vascular injury” Zhao et al (2025).
Appraisal of online health information on intravenous iron – Full Text
“Although information on IV iron is widely available online, its overall quality and content are generally poor and not easily accessible to the public. This underscores the opportunity for knowledge translation efforts aimed at developing online resources that are both accurate and understandable” Zhou et al (2025).
Ultrasound-guided cannulation in infants – Full Text
“Ultrasound-guided peripheral vascular cannulation appears to be more effective and safer than the conventional technique in infants, particularly in complex or critical care contexts” Casal-Guisande et al (2025).
Nurse anesthetist-performed PICC insertion – Full Text
“The study indicates that nurse anesthetists’ knowledge and experience can be utilized in the future selection and insertion of vascular access for patients, as well as in training and education on PICCs” Linqvist Leonardsen et al (2025).
Venous Port implantation in persistent left superior vena cava – Full Text
“The rare persistent left superior vena cava with variant azygos vein should not be a contraindication for venous port implantation after a comprehensive evaluation” Zhang and Wu (2025).
Risk of OPAT treatment failure – Full Text
“Simplifying home-based antimicrobial regimens may improve OPAT outcomes. Early identification of risk factors for OPAT treatment failure and loss to follow-up can optimize patient management and reduce adverse outcomes” Worsham Behal et al (2025).
Antimicrobial effect of intravenous catheter lock solutions – Full Text
“Our analysis shows that the lock solutions studied managed to eradicate intraluminal mature P. aeruginosa in non-tunneled HD catheters under standard conditions. Biofilm inhibition and eradication were observed at low gentamicin concentrations, which could optimize the gentamicin concentration in lock solutions used in HD catheters” Salas-Treviño et al (2025).
Nursing management of central venous catheter complications – Full Text
“This article discusses the most common complications associated with CVC insertion, nursing assessments for patients with CVCs, and overall nursing management practices” Pezzotti (2025).
Outcomes of bloodstream infections in patients undergoing haemodialysis – Full Text
“BSIs remain a major issue in patients receiving HD, contributing to prolonged hospitalisations and high mortality rates. HD access-associated BSIs account for a substantial proportion of BSIs and remain a pertinent target for intervention” Bryce et al (2025).
Vancomycin and chlorhexidine impregnated IV dressing study – Full Text
“The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a simple and inexpensive impregnated dressing (intervention) compared to a non-impregnated dressing in reducing catheter-related infections among critically ill patients using vancomycin and chlorhexidine” Lessa et al (2025).
PICC complications and recommendations for prevention – Full Text
“Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are becoming an increasingly utilised alternative to traditional central venous access devices. Their uptake, particularly among oncology patients, is due to their growing ease of access, suitability for medium-term use and perceived safety profile” Kalma and van Zundert (2025).
Tunnelled central venous catheter dysfunction in haemodialysis – Full Text
“This study aimed to develop and internally validate predictive models for catheter dysfunction using routinely collected haemodialysis session data, with the goal of facilitating early detection and proactive clinical decision-making” Gimeno-Hernán et al (2025).
Review of CLABSI in children
“This review provides a detailed synopsis of CLABSIs in children, including the definition, pathogenesis, risk factors, prevention, and treatment principles” Bavare et al (2025).
Central venous catheter tip positioning
“Optimal tCVC tip positioning remains a clinical challenge with significant implications for patient outcomes. Integration of advanced imaging techniques and AI could enhance accuracy and safety, while further data are needed to clarify the role of malposition in central venous stenosis” Noce et al (2025).
Review of risk factors for difficult intravenous access – Full Text
“The purpose of this work was to evaluate for differences in infusion unit nurses’ ratings of predictors of difficult intravenous access (DIVA) based on whether they cared for patients with solid tumours versus hematologic malignancies” Alfaro et al (2025).
Vibration therapy during needle procedures improves pain sensitivity
“This study investigated the effectiveness of a Bluetooth-enabled haptic device (BHD) in reducing pain sensitivity and improving patient satisfaction during needle procedures” Rodriguez et al (2025).
Infusion capacity to deliver Alzheimer treatments in the United States
“Limited infusion capacity could impede AD treatment access and result in avoidable disability progression. Expansion of capacity is needed in the short run until treatments with alternative routes of administration become available” Chen et al (2025).
Use of centrally and femorally inserted central venous catheters in neonates
“The aim of this study is to assess the use of centrally and femorally inserted central catheters (CICCs and FICCs, respectively) in French neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and to describe associated clinical practices” Lanel et al (2025).
Pain score evaluation of children during peripheral vascular access
“During intravenous access, the highest pain assessment scores were reported by children, parents and nurses, respectively. This situation revealed that the perceived pain level differed depending on the assessor” Sezici and Yigit (2025).
Comparing midline catheters with long peripheral catheters – Full Text
“This study compared the safety and efficacy of midline catheters (MCs) and long peripheral catheters (LPCs) in patients who underwent bariatric surgery” Zhao et al (2025).
Blood cultures processing after death
“Blood cultures (BC) are essential for the diagnosis of bloodstream infections (BSI). BSI can be inaccurately attributed due to BC contamination or bacterial translocation. Reporting BCs after patient death can be inaccurate and potentially increase BSI incidence” Heather et al (2025).
Fluid management in sepsis associated acute kidney injury
“Sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (SA-AKI) significantly contributes to morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients, necessitating an evidence-based approach to fluid management” Nordin et al (2025).