Central venous catheter survey in very low birthweight infants – Full Text
“This survey provides a comprehensive overview of CVC use in German NICUs. It reveals significant variations in practices, reflecting both adherence to and deviations from national recommendations, thereby emphasizing areas of strength as well as opportunities for improvements, such as benchmarking for device stewardship” Retzmann et al (2025).
Clinical practice guideline on vascular access for haemodialysis – Full Text
“This guideline is written primarily for doctors and nurses working in dialysis centres and related areas of medicine in the UK, and is an update of a previous version written in 2015” Aitken et al (2025).
Air embolism after central venous catheter insertion – Full Text
“Chest CT revealed an iatrogenic air embolism involving the right ventricle. The embolism resolved after catheter removal, Trendelenburg and left lateral decubitus positioning, and mechanical ventilation” Saleh et al (2025).
Quality of life vascular access device questionnaire for chemotherapy patients – Full Text
“For this study, the Quality of Life Vascular Access Device (QoLVAD) questionnaire was administered to assess the impact of these devices (abovementioned catheters) on the patients’ daily lives. routine However, no Brazilian Portuguese version of the questionnaire exists, hindering its use among Brazilian patients” Ponte et al (2025).
PICC placement and upper extremity venous thrombosis – Full Text
“The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) in reducing the incidence of UEVT in patients with TBI undergoing PICC placement” Liang et al (2025).
Accuracy of gravity-based intravenous infusions – Full Text
“Gravity-based systems are prone to errors, whereas electronic pumps, though more accurate, are limited by size, cost, and complexity. In this study, the impact of single-drop weight measurement and real-time light source monitoring on the accuracy of gravity-based infusion systems was evaluated” Oh et al (2025).
The role of ANTT in reducing waste in parenteral nutrition
“Standard-ANTT demonstrated an estimated 52% reduction in waste and carbon emissions. There is a pressing need for nurses to review practice and consider where more sustainable choices can be made in the administration of PN” Malhi and Fletcher (2025).
Vancomycin monitoring in intermittent hemodialysis
” The aim of this scoping review was to summarize the scientific literature to assess the current evidence on VAN monitoring in hospitalized patients receiving intermittent hemodialysis (HD), identify gaps in knowledge, and guide future research” Corrêa et al (2025).
ECMO cannula dressing and securement practices – Full Text
“Variation exists in ECMO cannula dressing and securement practices across Australia and New Zealand intensive care units, and adherence to local guidelines is low. Further evidence on optimal cannula dressing and securement techniques is urgently required to inform the development of clinical practice guidelines and improve patient care and outcomes” Corley et al (2025).
How to prime and connect an intravenous administration set
“This ‘How to’ article explains how to safely and effectively prime and connect an IV administration set” Munro (2025).
Effect of electric currents on pain induced by blood sampling and intramuscular injection
“We found that applying electric currents during the procedure reduces the pain of blood sampling or injections. The greatest analgesia was observed with cathodal direct current stimulation compared to other groups” Ezzati et al (2025).
Normal saline push-pause flush for implanted port patency
“Preliminary analysis showed low overall port occlusion rates, regardless of the locking solution used. A Fisher’s exact test revealed no significant association between the type of locking solution and port occlusion. Interim findings suggest that when used with the pulsatile flush technique, normal saline may be as effective as heparin in maintaining port patency” Mueller et al (2025).
Improving central venous catheter management through education
“The use of an 8-week educational intervention can improve critical care nurses’ knowledge of management of central venous cathether management and may enhance practices, ultimately reducing venous catheter-related complications” Notshe et al (2025).
Endovascular retrieval of hydrophilic guidewire fragment – Full Text
“This case report describes a unique loop-snare torque-entanglement technique for the retrieval of such a foreign body out of the pulmonary vasculature” Bellam Premnath et al (2025).
Review of four intraosseous devices for vascular access
“This meta-analysis provides insights that, although battery-powered drill device showed the best outcomes, the wide confidence intervals and lack of statistically significant differences between devices highlight the need for further research with larger sample sizes and standardized safety reporting protocols, to establish conclusions regarding optimal IO device for EDs” Suman et al (2025).
Improving PICC care in patients with pediatric cancer
“A hospital-community-family network for peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) management allows the families of children with pediatric cancer to select a PICC nursing institution based on their place of residence and healthcare coverage” Yao and Mo (2025).
Reducing unnecessary blood cultures in oncology
“A BCx algorithm implementation in a solid-tumor oncology unit led to a substantial decrease in BCx event rates without an increase in adverse outcomes” Meraet al (2025).
Infections during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
“The challenges of acquired infections are one of the most important problems of patients undergoing ECMO, and of course, the approaches to its prevention are evolving” Hssain et al (2025).
Prevention of central venous catheter-related infections – Full Text
“Improving adherence to hub disinfection, along with catheter care and maintenance protocols, is essential for the prevention of CRIs. Further, innovative approaches for simplifying protocols and “forcing function” may increase compliance with CRBSI prevention strategies” Gilmore et al (2025).
Ultrasound magnetic needle navigation technique for vascular cannulation
“For ultrasound-guided central venous cannulation the magnetic needle positioning technique is associated with higher success rate for out of plane cannulation approach and less complications in comparison to conventional ultrasound” Natalia et al (2025).
Optimal catheter-to-vein ratios to prevent peripheral venous catheter failure
“About 36% of catheters fail before treatment completion, in part because of their insertion into veins not large enough to accommodate them. Peripheral veins, especially those in the hand and wrist, are typically narrow (1.8–2.3-mm diameter); this can be influenced by factors including previous vessel damage and sex (e.g. male veins are ∼0.5-mm greater in diameter in the hand than female veins)” Marsh et al (2025).
Extravasation risk and contrast media injection pressure in adults – Full Text
“We recommend that a threshold of 9.5 kg/cm2 be set for the maximum injection pressure when placing an intravenous line in the median cubital vein to efficiently reduce extravasation of the contrast media” Koori et al (2025).
CLABSI in totally implantable venous-access ports – Full Text
“Here we report an analysis of CLABSI risk factors in patients with CV ports at our institution” Ishikawa et al (2025).
Adverse location of peripherally inserted central catheter in neonatology – Full Text
“To determine the accuracy measures of clinical indicators of Nursing Diagnosis (ND) of the International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP)®, Adverse Location of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)” Prado et al (2025).
Assessing discharge readiness of patients with PICC – Full Text
“TOptimising discharge instructions and patient education strategies for these factors may improve patients’ readiness for discharge, reduce the risk of PICC-related complications, and improve outcomes” Pan et al (2025).
Relationship between CRBSI and multi-drug resistant bacteria – Full Text
“With the rise of antibiotic resistance and the emergence of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), there is a growing concern about the relationship between MDROs and CRBSI” Li et al (2025).
Choosing a venodilatation method in hypotensive patients
“In this study, we investigated which venodilatation method is most appropriate for hypotensive patients, a group in whom vascular access is predicted to be difficult” Şirin et al (2025).
Retained central venous catheter guidewires
“Whole guidewire retention occurs in 1:3167 procedures. While training and current policies prevent most whole guidewire retentions, they do not stop the error from occurring and rely on removing human error consistently across thousands of procedures to prevent a single event. A safety-engineered mechanism of error prevention is required that applies to any clinical environment, is impervious to distraction or interruption, and does not rely on clinician memory to ensure guidewire removal” Mariyaselvam et al (2025).
Analysis of the reasons for removal of vascular ports – Full Text
“The use of vascular ports in oncology patients for the administration of irritating and chemotherapeutic drugs clearly solves the problem of peripheral vascular damage caused by oncological drugs, and at the same time provides a comfortable way of treating patients in the long term” Olszewska et al (2025).
PICC-related thrombosis in hospitalized infants
“We aimed to characterize the appropriateness of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) in hospitalized infants and to explore the feasibility of a randomized clinical trial (RCT) of antiplatelet therapy to prevent CRT in these infants” Chegondi et al (2025).