Management of a positive blood cultures
“There is considerable practice variation among ED physicians for the management of positive blood cultures in children across Canada. Incongruencies in the perceived impact of clinical factors on the likelihood of a true bacteremia, such as time-to-positivity, highlight the need for a standardized decision-making tool” Gouin et al (2025).
Technique for TIVAD implantation for chemotherapy
“This bicentric, retrospective study aims to compare the surgical vein cut-down approach with ultrasound-guided percutaneous vein puncture in terms of procedural success, complication rates, and operative efficiency” Fassari et al (2025).
The Irish national OPAT programme
“The study underscores the importance of national registries in monitoring and improving OPAT services and calls for integration of microbiological data to enhance stewardship” Reidy et al (2025).
Implantable port catheter detachment – Full Text
“The chest port was placed 10 months prior without complication. An initial fluoroscopic image of the chest revealed detachment and migration of the catheter towards the right atrium. The catheter was successfully retrieved with a gooseneck snare using an inferior approach through the femoral vein” Van Vorst et al (2025).
Central line placement in newborns
“Based on this initial experience, we conclude that ultrasound-guided innominate vein cannulation is feasible and safe for infants under 4.5 kg” D’ Alessandro et al (2025).
Venous blood collection guidelines
“The guideline includes practical tools, such as checklists and detailed information on sampling devices, to facilitate implementation. This initiative would help standardize blood collection practices, improve specimen quality, and enhance patient care by ensuring accurate laboratory results in clinical settings” Chang et al (2025).
Cardiac tamponade caused by misplaced PICC – Full Text
“To prevent fatal complications such as cardiac tamponade, PICCs should be positioned in safe area. Proper placement in the superior vena cava should be confirmed and maintained” Shin et al (2025).
Subcutaneous fluid administration in pediatric sepsis – Full Text
“In this case report, we describe a seven-week-old male infant with dehydration secondary to Escherichia coli pyelonephritis. After multiple failed IV attempts, even under general anesthesia, hypodermoclysis was performed” Taha et al (2025).
PICC tip malposition case study – Full Text
“We describe 2 unusual peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) malpositions in the left thymic vein and the right middle thyroid vein, which are, to our knowledge, the first 2 cases of PICC malposition in these 2 veins” Li et al (2025).
The story of propofol development – Full Text
“The introduction of propofol changed our understanding of pediatric anesthesia pharmacology, research approaches for intravenous drug study, and led to infusion pump development for the maintenance phase of anesthesia” Anderson and Cortinez (2025).
Postnatal umbilical cord blood sampling – Full Text
“Postnatal umbilical cord blood sampling (PCBS), rather than obtaining blood from the neonate, avoids significant neonatal blood loss at a critical time of extrauterine transition and prevents phlebotomy pain in infants without a catheter for blood drawing” Kaufman et al (2025).
Ultrasound-guided peripheral IV access performed by novice operators
“In a cohort of medical students with minimal prior experience in USGIV placement, biplane imaging was not associated with reduction in time to successful USGIV placement, but was associated with a reduction in posterior wall punctures” Thom et al (2025).
Student nurse experience of venepuncture and peripheral intravenous cannulation learning
“This study explores final-year nursing students’ experiences with venepuncture and peripheral intravenous cannulation, focusing on both educational and clinical practice settings” Hernon et al (2025).
Improving venous access by using a near-infrared vein-finder – Full Text
“Based on our findings, we recommend providing an NIR vein-finder device and ultrasound training to improve venous access in hospital settings and encourage further research to evaluate their effectiveness” Bennakhi et al (2025).
Impact of sodium citrate lock therapy in patients receiving home parenteral nutrition
“We determined the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections in adult patients requiring home parenteral nutrition (HPN) while receiving sodium citrate locks” Leong et al (2025).
OPAT administration of intravenous ganciclovir
“Ganciclovir via OPAT is a viable option in patients requiring an extended duration of IV therapy. In our cohort of 18 patients, only one had early discontinuation of therapy due to ganciclovir-related AKI. Close monitoring of labs and an established OPAT protocol can allow for successful completion of therapy” Patel et al (2025).
Parenteral nutrition extravasation in newborns – Full Text
“We report two cases: one of neonatal hydrothorax with subsequent lung cystic formation after a parenteral nutrition leakage caused by the displacement of an Epicutaneo-Caval Catheter in the basilic vein of the left arm; the second involves a peritoneal collection of parenteral nutrition from the umbilical venous catheter” Coramusi et al (2025).
Impact of delayed blood culture transport time – Full Text
“There is a marginal loss of growth for every hour a blood culture is left unincubated, with the loss of recovery of Streptococcus pyogenes and other streptococci being most common. There was no evidence of a reduction in Gram-negatives, anaerobes, or yeasts” Deas et al (2025).
Survey of OPAT practices in France – Full Text
“This study aimed to assess the implementation and organization of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) in France by examining the practices of community nurses (CNs)” Raux et al (2025).
Guidelines for intravenous iron therapy in heart failure patients – Full Text
“We aim to evaluate the implementation of the 2021 ESC Guidelines regarding screening and treatment of iron deficiency in patients with heart failure (HF) at Karolinska University Hospital” Gamage et al (2025).
Neonatal antibiotic therapy and patient safety – Full Text
“Specifically, studies that decrease the treatment length or advocate for the early transition of intravenous to oral antibiotics in all neonates with suspected or culture-positive sepsis or pneumonia should be regarded with caution” Lawrence et al (2025).
Vascular access devices for systemic anti-cancer therapy survey
“A recent scoping review discovered a significant deficit in the literature covering clinical aspects of vascular access device (VAD) selection, insertion, and, in particular, training and education. To answer some of these questions, we are conducting a quantitative survey throughout Europe to investigate healthcare professionals’ current practices surrounding vascular access devices used for systemic anti-cancer therapy” Duggan et al (2025).
Pediatric totally implantable venous port insertion technique
“EJV access offers reduced operative time without increasing complication risk compared to IJV access for TIVAP placement in children. It may be preferred when minimizing anesthesia exposure is important” Hamzah et al (2025).
Predictors of phlebitis associated with peripheral intravenous catheters – Full Text
“Phlebitis incidence remains above recommended levels. Multivariable analysis identified female sex, a higher number of infused medications, older patient age, larger hospital size, and longer PIVC dwell time as the main independent predictors of phlebitis” Cernuda-Martínez et al (2025).
Intraosseous route in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
“These data suggest that the tibial and humeral IO routes of first epinephrine administration were associated with marginally prolonged resuscitation duration after drug administration and decreasing hazard of ROSC” Hubble et al (2025).
Ipsilateral placement of central venous catheters and dialysis catheters
“This study showed that ipsilateral or contralateral placement did not affect the distance between CVC and CVDC line tips. There were no significant adverse changes in cardiovascular parameters or noradrenaline dose when CRRT was commenced regardless of whether the lines were inserted ipsilaterally or contralaterally” Hobson et al (2025).
The role of tissue adhesive in IV dressing optimisation
“Tissue adhesives optimise VAD dressing by enhancing haemostasis, securement and infection control. This practice improves patient outcomes and reduces costs” Hitchcock and Almerol (2025).
Central venous access device-related skin injuries
“The rate of skin injury and complications are observed to be as high as 16% for exit site infection and 11% for dermatitis. Infection is an important outcome, but not the sole outcome to consider during CVAD site observation” Pitt et al (2025).
CLABSI prevalence in patients with cancer – Full Text
“These findings emphasize the importance of continuous monitoring, individualized infection prevention strategies in oncology nursing practice. Future research with larger datasets is needed to validate these findings and develop tailored interventions to reduce CLABSI risks” Belloni et al (2025).
NICU-CLABSI prevention bundle
“The implementation of a NICU-specific CLABSI prevention bundle significantly reduced infection rates and lowered healthcare costs by approximately 80% per patient” Iyigun et al (2025).