Preventing catheter-related thrombosis in infants after cardiac surgery
“This study was to determine the effect of continuous UFH infusion on asymptomatic CRT at discharge in infants after cardiac surgery” Tan et al (2024).
Impact of central venous catheter coatings on CLABSI rates
“Nanotechnology has attracted interest recently as a viable method for creating new antimicrobial agents. By putting antibacterial nanomaterials onto the catheter’s appear, that may reduce the likelihood of getting sick by stopping germs from adhering and growing” Cao and Wang (2024).
Vascular access device evidence-based knowledge test – Full Text
“To develop and psychometrically test an instrument to assess nurses’ evidence-based knowledge and self-efficacy regarding insertion and management of venous access devices (short peripheral catheter (SPC), long peripheral catheter/midline (LPC) and PICC) and the management of totally implantable central venous catheter (Port) in adult patients” Piredda et al (2024).
OPAT efficacy and safety meta-analysis – Full Text
“This meta-analysis aimed to summarise the evidence available from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) regarding the efficacy and safety of OPAT compared to inpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy” Mohammed et al (2024).
PICC associated UEDVT related to ABO blood type – Full Text
“According to the results from our single center analysis, we found that myelosuppression, radiotherapy, hematologic tumor, and non-O blood type were independent risk factors for symptomatic PICC related thrombosis” Wu et al (2024).
Intraosseous site flow rate study – Full Text
“Within the limitations of an unpressurized cadaveric swine model, the present findings suggest that IO catheter tip placements need not be perfect to acquire high flow rates at low pressures, only accurate enough to avoid the dense cortical bone of zone 3” Gehrz et al (2024).
Efficacy of antimicrobial central venous catheters – Full Text
“In-vitro efficacy of chlorhexidine (CHX) and CHX/silver sulfadiazine-impregnated (CHX-S) antimicrobial central venous catheters (CVCs) against C. auris was investigated” Gupta et al (2024).
Multi-infusion IV drug delivery to premature neonates – Full Text
“Using the most proximal available infusion connection considerably improves drug delivery times and drug doses delivered, which is critical during the administration of short-acting cardiovascular medications” Krysiak et al (2024).
Scrubbing devices for needlefree connectors – Full Text
“In this quality improvement project, we aimed to enhance compliance with peripheral IV hub disinfection at anesthesia induction to follow the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) safe medication injection guidelines” Mohan et al (2024).
Management of peripheral venous catheter-related phlebitis – Full Text
“To determine the consensus and importance of care practices related to the management of peripheral venous catheter (PVC)-related phlebitis in hospitalized patients through the views of experts from different disciplines” Torné-Ruiz et al (2024).
Emergency department fast-track OPAT – Full Text
“The findings of this study support the hypothesis that ID involvement in OPAT programs leads to changes in care that may have beneficial outcomes for patients and the healthcare system” McSweeney et al (2024).
Incidence of catheter-related thrombosis in critically ill patients – Full Text
“In critically ill patients, prevalence and incidence of catheter-related thrombosis were high. Catheter-related thrombosis was not associated with catheter-related infections, but was associated with pulmonary embolism and a decreased mortality risk” Smit et al (2024).
Preventing MARSI at the implantable port needle site
“The prevention and management of MARSI that can occur around the needle insertion site of a chest wall implantable port in hospitalised patients with a tumour remain challenging issues. The aim of this study was to explore whether the incidence of MARSI could be reduced by changing the body position during dressing changes” Jiang and Yin (2024).
Peripheral intravenous catheter documentation study
“Study findings support that there was strong compliance with the Infusion Nurses Society’s (INS) Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice vascular access practice recommendations; however, opportunities to improve infiltration/phlebitis assessment and documentation exist” Smith et al (2024).
Impact of central venous catheter drawn blood cultures on patient management – Full Text
“Many episodes of positive catheter-drawn blood cultures with concomitant negative percutaneously-drawn cultures lead to growth from percutaneously-drawn follow-up blood cultures. Thus, such initial discordant results should not be disregarded. Our findings advocate for a nuanced approach to blood culture interpretation, emphasizing the value of catheter-drawn blood cultures in clinical decision making and management” Wales et al (2024).
Operational definition of peripheral IV catheter insertion success
“The Walker and Avant method enabled the operationalization of the concept of success of peripheral intravenous catheterization in children based on attributes, antecedents and consequents, and model and opposite cases” Santos et al (2024).
Impact of virtual reality glasses on peripheral IV insertion pain
“Utilization of VRG has been detected to reduce pain and anxiety felt during the PIC process in adult patients and increase process satisfaction. VRG, a non-pharmacological, non-invasive, inexpensive, and feasible nursing initiative, may be recommended for use in pain and anxiety control in patients undergoing PIC treatment” Güler et al (2024).
Improving short peripheral intravenous catheter outcomes
“The study objective was to use a theory-based implementation science approach to evaluate and improve short PIVC insertion and care processes and reduce removals for adverse outcomes in acute care” Hook et al (2024).
EDTA central catheter locking solution quality improvement study
“Before implementing 4% EDTA, there were 36 CLABSI cases in 16 months (27 annualized). After implementation, there were 6 cases in 6 months (12 annualized), showing a statistically significant decrease of 59% in CLABSIs per 1000 catheter days” Tremain et al (2024).
Vascular access specialist team systematic review – Full Text
“The objective is to compare the effectiveness of VASTs versus standard practice regarding cannulation success and vascular access maintenance in hospitalised adults” Fernandez-Fernandez et al (2024).
Extravasation risk – Drug and patient profile study
“The findings of this study reiterate that nurses might consider closely observing patients with the risk factors identified in this study for the prevention and early detection of extravasation-related skin injuries” Maezawa et al (2024).
Vein visualization with near infrared imaging device
“Sixty-nine percent of the participants stated that they felt more secure with venipuncture after using the NIR device” Renno et al (2024).
PICC and midline catheters for palliative care patients – Full Text
“This review aimed to assess catheter indications, utilization, complications, dwell time, and patient experiences in cancer patients receiving palliative care” Gravdahl et al (2024).
Bleeding assessment following central venous catheter placement – Full Text
“Reported bleeding incidences following central venous catheter (CVC) placement highly depend on methods of bleeding assessment. To determine the direction and magnitude of the bias associated with retrospective data collection, we used data from the PACER randomized controlled trial and a previous retrospective cohort study” van Baarle et al (2024).
Cost of cancer treatment at home – Full Text
“The aim of this study is to investigate the cost and reimbursement of cancer treatment in these two HH models compared to the Standard of Care (SOC)” Misplon et al (2024).
Inadvertent arterial PICC placement in an Infant – Full Text
“We present a case of an inadvertent arterial placement of a PICC in a two-month-old infant with dilated cardiomyopathy and decompensated heart failure” Tsuboi et al (2024).
Brachiocephalic vein cannulation in adults – Full Text
“Ultrasound-guided supraclavicular BCV catheterization offers a new and safe method for central venous line catheterization in adults” Singh et al (2024).
Umbilical venous catheter placement in neonates
“The findings support the adoption of real-time ultrasound in clinical settings to enhance umbilical venous catheter placement accuracy and minimize associated risks” D’Andrea et al (2024).
CVAD utilization outside the ICU
“Central venous access device (CVAD) use outside of the ICU is trending down; however, significant variation exists between institutions. Children with CVADs hospitalized on the acute care units had a CLABSI rate of 4% and VTE rate of 3.4%. 91% of surveyed institutions have a vascular access team; however, the services provided vary between institutions” Burek et al (2024).
Review of NICE guideline for maintenance fluid therapy in adults – Full Text
“The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) Guideline for Maintenance Fluid Therapy in Adults in Hospital is widely used, but the recommendations have not been evaluated properly” Hahn and Van Regenmortel (2024).