Improving neonatal central venous catheter safety – Full Text
“This quality improvement project was initiated after two episodes of cardiac tamponade occurred in infants in a tertiary neonatal unit. The investigation highlighted that they were caused by malpositioned CVCs” Pappa et al (2024).
CLABSI risk in patients with COVID-19 – Full Text
“To investigate the association between central line-associated bloodstream infections and clinical and care variables of intensive care unit patients with COVID-19 hospitalized at a reference public health institution” Acosta et al (2024).
Management of persistent withdrawal occlusion in venous ports – Full Text
“We created a method for resolving PWO using MD +/- application of thrombolytics with 97.4% success rate. Current evidence showed that FS is not likely to be affected by thrombolytic drugs; however, we have ascertained an effect of these drugs, proposing a hypothesis of microthrombotic events at the tip of the catheter if fibroblastic sleeve is present” Maňásek et al (2024).
Ultrasound guided central venous catheter tip location check – Full Text
“This study confirms the feasibility of a new ultrasound method to ensure the correct CVC tip position. This protocol could potentially become a standard method reducing costs, post-procedural irradiation, and time of CVC placement in emergency” Volpicelli et al (2024).
PICC-related thrombosis in patients with liver cancer – Full Text
“Age, KPS score, parenteral nutrition, TNM staging, distant metastasis, bone marrow suppression, and activities of daily living impairment are independent risk factors for PICC-related thrombosis in hospitalized patients with liver cancer, while catheter duration is a protective factor for the disease” Chen et al (2024).
Risk of extravasation associated with peripheral vasopressors – Full Text
“We discuss the guidelines and data for optimal dose, duration, intravenous line (IV) size, IV location, and nursing IV site monitoring for peripheral vasopressors. We then explore adverse events associated with peripheral vasopressors. Finally, we describe how this practice change may impact hospital medicine providers” Kalinoski et al (2024).
Central venous catheter-related thrombosis in critically ill patients – Full Text
“Almost all CVCs in the internal jugular vein in critically ill surgical patients developed an asymptomatic CRT in the first days after catheterization” Gibb et al (2024).
Neontatal central venous access device tip location
“Intracavitary electrocardiography and real time ultrasound can both be applied in the neonatal setting, but they offer different advantages or disadvantages depending on the type of central venous access device” Natile et al (2024).
Peripheral arterial catheters in extremely preterm infants
“Peripheral artery catheters can be used for continuous blood pressure measurement and blood draw even in extremely preterm infants” Bruckner et al (2024).
CLABSI reduction with a multipronged nurse-driven approach – Full Text
“Central catheter dressing assessment, intervention, and education help reduce CLABSIs. Central catheter rounds are an important adjunct to the CLABSI bundle. A central catheter dressing management algorithm helps nurses decide when to change a dressing and which type of dressing to use” Hoke et al (2024).
Internal jugular vein diameter deformation rate during puncture
“The deformation rate of the IJV wall was smaller in the 3D needle group than in the usual needle group. The use of a 3D needle would be safer when puncturing the IJV” Hashimoto et al (2024).
Hospital-associated infection cost analysis
“HAIs acquired in the ICU are associated with higher ICU costs. These findings were consistent across specific types of infection” Bezerra et al (2024).
CLABSI prevention in the Intensive Care Unit
“We observed a reduced knowledge of the guidelines for the prevention of CLABSI despite the attitudes and practices of the nurses being satisfactory. In addition to implementing training, strategies for disseminating guidelines should be adopted” Muschitiello et al (2024).
Predicting PICC-related deep vein thrombosis
“This study aims to use patient feature and catheterization technology feature variables to train the corresponding machine learning (ML) models to predict peripherally inserted central catheters-deep vein thrombosis (PICCs-DVT) and analyze the importance of the two types of features to PICCs-DVT from the aspect of “input-output” correlation” Sheng and Gao (2024).
Central line insertion training facilitated by a CVC team – Full Text
“Integrating the training provided by a specialized team with an interactive response system enhanced the knowledge and competency level in CVC insertion among medical students in this study” Tsai et al (2024).
Effect of the Veinlite PEDI2 and distraction on peripheral catheter insertion-related emotional behavior
“This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a Veinlite PEDI2 and passive VR distraction on the first attempt at PIC insertion success, duration of insertion, emotional behavior, pain, fear, and anxiety associated with PIC insertion in children aged 4-10 years in the pediatric emergency department” Can and Özalp Gerçeker (2024).
Exercise to prevent femoral PICC-related thrombosis
“The maximum angle ankle pump exercise mode can reduce the incidence of catheter-related thrombosis and unplanned catheter removal in patients with lung cancer with PICC catheterization through femoral vein, increase catheter retention time, but it can easily cause patient fatigue” Liao and Wu (2024).
Implantable port catheter fragment lodged in pulmonary artery – Full Text
“Although essential for frequent chemotherapy and other treatments, ports can lead to complications such as infection and thrombosis. This article discusses a rare but serious complication: the displacement of a catheter fragment” Kordykiewicz et al (2024).
Nursing management of chemotherapy extravasation – Full Text
“Adequate knowledge of chemotherapy treatment and the risk factors of extravasation are basic elements for the prevention of this type of injury, as well as for the improvement of the quality of life of patients under this kind of intravenous therapy” Antúnez-Blancat et al (2024).
Tunneled CVC and early bacteremia in oncological pediatric patients – Full Text
“Our objective was to assess risk factors of ITCVC-related early bacteremia in oncological pediatric patients and to determine the need for preoperative prophylaxis” Planas Díaz et al (2024).
Blood gas analysis in prehospital emergency medicine – Full Text
“We aimed to provide a comprehensive summary of the current literature on prehospital BGA, including its indications, methods, and feasibility” Rief et al (2024).
Anatomical variation in the internal jugular vein – Full Text
“CVC is widely used in the emergency department and intensive care units. It is typically performed by inserting a catheter through the internal jugular vein (IJV) into the superior vena cava near the right atrium” Shan et al (2024).
Integrating virtual reality simulation into the CVC placement training
“This study underscores the potential of VR simulation as a complementary training tool for CVC placement rather than a substitution of standard manikin training” Savir et al (2024).
Oncology pharmacy staffing survey
“Oncology pharmacy operations and staffing models are unique to each pharmacy and practice setting. The results of the pharmacy staffing model survey provide an insight into operations across the country and highlight a need for staffing model benchmarking and metrics” Wechter et al (2024).
Strategies that influence the selection of PICC material and design – Full Text
“To explore the implementation contexts and strategies that influence the uptake and selection of alternative peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) materials and design” August et al (2024).
CVC-associated venous thromboembolism in children
“Our objective was to study the proportion of children developing Catheter-related thrombosis (CRT) following central venous Catheter (CVC) insertion and the risk factors of CRT in pediatric patients with CVC” Narayan et al (2024).
National Association of Neonatal Nurses PICC guidelines
“The NANN PICC Guideline has served as a respected resource for vascular access protocol development in neonatal intensive care units around the world. This most recent edition continues as the foundational resource for protocols, policies, and procedures development for nurses and other clinicians inserting PICCs and managing neonates and infants with PICCs around the world” Sharpe et al (2024).
Implantable port flip rate in children – Full Text
“The CVP inversion rate was 4.6% (n = 7/153), equivalent to 0.08 × 1,000 catheter-days. The inversion rate was significantly higher in the younger group (under two years old, 11.2%) than in the older group (≥two years old, 1.0%) according to the univariate analysis (p = 0.00576)” Koretsune et al (2024).
Dwell time for peripheral IV catheters – Full Text
“Up to 1/5 of peripheral intravenous catheters are lost within the first 24 h after their insertion, with most of them placed suboptimally. A properly functioning PIVC appears to be crucial for antimicrobial treatment” Piekiełko et al (2024).
Central venous catheter insertion and management audit results – Full Text
“To assess the compliance with French guidelines for the prevention of central venous catheter (CVC)-related infections in two university hospitals” Khanafer et al (2024).