Peripheral intravenous catheter management – Full Text
“This article reviews the evidence for the appropriate use of short PIVCs in hospitalized patients, assesses the ongoing need for PIVCs, provides recommendations for alternative options, and argues for promptly removing a PIVC that is no longer in use” Ray-Barruel and Alexander (2025).
Maintaining peripheral cannula patency
“Normal saline infusions have been proposed as an alternative for extending cannula lifespan. This study aims to address the clinical need for data on blood collection techniques in healthy participants” Lubila et al (2025).
How to improve vein prominence prior to cannulation – Full Text
“The authors aimed to examine the effect of three techniques used to improve vein prominence on achievement, knowledge, and psychomotor skills in the first PVC experience in nursing students” Yılmaz et al (2025).
Peripheral intravenous cannula removal in children
“To determine the effects of using an alcohol-free, silicone-based adhesive remover spray and squeezing a stress ball on pain and fear of pain during the removal of peripheral intravenous cannulas and fixation materials (acrylate-based hypoallergenic adhesives) in children aged 6-9 years” Guzel Polat et al (2025).
AccuVein research protocol – Full Text
“To verify the effectiveness of AccuVeinAV300® in the success of peripheral intravenous catheterization in adults with difficult intravenous access, compared to the traditional clinical method” Bittencourt et al (2025).
Reducing peripheral intravenous catheter related blood stream infections
“A taskforce was convened to plan, develop and implement hospital-wide, evidence-based practice approaches, aligned with clinical care standards, to reduce the incidence of PIVC related infection” Sammut et al (2025).
Using a vein imaging device to assist peripheral intravenous catheterization in children
“This study was aimed at investigating the effect of the vein-imaging device used in peripheral intravenous catheterization on the success of the procedure in patients who presented to the children’s emergency department” Karaarslan et al (2025).
Short versus long peripheral intravenous catheters in neonates – Full Text
“Neonatal-short peripheral intravenous catheters (n-SPCs) and neonatal-long peripheral intravenous catheters (n-LPCs) are widely used for short-term vascular access in neonates” van Rens et al (2025).
Safety of long peripheral IV catheters in hospitalized patients – Full Text
“The new long peripheral catheter provides a safe, rapid, and effective means of venous access. Its straightforward insertion technique, convenience, and suitability for “point of care” use make it a valuable option for patients requiring continuous intravenous therapy” Weber et al (2025).
Long peripheral intravenous catheter research protocol – Full Text
“The international literature, especially in North America and Europe, has shown that the use of midline catheters and long peripheral intravenous catheters have similarities regarding greater safety and lower risk of complications” Teixeira et al (2025).
Unused short peripheral intravenous catheters in different care settings – Full Text
“To examine the variation of the operative definition and occurrence of unused peripheral intravenous catheters in pre-hospital and hospital settings, and to describe possible predictors of this phenomenon” Ambrosi et al (2025).
Peripheral IV dwell time and risk of bloodstream infection – Full Text
“In this cohort study of 371 061 PIVCs, dwell time was associated with the development of BSIs with PIVCs. After day 3, PIVC indication should be reviewed and PIVC replacement considered” Zanella et al (2025).
Comparison of peripheral intravenous catheterization sites – Full Text
“PIVC’s applied at different anatomical sites were similar in terms of the risk of phlebitis and infiltration, but pain intensity was much higher upper hand. It has been determined that various factors related to the patient, nurse and other variables affecting the level of phlebitis, infiltration and pain are effective” Kaplan et al (2025).
Utilization of ultrasound techniques for peripheral IV access among nurses – Full Text
“This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and utilization of ultrasound for difficult peripheral venous access among nurses at an Italian university hospital” Cerrone et al (2025).
Hemolysis associated with neonatal intravenous catheters – Full Text
“Several studies report hemolysis when packed red blood cells (PRBCs) are transfused through small-inner-diameter (ID) catheters using presence of biomarkers but do not address cause and amount of hemolysis” Chang et al (2025).
Impact of 3D VR simulation on student nurse cannulation skills
“This study aimed to evaluate the educational effects of 3D VR simulation practice versus small group practice on nursing students’ skill performance, learning satisfaction, and flow state” Yoon (2025).
Transillumination to improve peripheral intravenous catheter insertion
“This randomized controlled crossover study, conducted in a university hospital, aimed to compare the success of the first attempt at peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) insertion using 2 technologies of the visualization of veins in children at risk of difficult intravenous access (DIVA) guided by light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or infrared radiation (IR)” de Freitas Floriano et al (2025).
Pediatric difficult intravenous access score
“This study provides external validation data for DIVA3 and DIVA4 scores in the LMIC setting. The novel modified 4-variable LMIC-DIVA score improves test characteristics and accuracy in identifying pediatric DIVA in our population” Kanjanauptom et al (2025).
Peripheral intravenous catheter care quality improvement – Full Text
“The use of peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVC) is a crucial nursing practice for ensuring patient safety. Purpose: This systematic review assessed quality improvement (QI) articles focused on nursing insertion and management practices related to PIVCs” Cho et al (2025).
Improving peripheral IV placement
“While there was no significant difference in time to IV placement, other outcomes were consistent with the study’s hypothesis that biplane imaging would provide an advantage. Further studies are needed to evaluate if skills performed on phantoms are transferable to patient care” Qu et al (2025).
Patient experience of ultrasound-guided intravenous catheter insertion – Full Text
“Ultrasound-guided PIVC insertion by trained clinicians significantly enhances the experience for patients with DiVA. However, challenges remain, including the availability of equipment and trained staff” Rivera et al (2025).
Near-infrared assisted neonatal peripheral intravenous catheterization
“The implementation of NIR-huddle failed to improve first-time insertion success, but PIVC dwell time and documentation were improved. Further research is needed to minimize harm and improve neonatal vascular access preservation” August et al (2025).
Peripheral intravenous catheter needle flashback design
“In this study, the authors found the insertion technique with grooved flashback needle design reduced operative error, double punctures and improved first-attempt success. This flashback needle design could significantly improve patient outcomes, speed time to treatment and reduce hospital costs” Moureau and Kaufman (2025).
Ultrasound-guided long peripheral IV catheters in ICU – Full Text
“To secure peripheral venous access under sonographic guidance, LPCs would provide additional advantages such as a channel for backflow and sampling and longer dwell time compared to conventional peripheral intravenous cannulas” Sam et al (2025).
Long peripheral IV catheters for lung cancer patients
“To investigate the applicability, safety, and efficacy of long peripheral catheters in the infusion therapy of lung cancer patients” Liu et al (2025).
Peripheral IV catheter care standards in ED – Full Text
“These findings highlight the suboptimal ED PIVC practices that require attention and improvement. Innovative interventions and technology are necessary to address some of these suboptimal practices due to their complexity and persistent challenges, despite previous efforts by clinicians and researchers” Xu et al (2025).
Insertion site selection for long peripheral intravenous catheters – Full Text
“Selecting the upper arm as the insertion site for long PIVCs reduced the incidence of thrombophlebitis and extended indwelling catheter duration during antimicrobial therapy” Zhao et al (2025).
Technology to improve first time PIVC insertion success – Full Text
“To determine the association between patient characteristics, techniques, and technologies with first-time peripheral intravenous catheter insertion in paediatric acute care” Kleidon et al (2025).
Infrared illumination for difficult peripheral venous catheterisation – Full Text
“Our hypothesis is that infrared vein illumination could improve the success rate of peripheral venous catheterisation in critically ill patients at risk of difficult catheterisation” Ouedraogo et al (2025).
Peripheral IV catheter thrombus formation
“It was feasible to identify and measure PIVC thrombus sonographically. Ultrasound showed that IV flucloxacillin administration appeared to be associated with more frequent formation of PIVC thrombus, with these increasing in length over time” Bulmer et al (2024).