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Hyaluronidase-facilitated subcutaneous immunoglobulin administration – Full Text

"This review describes the key role of nursing professionals in facilitating successful transition from IVIG to subcutaneous therapy in patients with CIDP and draws on experience from ADVANCE-CIDP 1 to help equip nursing staff with the knowledge and confidence to support patients with CIDP initiating fSCIG 10% as a maintenance treatment” Duff et al (2025).

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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).

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Revised procedural checklists for invasive procedures – Full Text

"We have focused on procedures which are commonly performed in Critical Care Units (intubation, bronchoscopy, intercostal drain insertion, tracheostomy insertion, central venous catheter insertion). The checklists have been designed to enable departments to use and adapt to make them unit specific” Windsor et al (2025).

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Inadvertent arterial puncture during CVC insertion – Full Text

"Our review offers a simple management algorithm for the mechanical complications of CVC insertion. This algorithm focuses on inadvertent arterial puncture/cannulation, with steps ranging from external compression to endovascular repair or surgical intervention” Woodfall and van Zundert (2025).

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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).

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Molecular characteristics of CVC biofilm formation – Full Text

"Very high prevalence of genes associated with biofilm formation was observed in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus spp. and K. pneumoniae. High-level resistance to all antimicrobials was observed in K. pneumoniae strains” Vodianyk et al (2025).

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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).

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OPAT outcomes survey – Full Text

"We surveyed outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy team members to assess the importance of specific program metrics while eliciting collection barriers, which can guide establishing or restructuring programs” Makadia et al (2025).

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