App for the care of people with vascular access devices
“Cuidaven® is an app designed specifically to improve adherence to best practices in the care of people with venous catheters, and to increase health education and involvement of patients in their own clinical safety and self-care” Bujalance-Hoyos et al (2025).
Self-removal of medical devices in ICU – Full Text
“Self-removal of medical devices (SRMD) is common in the intensive care unit (ICU). Most studies of this issue concentrate on self-extubation, leaving self-removal of other devices less well studied” Culhane et al (2025).
Advancement of nurses in vascular access care
“Although vascular access care is crucial, its quality is often unsatisfactory due to the diversity of procedures, technologies, and the need to adapt to each patient. Despite numerous improvement interventions, high complication rates and suboptimal use of these vascular devices persist” Castro-Sánchez et al (2025).
Review of plastic and metal cannulas for arteriovenous fistula access
“This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to compare dialysis adequacy and complications between plastic and metal cannulas for AVF and AVG access” Abudawood et al (2025).
Vessel health and preservation
“Implementing a VHP program across institutions requires leadership support, interprofessional education, and integration into electronic health records. Adopting this proactive model improves first-attempt insertion success, reduces delays in therapy, and lowers complication rates. In complex cases, timely advancement to specialty placement ensures continued vascular health while maintaining access to essential treatments” Moureau (2025).
Removal of very long-term central venous access devices
“An international cross-sectional survey was carried out to evaluate clinicians’ experiences in the management of very long-term CVADs (tunneled/Port catheters >10 years; Peripherally-Inserted Central Catheters-PICCs >2 years) and their opinions on elective replacement of these devices” Pironi et al (2025).
Outcomes associated with intravenous access before and after cardiac arrest – Full Text
“To identify factors associated with prehospital intravenous access (IVA) in non-minor emergencies and compare the outcomes of emergency medical service (EMS)-witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) occurring before and after IVA was established” Ito et al (2025).
Implementation of an infusion therapy nursing team
“The team was formed by 2 infusion therapy nurses. In the first year, 1502 activities were carried out, with a predominance of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) insertions (896; 59.6%); consultations related to infusion therapy (185; 12.3%); and PICC clearance procedures (103; 6.8%). PICCs were inserted using tip navigation and intracavitary electrocardiogram guidance in 82.5% of cases” Messias et al (2025).
Guidewire catheter exchange using the Modified Seldinger technique
“These findings suggest that guidewire exchange of peripherally inserted central catheters and midlines using the Modified Seldinger technique kit is a safe and effective alternative. However, further research is warranted to determine the optimal clinical scenarios for its use” Giustivi et al (2025).
Epinephrine administration in pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – Full Text
“In this retrospective cohort study of pediatric patients with OHCA in the US and Canada, the route of epinephrine administration was not associated with survival to hospital discharge or prehospital ROSC. This may support the practice of administering epinephrine via IO or IV route” Okubo et al (2025).
Organization of out-of-hospital emergency kits – Full Text
“While guidelines on contents and packing strategies of emergency kits for specific tasks and specialized situations exist, data for the design of out-of-hospital emergency kits in a general urban population is lacking. It may be possible to transfer the promising results of modern in-hospital packing strategies such as task-based package organization (TPO) to an Emergency Medical Service setting” Laxar et al (2025).
Vascular access for puppies and kittens under 12 weeks – Full Text
“Catheters in the jugular vein may be preferred for puppies and kittens under 1.2 kg and 0.3 kg, respectively. Utilizing the cephalic vein for venous access may facilitate rapid and less technically challenging intravenous catheter placement in patients under 12 weeks old” Zilberfarb et al (2025).
Improving venous access by using a near-infrared vein-finder – Full Text
“Based on our findings, we recommend providing an NIR vein-finder device and ultrasound training to improve venous access in hospital settings and encourage further research to evaluate their effectiveness” Bennakhi et al (2025).
Vascular access devices for systemic anti-cancer therapy survey
“A recent scoping review discovered a significant deficit in the literature covering clinical aspects of vascular access device (VAD) selection, insertion, and, in particular, training and education. To answer some of these questions, we are conducting a quantitative survey throughout Europe to investigate healthcare professionals’ current practices surrounding vascular access devices used for systemic anti-cancer therapy” Duggan et al (2025).
Ipsilateral placement of central venous catheters and dialysis catheters
“This study showed that ipsilateral or contralateral placement did not affect the distance between CVC and CVDC line tips. There were no significant adverse changes in cardiovascular parameters or noradrenaline dose when CRRT was commenced regardless of whether the lines were inserted ipsilaterally or contralaterally” Hobson et al (2025).
Patient satisfaction with vascular access – Full Text
“This multi-center study aimed to investigate the correlation between vascular access satisfaction (VAS) and demoralization syndrome (DS) in elderly patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD)” Lv et al (2025).
Psychological impact of vascular access devices – Full Text
“VADs for parenteral nutrition are associated with significant psychological burden in young patients. These findings highlight the need for routine psychological screening and targeted interventions to support this population” Baudolino et al (2025).
Prehospital antibiotics and intravenous fluids for patients with sepsis – Full Text
“Prompt recognition and treatment of patients with sepsis improve survival. Patients transported to hospital with sepsis often do not receive treatment until they are assessed in emergency departments. Initiation of treatments by paramedics at the point of first contact may improve outcomes for these patients” Scales et al (2025).
IV versus IO vascular access
“Establishing vascular access early in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a crucial factor for improving prognosis. Clinical guidelines recommend both intravascular (IV) and intraosseous (IO) access, but the superiority of one technique over the other has yet to be determined” Hameed et al (2025).
Detailed narrative review of vascular access devices – Full Text
“Venous access devices can be categorized based on the termination site of the tip of the catheter into central and peripheral access devices. Selecting the type of venous access device depends on various factors, including the condition of the patient, the anticipated duration of therapy, the use of vesicant or hyperosmolar therapies and the potential risk of complications” Abdulelah et al (2025).
How to exchange a tunneled central venous catheter
“Patients with intestinal failure (IF) are dependent on tunneled central venous catheters (CVC) to provide parenteral nutrition. A method using a fibrous sheath (FS) was developed to preserve the central venous routes while exchanging CVC. We focused on the reduction of punctured catheter insertions for the FS method” Hashizume et al (2025).
Using the ipsilateral arm in patients with breast cancer – Full Text
“Twelve months after implementation, more than 100 patients with breast cancer participated with zero incidences of resulting lymphedema. There were no foot stick orders or calf blood pressures in patients when the ipsilateral arm was used. After 16 months, the practice change became a systemwide policy” Shady (2025).
Accidental removal of medical devices
“The nasoenteral catheter was the most frequently removed device (44.4%), followed by the central venous catheter (11.4%), the indwelling bladder catheter (9.0%), and the peripheral venous catheter (6.9%)” Oliveira et al (2025).
Vascular access during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – Full Text
“This study aimed to apply a Bayesian probabilistic framework to the Intravenous vs. Intraosseous Vascular Access for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (IVIO) trial data to evaluate the likelihood of benefit for each vascular access method while incorporating various prior beliefs” Vallentin et al (2025).
Vascular access devices for patients with hematological cancer – Full Text
“Therefore, we aimed to compare the chemoport and Hickman central venous catheters (CVCs) as representative devices used in patients with hematological cancer” Han et al (2025).
Near-infrared guided vascular access in dogs – Full Text
“Use of NIR imaging for identification of superficial, peripheral veins is feasible in healthy beagles and hounds, regardless of shaving and administration of dexmedetomidine. This technology could be useful in other clinical scenarios” Bowden et al (2025).
Safe injection practices in healthcare
“This position paper provides healthcare professionals (HCP) updated guidance with corresponding evidence and rationale to support safe injection, infusion, medication vial, and point-of-care testing practices in healthcare settings” Ormsby et al (2025).
3D virtual simulation game for teaching intravenous fluid therapy
“To describe the gamification process of peripheral intravenous catheterization (PIVC) and intravenous fluid therapy (IFT) in nursing education and conduct usability testing of the 3D virtual simulation game” Kuruca Ozdemir et al (2025).
Emergency department vascular access team – Full Text
“This report details the formation and maintenance of a highly skilled vascular access team. The team is comprised of paramedics and EMTs who have been trained in USG PIV placement allowing them to care for patients with DIVA” Roll et al (2025).
Nursing student knowledge of intravenous therapy
“This study aimed to assess the knowledge of intravenous therapy among nursing students. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 170 diploma nursing students randomly selected from a private university in Malaysia between November 30 and December 30, 2023” Che Seman et al (2025).