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"We found that the blood culture bundle program was successful at decreasing the blood culture contamination, preventing additional hospital stay and treatment costs in the NICU" Çalkavur et al (2025).
"One in four CIF patients showed poor adherence. Those with low infusion volumes, high anxiety, or low physician trust require close monitoring. Coordinating nurses play a key role in identifying non-adherence" Abadie et al (2025).
"The Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Vasoactive Agents Infusions Questionnaire demonstrates good reliability and validity, making it a reliable measurement tool for assessing nurses' attitudes and knowledge related to vasoactive agents' infusions" Huang et al (2025).
"We describe a case of shoulder PJI due to WT carbapenem-susceptible PA and CRAB that was successfully treated using a two-step surgical procedure and antibiotic therapy with ciprofloxacin by mouth (PO), minocycline PO, and fosfomycin administered by an elastomeric pump as OPAT" Pallotto et al (2025).
"The system identifies the IV container (vessel) and its fluid content (liquid) using pixel-level segmentation and estimates the remaining fluid volume without requiring physical sensors" Sunwoo et al (2025).
"PIVC insertion is painful for patients, takes clinicians' attention away from other care, has adverse outcomes and causes major economic and environmental burden. Our aim is to codesign an implementation toolkit to reduce unnecessary PIVC insertions and improve other national quality indicators using an implementation science framework” Egerton-Warburton et al (2025).
"We present a case of a triple lumen catheter which was misplaced in a small lumbar vein side-branch while attempting a left groin approach. This finding was discovered on CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis, after which the catheter was repositioned with proper placement” Horani et al (2025).
"This meta-analysis identifies blood transfusions, congenital/CNS comorbidities, parenteral nutrition, and catheter-related practices as critical modifiable risk factors for pediatric CLABSI” Li et al (2025).
"We present the case of a 71-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities who developed a right subpectoral hematoma with active arterial bleeding following PICC line insertion” Zoghoul et al (2025).
"Almost 1 in 3 patients leaving on OPAT experienced an adverse event. A 6 Sigma analysis identified heterogeneity in our process and incorrect assumptions among stakeholders. Next steps should focus on improving ID documentation and ensuring all patients leaving on OPAT have an ID clinic visit scheduled within 14 days after discharge” Keri et al (2025).
"A prioritization study with infection preventionists using the SHEA CLABSI prevention framework identified priorities for IVCare intervention testing as: vascular access teams, education/competency for CVAD insertion/post-insertion care, sutureless securement, connector type and decontamination method” Rickard et al (2025).
"This editorial examines the current landscape of PICC utilization in cancer care, highlighting the critical intersection between evidence-based practice and patient-centered outcomes” Mussa and Defrancisco (2025).
