Internal jugular vein bypass for central venous occlusion
“Extra-anatomical cephalic to internal jugular venovenous bypass is a surgical method of improving the patency of arteriovenous access in patients with central venous stenosis” Rehman et al (2020).
Health care-associated infection surveillance in the NICU
“This study aimed to determine the incidence of HCAI in a tertiary NICU and identify the risk factors.” Kilic et al (2019).
Catheter-related bloodstream infection in burn intensive care units
“To analyze the distribution and drug resistance of pathogens isolated from patients with catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) in burn intensive care unit (BICU)” Luo et al (2020).
Prevalence and predictors of PICC CLABSI in cancer patients
“PICC for chemotherapy or antibiotics, and number of catheter lumens are associated with increased risk of PICC-CLABSI in cancer patients” Lee et al (2020).
How to obtained blood samples from central venous catheters?
“Blood sampling via heparin-locked central venous catheter, including coagulation tests, is possible in accordance with the Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines.” jean et al (2020).
Intraosseous versus intravenous drug administration in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
“To compare the effectiveness of the intravenous (IV) and intraosseous (IO) routes for drug administration in adults with a cardiac arrest enrolled in the Pre-Hospital Assessment of the Role of Adrenaline” Nolan et al (2020).
Vascular access bundles and Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia
“Interventions targeted at reducing the HA-SAB rate, such as bundles of care for insertion and maintenance of vascular access devices and skin and nasal decolonisation of staphylococci prior to surgery, are urgently required” Roberts et al (2020).
Trends in health care-associated infection prevention
“To evaluate changes over time in infection prevention practices and the perception of the importance of infection prevention to hospital leadership” Vaughn et al (2020).
Top 100 systematic reviews in central venous catheter research
“The purpose of this bibliometric analysis was to identify the 100 top-cited systematic reviews/meta-analyses in the literature on central venous catheters and to capture the most important trends in this area of research” huang et al (2020).
IV infusion practices across England and their impact on patient safety
“To determine the prevalence, types and severity of errors and discrepancies in infusion administration in English hospitals, and to explore sources of variation in errors, discrepancies and practices, including the contribution of smart pumps” Blandford et al (2020).
Case study describes CRBSI in immunocompetent patient
“We here report the first confirmed catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) due to Myroides odoratimimus in an immunocompetent patient” Lu et al (2020).
Population pharmacokinetics of piperacillin
“Population pharmacokinetics of piperacillin in plasma and subcutaneous tissue in patients on continuous renal replacement therapy” But et al (2020).
Partial oral antibiotic therapy is non-inferior to IV therapy in patients with infective endocarditis
“This article aimed to review and meta-analyze studies comparing i.v. therapy versus POT in non-critically ill patients suffering from IE” Rezar et al (2020).
Urokinase catheter lock solution eradicates microorganisms embedded in biofilm
“Eradication of microorganisms embedding in biofilm by a dose-dependent urokinase-based catheter lock solution in chronic hemodialysis patients” Wang et al (2020).
Study of 755 deep and superficial upper-extremity vein thrombosis
“The aim is to describe the clinical and ultrasound features, UE-VT-related diseases, and the prevalence of pulmonary embolism (PE) and associated deaths” Ploton et al (2020).
Principles and aims of intravenous fluid therapy
“Nurses will often encounter patients with a disrupted fluid balance, particularly in critical care. They will be involved in assessing patients’ fluid status and administering and monitoring therapy” Guest (2020).
Safety of antiemetic prophylaxis infusion in patients with cancer
“The neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist HTX-019 (CINVANTI® ) was approved for preventing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting” Perry et al (2020).
Guide for infectious disease physician to treat opioid use disorder
“In this article, we discuss the integration of evidence-based management of OUD and patient-centered care of hospitalized persons with acute injection-related infections” Several et al (2019).
Analysis of risk factors for implantable venous access port catheter fracture
“Implantable vascular access devices are approved by its advantages of being safe, effective and less invasive. It is important to clarify the related factors and early prevention of fracture” Ai et al (2020).
Intravenous catheter lock solutions in patients receiving home parenteral nutrition
“We suggest discussing with patients the benefits and risks when starting taurolidine, especially in patients who are considered to have a higher risk for CRBSIs” Wouters et al (2020).
Peripheral intravenous catheter assessment and decision-making
“…eight-step tool derived from international vascular access guidelines into a structured mnemonic for device assessment and decision-making” Ray-Barruel et al (2020).
Chylothorax or total parenteral nutrition-related pleural effusion in a neonate?
“We review a case of a premature neonate who suffered large, bilateral PLE after insertion of an upper extremity PICC line for TPN” Alhatem et al (2020).
Bacterial colonization of non-permanent central venous catheters in hemodialysis dogs
“The aim of this retrospective observational study was to evaluate the prevalence of bacterial colonization of CVCs in dogs submitted to hemodialysis treatment at time of CVC removal” Perondi et al (2020).
Midline catheter and PICC use in patients with gastrointestinal cancer
“This study aimed to compare the application value of midline catheter and peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) in patients with gastrointestinal tumors during the perioperative period” Tao et al (2019).
PICC-related upper deep venous thrombosis in patients with hematological malignancies
“We retrospectively analyzed 50 adult patients affected by hematological malignancies who presented a PICC-associated UEDVT. UEDVT treatment was compared in 3 groups” Scamuffa et al (2020).
Skin and soft tissue infections in hematological patients
“Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in patients with hematological malignancies are frequent but dedicated epidemiological studies are limited” Ungaro and Mikulska (2020).
Vancomycin lock therapy for treatment of infected long-term catheters
“We assessed the success rate of vancomycin catheter lock therapy (VLT) in combination with systemic antimicrobials in patients with staphylococcal catheter-related bloodstream infection (C-RBSI)” Alonso et al (2020).
Landmark or radiological technique to determine optimal depth of jugular venous catheter
“The external anatomical landmark and the radiological landmark have been introduced to provide estimation of the depth of right internal jugular venous catheter during insertion” Samerchua et al (2020).
PICC in outpatient and inpatient oncological treatment
“So far there is little evidence on peripherally inserted central venous catheter (PICC) in radiation oncology patients maintaining the access during the periods of ambulatory and hospital treatment” Mielke et al (2020).
Outcome analysis in 270 radiologically guided implantations of totally implantable ports
“We present a single center retrospective study of radiologically guided placement of TIVAPs through the basilic vein, with analysis of technical feasibility, patient safety, and device-related complications” Kao et al (2020).