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Results of Canadian nosocomial infection surveillance program – Full Text

"Data were collected from 68 Canadian sentinel acute care hospitals between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2023, for intensive care unit central line-associated bloodstream infections (ICU-CLABSIs), hip and knee surgical site infections (SSIs), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt SSIs and paediatric cardiac SSIs. Case counts, rates, patient and hospital characteristics, pathogen distributions and antimicrobial resistance data are presented" Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (2025).

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Peripheral parenteral nutrition after colorectal resection surgery – Full Text

"The aim of the present review is to present the current trends regarding administration of peripheral parenteral nutrition (PPN) after colorectal resections and highlight any potential correlations between PPN and postoperative inflammatory reaction, as well as short-term nutritional status" Frountzas et al (2025).

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CLABSI linked to the consumption of yogurt – Full Text

"We speculate that daily consumption of yogurt with live cultures posed a high cumulative exposure to Lactobacillus species either through external contamination of our patient's CVC or translocation of the ingested organisms from his gastrointestinal tract into the bloodstream" Rahim et al (2025).

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Managing cytotoxic extravasation – Full Text

"The innovation of simulation-based education tutorials was effective in enhancing nurses' practices. It also provided insight for continuous nursing education and evaluation that will impact the clinical practice routines in oncology care, thus saving patients from potential adverse effects of chemotherapy" Soomar et al (2025).

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Appraisal of online health information on intravenous iron – Full Text

"Although information on IV iron is widely available online, its overall quality and content are generally poor and not easily accessible to the public. This underscores the opportunity for knowledge translation efforts aimed at developing online resources that are both accurate and understandable" Zhou et al (2025).

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Ultrasound-guided cannulation in infants – Full Text

"Ultrasound-guided peripheral vascular cannulation appears to be more effective and safer than the conventional technique in infants, particularly in complex or critical care contexts" Casal-Guisande et al (2025).

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Nurse anesthetist-performed PICC insertion – Full Text

"The study indicates that nurse anesthetists' knowledge and experience can be utilized in the future selection and insertion of vascular access for patients, as well as in training and education on PICCs" Linqvist Leonardsen et al (2025).

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