Community-based venipuncture care model for children – Full Text
“A model of care was developed to ensure compassionate and non-stressful venipuncture for children and young adults with disabilities. We demonstrated that a significant proportion of carefully selected children and young adults with ID/DD and CBs, considered ‘challenging for blood collection’ can have venipuncture performed successfully in non-hospital settings using ‘reasonable adjustments’ and oral sedation” Garg et al (2024).
Removal of stuck implantable port catheter in a paediatric patient – Full Text
“A chemoport is widely used in paediatric oncology population. Removal is a relatively easy procedure, but difficulty can be encountered in case the catheter is densely adherent to the vascular wall. It is a rare complication and is associated with long indwelling duration and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Forceful traction can lead to vascular injury and high morbidity” Sen and Cheng (2024).
Learning intramuscular injection technique with immersive virtual reality
“This study was aimed at determining the effectiveness of immersive VR simulation as a learning strategy on the acquisition of intramuscular injection skills in nursing education and the performance level of nursing students compared with a physical learning environment (low-fidelity simulation)” Jallad and Işık (2024).
Board certification of central venous catheterization
“Board certification was associated with a significant reduction in surgery-associated complications during central venous catheterization” Sanmoto et al (2024).
Modelling of intramuscular injection site events – Full Text
“IM drug research is expanding what injectable therapeutics can achieve. However, post-injection events that influence PK outcomes remain poorly understood. Until addressed, advances in IM drug development will not realize their full potential” McCartan and Mrsny (2024).
Umbilical cord blood testing for hemostasis assays
Umbilical cord blood testing for hemostasis assays Abstract: Background: Umbilical cord blood is used for the testing of various parameters in newborns. However, data on its applicability for hemostasis assays is insufficient. Objective: To evaluate whether umbilical cord blood can be used for standard tests, thromboelastometry and thrombodynamics for preterm and term newborns. Methods: 187 […]
PICC dressing change alert development
“An interruptive alert to remind clinicians about a required peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) dressing change within the first 48-hours after placement resulted in 617 firings in a 6-month period with only 11 (1.7%) actions taken from the alert” Knake et al (2024).
CVC procedural performance using hand motion analysis – Full Text
“Eight radiology trainees performed central venous access on a phantom while recording video and hand motion data using an electromagnetic motion tracker. Each trainee performed the procedure six times: the first three trials without any prompts (control), while for the next three, they were asked to perform the task as fast as possible (time pressure)” Metrouh et al (2024).
IV or intraosseous vascular access patient outcomes – Full Text
“An IV-first approach, compared to humeral-IO, for intra-arrest resuscitation was associated with an improved odds of favorable neurological outcomes and survival to hospital discharge” Brebner et al (2024).
Impact of rounding checklists on patient outcomes – Full Text
“The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. Secondary outcomes included ICU and 30-day mortality; hospital and ICU length of stay (LOS); duration of mechanical ventilation; and frequency of catheter-associated urinary tract infections, central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), and ventilator-associated pneumonia” MacKinnon et al (2024).
Needlestick prevalence and risk factors – Full Text
“This study found that nearly half of the respondents experienced a sharp needle poke and injury at least once in the previous year; however, the volume of NSSI remains high in the study area” Aliyo and Gemechu (2024).
Totally implantable venous access port self-management – Full Text
“This study aimed to develop the Chinese version of the totally implantable venous access port (TIVAP) self-management behavior scale for patients with cancer to provide a reliable tool for medical staff to judge patients with TIVAP self-management behavior” Wu et al (2024).
Retained central venous catheter fragment in a patient – Full Text
“Mechanical issues, including fracture, are common complications of CVCs. Specifically, retained CVC fragments after attempted removal have been described in the literature in pediatric patients with prolonged use of CVCs, with incidence ranging from 0.3% to 2%.” Sierra Velez et al (2024).
Microbiological analysis of tunneled hemodialysis catheters – Full Text
“To compare the microbial communities inside hemodialysis catheters from symptomatic and asymptomatic patients to determine their differences” Sivaranjani et al (2024).
CLABSI in children with tunneled central venous catheters – Full Text
“CABSI is a serious complications related to tunnelled catheter. Smaller children (<4 years), neutropenia and usage of TPN is a risk factor for development of CABSI" Sahu et al (2024).
Bloodstream infections related to totally implantable ports – Full Text
“This study aimed to develop and validate a machine learning-based risk prediction model for catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) following implantation of totally implantable venous access ports (TIVAPs) in patients” Wang et al (2024).
CVC infection in a five year old child on long term parenteral nutrition – Full Text
“A five year old girl with life-long TPN dependence for short gut syndrome presented with two episodes of non-fatal Mucor indicus central line associated blood stream infection (CLABSI). Each episode occurred fifteen months apart, without any evidence of ongoing mould infection whilst off antifungal therapy in the intervening time period” Allen (2024).
Operation STICK improves vascular access outcomes
“Standardized education/training in vascular access focusing on best practices yields favorable outcomes for DIVA patients within an established specialty team” Gibson et al (2024).
Guidewire assisted central venous catheter replacement
“Patients with intestinal failure (IF) require long-term parenteral nutrition using central venous catheters (CVCs), which often require replacement. We adopted a less fallible guidewire replacement (GWR) method and verified its effectiveness and validity” Sakurai et al (2024).
Prevention of parenteral nutrition complications – Full Text
“In this review, we focus on potential metabolic and catheter-related complications associated with parenteral nutrition use” Al-Zubeidi et al (2024).
CLABSI and CRBSI systematic review
“CLABSIs and CRBSIs increase mortality risk and hospital LOSs. Few published studies accounted for the time-dependent nature of CLABSIs/CRBSIs, which can result in overestimation of excess hospital LOS” Elangovan et al (2024).
Placement of tunneled hemodialysis catheters
“This manuscript reviews the current standard in tHDC creation, patient selection and strategies to mitigate the risk of infectious complications and catheter thrombosis” Schröppel et al (2024).
Knowledge of intravenous fluid therapy – Full Text
“The study’s results indicate a worrying trajectory in nurses’ knowledge of intravenous therapy. These findings underscore the need for hospitals to establish comprehensive training programs for nurses to guarantee the provision of secure and efficient intravenous therapy” Tomas et al (2024).
Needlestick injury prevention module – Full Text
“This study aims to develop and validate the Needlestick Injury Prevention Module (N-SIP) using the ADDIE model (Florida State University, FL), which stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation, to improve NSI-related knowledge and risk perception among House Officers (HOs) in healthcare settings” Mohd Kutubudin et al (2024).
Comparison of vancomycin and daptomycin cost in OPAT – Full Text
“We analyze health care utilization and cost to the health care system for vancomycin vs daptomycin in the outpatient setting and find that vancomycin results in significantly higher health care utilization and similar cost per course compared with daptomycin in OPAT” Streifel et al (2024).
Ultrasound-guided versus palpation-techniques for vascular access in children – Full Text
“US guidance improves successful cannulation rates and first-attempt success in arterial access and reduces the number of attempts and procedural time for arterial and venous access” Ibrahim et al (2024).
Catheter-related septic thrombosis treatment – Full Text
“A recent study showed that a short course of antimicrobial therapy (≤3 weeks) had similar outcomes to a prolonged course on CRBSI-ST. From this perspective, starting from the desirable goal of shortening the treatment duration, we discuss how the path to the correct diagnosis and management of CRBSI-ST may be paved with several challenges” Maraolo et al (2024).
Nurse-led peripherally inserted central catheter service – Full Text
“A nurse-led model for PICC insertion has remarkably high success rates and low rates of complication, highlighting the pivotal role of a specialised PICC team” Alsaleh et al (2024).
Which arm – Vascular access procedures and breast surgery – Full Text
“The overall quality and quantity of evidence in this field is sufficient to conclude that skin puncturing procedures on ipsilateral arms should not be avoided in patients with previous breast or axillary surgery” Hadjistyllis et al (2024).
Factors associated with implantable port failure – Full Text
“The assessment and management of totally implanted vascular access devices (TIVAD) prior to the administration of medications/fluids are vital to ensuring the risk of harm is mitigated” Meredith et al (2024).