Stability of chlorothiazide sodium in polypropylene syringes
The stability of a solution of chlorothiazide injection diluted with sterile water and stored in polypropylene syringes under refrigerated conditions was investigated” McCluskey et al (2015). Reference: McCluskey, S.V., Gardner, B., Graner, K.K. and Vu, N. (2015) Stability of chlorothiazide sodium in polypropylene syringes. American Journal of Health System Pharmacy. 72(15), p.1292-1297. [ctt tweet=”ReTweet if […]
Treatment of bacteremia secondary to septic phlebitis using dalbavancin
We report an alternative to OPAT using dalbavancin for the treatment of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)” Cho et al (2015). Reference: Cho, J.C., Estrada, S.J., Beltran, A.J. and Revuelta, M.P. (2015) Treatment of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia secondary to septic phlebitis using dalbavancin. Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. July 16th. [epub ahead of print]. […]
Meta-analysis of central line bundles for CLABSI prevention
We searched the English-language literature (MEDLINE to Sept 2014) for prospective evaluations of the central line bundle (hand hygiene, chlorhexidine skin antisepsis, maximum sterile barrier precautions, optimal catheter site selection, daily review of line necessity) on CLABSI” Marang-van de Mheen and van Bodegom-Vos (2015). Reference: Marang-van de Mheen, P.J. and van Bodegom-Vos, L. (2015) Meta-analysis […]
Locating the central venous access catheter tip with ultrasound
Bedside ultrasound showed a good agreement with chest radiography in detecting central venous catheter tip location and revealing incorrect positions” Alonso-Quintela et al (2015). Reference: Alonso-Quintela, P., Oulego-Erroz, I., Silvia, R.B., Manoel, M.F., Santiago, L.A. and Antonio, R.N. (2015) Location of the Central Venous Catheter Tip With Bedside Ultrasound in Young Children: Can We Eliminate […]
Bilateral chylothorax as a complication of internal jugular vein cannulation
We present a 42-year-old lady, who developed bilateral massive chylothorax after cannulation of her left internal jugular vein (IJV), due to direct injury to the thoracic duct during the procedure” Saxena et al (2015). Reference: Saxena, P., Shankar, S., Kumar, V. and Naithani, N. (2015) Bilateral chylothorax as a complication of internal jugular vein cannulation. […]
Central venous access device (CVAD) complications in patients with Haemophilia
CVAD infection was the most common complication observed in children with severe haemophilia and inhibitors in the frame of the I-ITI study” Rodriguez et al (2015). Reference: Rodriguez, V., Mancuso, M.E., Warad, D., Hay, C.R., DiMichele, D.M., Valentino, L., Kenet, G. and Kulkarni, R. (2015) Central venous access device (CVAD) complications in Haemophilia with inhibitors […]
Implantation of vascular access port under local anesthesia
The aim of the study reported here was to evaluate patients’ satisfaction with implantation of venous access devices under local anesthesia (LA) with and without additional oral sedation” Chang et al (2015). Reference: Chang, D.H., Hiss, S., Herich, L., Becker, I., Mammadov, K., Franke, M., Mpotsaris, A., Kleinert, R., Persigehl, T., Maintz, D. and Bangard, […]
Accidental intracranial infusion of parenteral nutrition in a preterm neonate
The authors report a rare complication of vascular access in a preterm infant, which led to the direct infusion of parenteral nutrition into the intracranial space” Ahmadian et al (2015). Reference: Ahmadian, A., Manwaring, J., Truong, D., McCarthy, J., Rodriguez, L.F., Carey, C.M. and Tuite, G.F. (2015) Accidental intracranial infusion of parenteral nutrition in a […]
Review of inter-rater agreement on peripheral intravenous infusion-associated phlebitis
Inter-rater agreement for phlebitis assessment signs/symptoms and scales is low. This likely contributes to the high degree of variability in phlebitis rates in literature” Marsh et al (2015). Reference: Marsh, N., Mihala, G., Ray-Barruel, G., Webster, J., Wallis, M.C. and Rickard, C.M. (2015) Inter-rater agreement on PIVC-associated phlebitis signs, symptoms and scales. Journal of Evaluation […]
Care bundle reduces CLABSI rates in preterm neonates
In September 2010, a CLABSI prevention bundle was introduced in our NICU, consisting of simulation-based standardization and education of a peripherally inserted central catheter insertion technique” Steiner et al (2015). Reference: Steiner, M., Langgartner, M., Cardona, F., Waldhör, T., Schwindt, J., Haiden, N. and Berger, A. (2015) Significant Reduction of Catheter-Associated Blood Stream Infections in […]
More than half enterococcal bacteremia associated with central vascular access devices
Enterococcal bacteremia has been associated with high case fatality, but it remains unknown to what extent death is caused by these infections. We, therefore, quantified attributable mortality of intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired bacteremia caused by enterococci” Ong et al (2015). Reference: Ong, D.S., Bonten, M.J., Safdari, K., Spitoni, C., Frencken, J.F., Witteveen, E., Horn, J., […]
CVAD tip position confirmation using the vertebral body
The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of vertebral body unit (VBUs), to locate the cavoatrial junction (CAJ), for optimal CVC tip placement based on chest radiography (CXR) using the carina as a landmark” Song et al (2015). Reference: Song, Y.G., Byun, J.H., Hwang, S.Y., Kim, C.W. and Shim, S.G. (2015) Use […]
Ultrasound-guided central venous access in low birth weight infants
The use of the ultrasound-guided (UG) approach to CVC placement has been reported in adults and children, but the technique is not well studied in infants” Goldstein et al (2015). Reference: Goldstein, S.D., Pryor, H., Salazar, J.H., Dalesio, N., Stewart, F.D., Abdullah, F., Colombani, P. and Lukish, J.R. (2015) Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Central Venous Access in Low […]
Development of a difficult intravenous access evaluation tool
…to develop a tool for measuring the difficulty of intravenous line insertion in cancer patients (DIVA-CP) receiving peripheral chemotherapy” Pagnutti et al (2015). Reference: Pagnutti, L., Bin, A., Donato, R., Di Lena, G., Fabbro, C., Fornasiero, L., Gerratana, A., Rigon, L., Gonella, S. and Palese, A. (2015) Difficult intravenous access tool in patients receiving peripheral […]
Incidence of device-associated infections in a Tunisian intensive care unit
A study of the incidence of device-associated infections was conducted in the ICU of CHU Farhat Hached Sousse (Tunisia) to estimate the incidence and to identify risk factors for DAI” Chouchene et al (2015). Reference: Chouchene, I., Bouafia, N., Ben Cheikh, A., Toumi, B., Mahjoub, M., Bannour, W., Helali, R., Njah, M. and Bouchoucha, S. […]
Techniques for insertion of totally implantable vascular access devices
Although totally implantable venous access devices (TIVAD) are increasingly being used in oncology patients, more robust evidence about the best technique is lacking, especially regarding to ultrasound (US) guided puncture” Tagliari et al (2015). Reference: Tagliari, A.P., Staub, F.L., Guimarães, J.R., Migliavacca, A. and Mossmann, D.D. (2015) Evaluation of three different techniques for insertion of […]
Will mobility increase central or peripheral intravenous catheter dislodgement
In critically ill patients, mobility therapy is not associated with the incidence of adverse events involving CVCs, HD catheters, or IACs” Lima et al (2015). Reference: Lima, N.P., Silva, G.M., Park, M. and Pires-Neto, R.C. (2015) Mobility therapy and central or peripheral catheter-related adverse events in an ICU in Brazil. Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia. 41(3), […]
Intravenous antibiotic cover prior to PICC removal in neonates
There was an 11% absolute decrease and a 6-fold relative decrease in postcatheter removal clinical sepsis events in premature neonates who received antibiotics prior to PICC line removal” Reynolds et al (2015). Reference: Reynolds, G.E., Tierney, S.B. and Klein, J.M. (2015) Antibiotics Before Removal of Percutaneously Inserted Central Venous Catheters Reduces Clinical Sepsis in Premature […]
Relationship between job satisfaction, certification and CLABSI rates
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between nursing job satisfaction and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in adult critical care” Boey et al (2015). Reference: Boev, C., Xue, Y. and Ingersoll, G.L. (2015) Nursing job satisfaction, certification and healthcare-associated infections in critical care. Intensive & Critical Care Nursing. July 10th. [epub ahead of […]
Cost-effectiveness of split-septum needleless device and single-use prefilled saline intravenous flush
This is the first randomized clinical trial (RCT) to compare rates of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) between patients using an SS + SUF and those using a 3WSC” Rosenthal et al (2015). Reference: Rosenthal, V.D., Udwadia, F.E., Kumar, S., Poojary, A., Sankar, R., Orellano, P.W., Durgad, S., Thulasiraman, M., Bahirune, S., Kumbhar, S. and […]
Treating occlusion related to long-term vascular access devices
The aim of this study was to perform a narrative review of treatment of pCVC thrombotic occlusion in HD patients” Mendes et al (2015). Reference: Mendes, M.L., Barretti, P., Silva, T.N. and Ponce, D. (2015) Approach to thrombotic occlusion related to long-term catheters of hemodialysis patients: a narrative review. Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia. 37(2), p.221-227. […]
Priorities for optimizing vascular access decision making
The objective of this study was to explore and compare kidney patients’ and clinicians’ views on what vascular access-related decisions deserved priority for developing guidelines that will contribute to optimizing collaborative decision making” van der Veer (2015). Reference: van der Veer, S.N., Haller, M.C., Pittens, C.A., Broerse, J., Castledine, C., Gallieni, M., Inston, N., Marti […]
Intravenous drug errors reduced with electronic medication reconciliation?
The purpose of this paper is to measure types and prevalence of intravenous antibiotic errors at hospital discharge before and after the addition of an electronic discharge medication reconciliation tool (EDMRT)” Allison et al (2015). Reference: Allison, G.M., Weigel, B. and Holcroft, C. (2015) Does electronic medication reconciliation at hospital discharge decrease prescription medication errors? […]
Trauma training: Comparison of live tissue training and patient simulator
Medics were trained to perform five combat casualty care tasks (surgical airway, needle decompression, tourniquet application, wound packing, and intraosseous line insertion)” Savage et al (2015). Reference: Savage, L.E., Tenn, C., Vartanian, O., Blackler, K., Sullivan-Kwantes, W., Garrett, M., Blais, A.R., Jarmasz, J., Peng, H., Pannell, C.D. and Tien, C.H. (2015) A comparison of live […]
Simulation training for central venous access device placement
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effects of a pragmatic CVC simulation program on procedural protocol adherence, technical skill, and patient outcomes” Peltan et al (2015). Reference: Peltan, I.D., Shiga, T., Gordon, J.A. and Currier, P.F. (2015) Simulation Improves Procedural Protocol Adherence During Central Venous Catheter Placement: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Simulation in Healthcare. 2015 […]
Doctor-nurse delegation of the insertion of central venous lines
The insertion of a central venous line is an essential part of cancer care and the nursing profession. It enables patients to have their treatment administered in the best possible conditions and without risk” Cellupica (2015). Reference: Cellupica, M. (2015) Doctor-nurse delegation of the insertion of central venous lines. Revue de l’infirmière. 207, p.36-9. [Article […]
ECG-based confirmatory technique for tunneled cuffed vascular access catheters
Here we describe the merging of two technologies to place catheters in patients who are too heavy (over 225 kg) to be placed safely on a procedure table for fluoroscopic guidance” Bream and Gu (2015). Reference: Bream, P.R. and Gu, E. (2015) Use of an ECG-based confirmatory technique for bedside placement of reverse-tunneled cuffed dialysis catheters […]
Hand hygiene compliance during anaesthetic procedures
Hand hygiene (HH) compliance continues to remain poor amongst anesthetists mainly because of multitasking and the need for repeated HH. We aimed to quantify HH compliance amongst anesthesia providers while performing anesthesia-related procedures inside operating rooms” Sahni et al (2015). Reference: Sahni, N., Biswal, M., Gandhi, K. and Yaddanapudi, S. (2015) Quantification of hand hygiene […]
Most common drug administration error was deviation from aseptic technique
The most common error reported was deviation from aseptic technique in 96(23.8%) cases” Cebeci et al (2015). Reference: Cebeci, F., Karazeybek, E., Sucu, G. and Kahveci, R. (2015) Nursing students’ medication errors and their opinions on the reasons of errors: A cross-sectional survey. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 65(5), p.457-62. [ctt tweet=”ReTweet if […]
Survival in pediatric cardiac tamponade caused by central venous catheters
The findings of this review suggest that cardiac tamponade survival is better when tamponade is detected early and treated promptly and might be affected by initial CVC tip position” Kayashima (2015). Reference: Kayashima, K. (2015) Factors affecting survival in pediatric cardiac tamponade caused by central venous catheters. Journal of Anesthesia. July 10th. [epub ahead of […]