Implantable port-related long‑term complications – Full Text
“Therefore, in the present study, a predictive model for long-term complications following TIVAP implantation in patients with lung cancer was developed” Jia et al (2024).
Chemotherapy with implantable arterial access port – Full Text
“Following symptomatic treatment, the patient underwent a therapeutic regimen that combined transarterial infusion port FOLFOX-HAIC with Lenvatinib and Sintilimab” Jiang et al (2024).
Echogenicity of peripheral venous catheters
“The echogenicity of a device is an essential component of successful ultrasound-guided peripheral venous catheter placement. Optimizing catheter intrinsic factors such as components of the cannula and length, and extrinsic factor like the insertion angle should be considered in their design and use to reduce puncture failure rates” Slosse et al (2024).
Ultrasound guided arterial access for combat medics
“Microteaching may be an effective approach to train combat medics in obtaining ultrasound-guided percutaneous femoral artery access. The use of echogenic coatings on needles could be a valuable adjunct and provide advantage in obtaining vascular access” van de Voort et al (2024).
Implantable port and PICC-related complications – Full Text
“Implantable venous access ports are safer than peripherally inserted central catheters for Chinese patients with hematological malignancies” Lu et al (2024).
Management of PICC fracture
“This case suggests that silicone-based PICCs are fragile and have a high risk of spontaneous dislocation. Therefore, they should be replaced with polyurethane-based PICCs” Zeng et al (2024).
Infusion pump education quality improvement project
“This project demonstrated that affixing visual aids and formalizing hands-on education can lead to significantly increased proficiency with infusion medical pumps and efficiency in hanging a new infusion bag” Scheide et al (2024).
PICC-port tunneling procedure
“Our data suggest pseudo-tunnelling is a safe and effective technique for PICC-Ports insertion avoiding central venous catheterization, even in patient with small vein at the arms” Benvenuti et al (2024).
Types of drugs used during neonatal transport
“This study of a single transport team revealed that a wide variety of medications and fluids were used in the transport of neonates, with term infants receiving more medications than preterm infants” McKissic et al (2024).
Should ICU patients be screened for UEDVT – Full Text
“This article reviews data collected from observational studies that have performed bedside duplex ultrasound for surveillance of CCRT and discuss if we should routinely screen for CCRT” Shepherd and Carle (2024).
Strategy for the removal of stuck implantable port
“The proposed stepwise interventional strategy successfully removed adherent port catheters, with good safety and high effectiveness. It appeared to reduce the incidence of catheter fracture during the removal of adherent totally implantable central venous access port catheters” Ding et al (2024).
Ultrasound phantoms to practice ultrasound-guided peripheral vascular access
“Education and simulation are effective tools for improving the skills and knowledge related to ultrasound-guided peripheral IV access. Ultrasound phantom models allow for skill development without the risk of patient harm” Bullington et al (2024).
Central catheter care in hemodialysis patients
“In our dialysis unit in Shenzhen Guangdong Province China, we have developed and used our own dialysis catheter care protocol since May 2013 with good results. In this study, we would like to share our experience with the other units” Mai et al (2024).
OPAT in patients with complicated periprosthetic joint infections
“In a single centre analysis, 47 cases treated with OPAT were studied in relation to pathogen, antimicrobial resistance, indication for OPAT and follow up” Strassburg et al (2024).
CLABSI risk reduction in children with chronic intestinal failure – Full Text
“Our vascular rehabilitation concept (VRC) is a core component of our intestinal rehabilitation program (IRP) and consists of an education program, optimization of skin care, catheter fixation and lock solution, and the use of hybrid technique for catheter placement” Hilberath et al (2024).
Chemotherapy extravasation following PICC fracture
“The nature of docetaxel and partial catheter rupture caused drug extravasation, leading to delayed skin toxicity. The use of a polyurethane catheter reduces the incidence of catheter rupture; hence, silicon catheters should be avoided” Tian et al (2024).
Osmolarity of neonatal peripheral parenteral nutrition
“To describe the clinical impact of lowering the peripheral parenteral nutrition (PPN) maximum osmolarity limit from 1000 to 900 mOsm/L in patients in two neonatal intensive care units (NICUs)” Szachnowicz et al (2024).
Peripheral IV catheter complications in patients with acute stroke – Full Text
“This study provides novel insights into the frequency and types of complications associated with SPC in patients with acute stroke” Privitera et al (2024).
OPAT quality improvement – Full Text
OPAT quality improvement Abstract: Background: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is a safe and cost-effective transitional care approach administered via different delivery models. No standards
Risk factors for central venous access device failure – Full Text
“Modifiable risk factors were identified for CVAD failure, which occurred for 1-in-10 catheters. Strict infection prevention measures and improved CVAD securement could reduce CLABSI and dislodgement risk” Corley et al (2024).
CLABSI management qualitative study – Full Text
“Management practices such as timely analysis of HAIs, collaboration between facility leadership and multidisciplinary team members, and a focus on identifying the failure of a procedure or protocol, rather than the failure of staff members, are all approaches that can support infection prevention efforts” Gaughan et al (2024).
IVsight infusion monitoring device review – Full Text
“The IVsight infusion monitoring device showed near-perfect agreement on the recorded IV infusion duration compared with manual recording, and good acceptability among the study participants” >Mejia-Chew et al (2024).
Long peripheral catheters for intravenous infusions of iloprost
“Our experience shows that LPCs could be valuable and safe for rheumatologic outpatients. The increased number of insertions and new and total patients enrolled each year defines the satisfaction of patients and health care professionals” Donadoni et al (2024).
Central venous access in the prone position
“Successful VAD insertion techniques in prone patients encompassed multiple anatomical sites, including the internal jugular, brachial, femoral, and popliteal veins. However, challenges persisted, particularly with respect to anatomical variations and technical complexities in cannulation” Longo et al (2024).
Dressings and securement devices to prevent arterial catheter complications – Full Text
“To evaluate the effectiveness of peripheral AC dressing and securement devices to prevent failure and complications in hospitalised people” Schults et al (2024).
Fluid volume administered with intravenous antibiotics
“The majority of physicians were unaware of fluid volumes administered as a drug diluent with IV antibiotics. The majority chose not to make post-prescribing adjustments to their planned fluid administration” Aghaie et al (2024).
Umbilical catheter extravasation injury
“Despite a preliminary NEC diagnosis, further evaluation revealed umbilical catheter complications, leading to total parenteral nutrition extravasation. Removal of the catheter, drainage, and antibiotic adjustment resulted in improved clinical outcomes” Armağan et al (2024).
Blood cultures drawn from central venous catheters – Full Text
“We urge clinicians to obtain catheter-drawn blood cultures when the catheter may be the source of suspected infection” Mermel and Rupp (2024).
Transillumination improves neonatal peripheral IV cannulation – Full Text
” Transillumination improves the first-attempt success rate of peripheral vein cannulation performed by pediatric residents in neonates >1,500 g, while no benefit was found in infants ≤1,500 g” Hinterstein et al (2024).
Fat embolisation associated with intraosseous infusions – Full Text
“The aim of this systematic review is to synthesise the existing evidence describing fat intravasation, fat embolism and fat embolism syndrome (FES) following IO infusion” Ellington et al (2024).
BSI risk in patients receiving peripheral parenteral nutrition – Full Text
“This study identified the incidence of and risk factors for developing BSI, such as a longer average daily infusion time of PPNs and all intravenous fluids, in patients receiving PPN therapy” Shimoda et al (2024).
IV medication administration error during the perioperative period – Full Text
“Intravenous (IV) medication administration error remains a major concern during the perioperative period. This review examines inadvertent IV anaesthesia induction agent administration via high-risk routes” Patel (2024).
Purple glove syndrome management
“Purple glove syndrome (PGS) is a rare condition characterized by limb edema, discoloration, and pain associated with intravenous and oral phenytoin administration” Mutsago et al (2024).
CLABSI rates in trauma patients
“This study aimed to identify the rate of positive (+)CLABSI in trauma patients and risk factors associated with (+)CLABSI” Aryan et al (2024).
Ultrasound-guided peripheral IV catheter placement by nurses – Full Text
“Ultrasound-guided technique can be a safer, faster, and more effective alternative to the traditional approach for nurses to establish intravenous access across different clinical settings and age groups” Tian et al (2024).
Home CLABSI rate decreased by 52%
“The ambulatory CLABSI rate decreased by 52% from 0.25 to 0.12 per 1000 CL days post intervention, achieved within 27 months; 117 CLABSI were prevented, with $4.2 million hospital charges and 702 hospital days avoided” Wong et al (2024).
Improving appropriate PICC use
“A large-scale, multihospital QI initiative to improve appropriate PICC use yielded substantial return on investment from cost-offset of prevented complications” Heath et al (2024).
PICC placement in neonates study – Full Text
“This study aims to assess the comparative effectiveness of a conventional splitting needle or a peelable cannula vs. the modified Seldinger technique (MST) by utilizing a dedicated micro-insertion kit across various clinically significant metrics, including insertion success, complications, and catheter-related infections” van Rens et al (2024).
Best practice in the use of peripheral venous catheters – Full Text
“Simplified, standardized, bundled solutions are needed to reduce avoidable harm from PIVCs. Healthcare practice has changed over time and new educational tools are needed to adapt to increased workload and time constraints” Mimoz et al (2024).
Central venous access device-related thrombosis in children – Full Text
“This is the latest systematic review of risk factors and incidence of CRT in children. A total of 47 studies involving 262,587 patients were included in our meta-analysis, according to which the pooled prevalence of CRT was 9.1%. This study identified several of the most critical risk factors affecting CRT in children, including D-dimer, insertion location, type of catheter, number of lumens, catheter indwelling time, and central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI)” Fu et al (2024).
Validated miniMAGIC-Brazil guide – Full Text
“The content of all recommendations, named as miniMAGIC-Brasil, was validated by the expert committee after two stages of evaluation. All recommendations had an overall agreement index of 0.91” Felipe et al (2024).
Central venous catheter fracture case study – Full Text
“The decision to remove and replace the malfunctioning catheter was made by the patient’s physician. However, during the removal process, both the retaining suture and the catheter were inadvertently severed” Sabzi et al (2024).
Patient mobilization with femoral catheters
“This study supports that the presence of femoral catheters alone should not limit the progression of mobility interventions. Using clinical judgement and specialty training, burn therapists can safely mobilize burn ICU patients with femoral catheters in place” O’Neil et al (2024).
Extravasation most reported radiopharmaceutical adverse event
“A total of 128 reports were collected, including 65 cases of extravasations, 18 adverse reactions, and 45 drug interactions. Over the years, reporting has been increasing, adverse reactions occurred at a higher incidence than reported in the literature, and each anomalous biodistribution was analysed for possible drug interaction” Martínez et al (2024).
Tunnelled femorally inserted central catheter and PICC comparison – Full Text
“There were no differences in catheter-related outcomes between the matched cohort of tFICC and PICC patients, suggesting that tFICCs are a possible alternative for vascular access when the veins of the upper extremities or thoracic region are not viable for catheterisation” McManus et al (2024).
Implantable port catheter tip location and complication rates
“The position of the catheter tip of totally implantable venous access devices (TIVAD) is a risk factor for postoperative complications. The study aim was to assess the early and late complications (EC and LC) associated with the position of the catheter tip in cancer patients” Hamri et al (2024).
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy uncompensated provider time
“In this study of a large academic OPAT program, the median amount of unbilled OPAT management time was 27 minutes per week, per OPAT course” Schranz et al (2024).
Implantable port care standards
“This study aimed to determine the practices of nurses working in pediatric and adult oncology clinics regarding totally implantable venous access device (TIVAD) care” Gündogdu et al (2024).
IV dressing changes completed by vascular access team
“The VAT consistently followed the bundled components, including use of chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)-impregnated dressings on all patients unless an allergy was identified” Draper et al (2024).
Devices for vasopressor administration – RCT protocol – Full Text
“VIPCA is a feasibility RCT whose outcomes will inform the feasibility and design of a multicentre Phase-3 trial comparing routes of vasopressor delivery” Watts et al (2024).
Ultrasound-guided PIVC insertion reduces pain
“This study aimed to compare patients’ experience of pain during ultrasound (US)-guided peripheral venipuncture versus conventional peripheral venipuncture” Junges et al (2024).
Infusion phlebitis rates in the emergency department
“The incidence of peripheral intravenous catheter-related phlebitis was 31%, which was grade 1 in 29.7% and grade 2 in 1.3% of the emergency department participants” Bakcek Akcelik and Ayhan (2024).