Evaluation of a safety-engineered peripheral IV catheter
“No blood leakage was observed from the catheter hub at any time during the procedures. Overall, clinicians found the new PIVC with MBC to be acceptable, easy to use, and functioned properly” Yeh et al (2024).
Audit of adherence to IV fluid guidelines
“At a large NHS trust in England, adherence to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline CG174, regarding IV fluids, was largely unknown” Heslop et al (2024).
CRBSI diagnosis and treatment in paediatric care – Full Text
“The objective of this document, developed jointly by the Spanish Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (SEIP) and the Spanish Society of Paediatric Intensive Care (SECIP), is to provide consensus recommendations based on the greatest degree of evidence available to optimize the diagnosis and treatment of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs)” Saavedra-Lozano et al (2024).
Rare central venous catheter malpositions – Full Text
“The location of the central venous catheter can be evaluated with imaging techniques such as posteroanterior chest radiograph, ultrasonography, central venous catheter waveform, and transesophageal echocardiography. Five malposition cases detected by imaging after the central venous catheter procedure in our clinic are presented” Tanyıldızı (2024).
Intraosseous thrombolysis administration – Full Text
“Intraosseous administration of tenecteplase may be considered for treatment of acute ischemic stroke if intravenous access is unattainable” Chung et al (2024).
Evaluation of diferent types of hemodialysis catheters – Full Text
“While non-tunneled CVCs do not significantly alter short-term prognosis compared to tunneled CVCs, the latter show a better infection-related survival rate beyond ten days” Morisi et al (2024).
Device-associated nosocomial infections in intensive care units
“Antibiotic resistance of the Gram-negative bacteria associated with invasive device-associated infections increased during the study period. Antimicrobial stewardship will reduce rates of nosocomial infections, reduce mortality, and shorten hospital stay” Mert et al (2024).
Elastomeric infusion pumps for penicillin treatment – Full Text
“To reduce the risk of antimicrobial resistance, eCIPs could increasingly be promoted for use in OPAT clinics, and there should be adequate education and support in their implementation” Metsä-Simola et al (2024).
PICC insertion techniques in newborns – Full Text
“to analyze the effectiveness of peripherally inserted central catheter insertion techniques in preventing the occurrence of complications related to this device in newborns” Beleza et al (2024).
Effect of temperament type on infusion extravasation in newborns – Full Text
“This study aimed to investigate the effects of different types of temperament on infusion extravasation in newborns. A total of 209 newborns aged 4-7 days who were treated with infusion therapy were assessed for temperament type using the neonatal behavioral assessment scale score (NBAS)” Huang et al (2024).
PICC tip dislodgement causing pleural effusion – Full Text
“Peripheral intravenous central catheter (PICC) is a common tool for intravenous infusion for children who need central venous access. Although it is safe for physicians and nurses to place, complications like infection, occlusion, phlebitis, and bleeding can occur” Zhu et al (2024).
Adherence to CLABSI prevention national guidelines – Full Text
“This study highlights knowledge gaps, suboptimal adherence, and the need for targeted interventions to enhance nurses’ understanding of and adherence to evidence-based guidelines for preventing CLABSIs among adult ICU nurses in Jeddah’s MOH hospitals” Almalki et al (2024).
PICC use in people who inject drugs – Full Text
“Of 116 respondents (response rate 34%), most (73%) were uncomfortable discharging a patient with active substance use home with a PICC, but comfortable (87%) with discharge to postacute facilities” Fabricant et al (2024).
OPAT antimicrobial stewardship practices – Full Text
“The results provide specific examples of AMS initiatives, metrics, and resources that institutions may reference to advance the practices of their OPAT programs to meet The Joint Commission Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship standards” Azimi et al (2024).
Catheter-related right atrial thrombus in oncology patients – Full Text
“The presence of a central venous catheter is recognized as a risk factor for thrombus formation, particularly when inappropriately advanced into the right atrium” Cardoso et al (2024).
Review of sleep in home parenteral nutrition patients – Full Text
“Adult consumers of HPN are known to experience poor sleep attributed to frequent awakenings and long durations of wakefulness after falling asleep. Consequently, most consumers do not meet recommendations for sleep duration and quality or daytime napping” Dashti (2024).
Intraosseous needle insertion skill development using instructional video – Full Text
“The effectiveness of instructional videos as a stand-alone tool for the acquisition of practical skills is yet unknown because instructional videos are usually didactically embedded. Therefore, we evaluated the acquisition of the skill of a humeral intraosseous access via video in comparison to that of a self-study with an additional retention test” Ott et al (2024).
Effect of in-line filtration in newborns – Full Text
“If the use of in-line filters results in a significant decrease in sepsis-like events and/or in any other complications, the use of in-line filters in all intravenous administration systems may be recommended in NICUs” Cresi et al (2024).
Evidence-based CLABSI reduction protocol – Full Text
“The CLABSI rates in 2018, 2019, and 2020 were 2.98‰ (9/3021), 1.83‰ (6/3276), and 1.69‰ (4/2364), respectively. Notably, the CLABSI rate in 2021 was 0.38‰ (1/2607). In other words, the ICU CLABSI rate decreased from 1.69‰ to 0.38‰ after implementation of the new protocols” Chi et al (2024).
PICC-port outcome review compared with PICC – Full Text
“In women with breast cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy, PICC-ports were overall better accepted than PICCs in terms of QoL, especially in those who were younger. Device-related complications were similar” Pinelli et al (2024).
Drug extravasation in cancer patients – Full Text
“This comprehensive review explores the pathophysiology, incidence, risk factors, clinical presentation, diagnosis, prevention strategies, management approaches, complications, and long-term effects of extravasation in cancer patients” Pham and Tsunoyama (2024).
Dynamic haptic robotic CVC insertion trainer – Full Text
“The Dynamic Haptic Robotic Trainer (DHRT) was developed to train residents in CVC as an improvement over manikin trainers, however, the DHRT and manikin trainer both only provide training on one specific portion of CVC, needle insertion. As such, CVC SBT would benefit from more comprehensive training” Tzamaras et al (2024).
Ultrasound-guided peripheral IV insertion education
“Education and hands-on skills sessions increased provider confidence in US use. While this project focused on educational training of CRNAs, this is applicable to all health care providers who are responsible for IV cannulation” Schellman et al (2024).
Efficacy of urokinase in maintaining patency of hemodialysis catheters
“Urokinase locking maintains catheter patency more effectively than heparin. Prophylactic locking with urokinase or urokinase mixtures reduces incidences of catheter malfunction, which ensures the smooth progression of hemodialysis and reduces patient medical costs” Deng et al (2024).
Intraosseous access for trauma patients in South Korea – Full Text
“IO access offers a viable alternative to IV access for the initial resuscitation in patients with trauma, providing advantages in terms of procedure time and first-attempt success rate” Kim et al (2024).
Saline push technique during peripheral IV catheter placement
“The pushing technique with saline is an effective method to increase the first attempt success rate, decrease the number of attempts, reduce the procedure time, and reduce the complications during peripheral intravenous catheter placement procedures in paediatric haematology and oncology patients with difficult intravenous access” Gürcan et al (2024).
Effect of silver nanoparticles against multi-drug resistant bacteria
“By accurately regulating the morphology, size and surface properties of AgNPs, the antibacterial properties of AgNPs can be effectively enhanced and become a next generation antibacterial material with great development potential” Xie (2024).
Umbilical venous catheter tip placement
Umbilical venous catheter tip placement Abstract: Objective: To implement a Point-of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) program into a large NICU to enhance care by improving (1) umbilical venous catheter (UVC) tip identification and (2) central placement. Study Design: A POCUS program was established with core providers who received training from external and internal experts. A prospective study (n=94) […]
Preoperative skin antisepsis randomized clinical trial
“Over 18 consecutive months, study sites were randomly assigned each month to either use povidone iodine or chlorhexidine gluconate, each formulated in alcohol. Disinfectants and skin application processes were standardized and followed published protocols” Widmer et al (2024).
Central venous catheter misplacement into pleural cavity – Full Text
“We report a clinical case of inadvertent placement of an internal jugular vein CVC into the right pleural cavity, despite employing clinical and imaging-based techniques to ensure proper catheter positioning” Costa Santos et al (2024).