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IV care impacted most by missed care opportunities – Full Text

"The majority of reported missed care activities were from basic care domain followed by communication. The most common adverse events reported were intravenous infusion leaking into skin, intravenous fluid running dry, falls and development of pressure ulcer" Sarpong et al (2025).

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How to reduce central line days – Full Text

"Here we present a quality improvement initiative targeting CVC utilization via weekly physician-led audits and feedback of CVC necessity via text message conducted in a medical ICU (MICU)" Dekitani et al (2025).

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Placement of totally implantable venous access devices in oncology practice – Full Text

"Despite the initial censure, his idea garnered interest across the Atlantic in the US, where Andre Counard and Dickinson Richards, in the 1940s, refined his technique and used it for cardiovascular research. In 1956, Forsmann, Counard and Richards were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology for their work on central venous access" Ong and Anil (2025).

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Centrally inserted central catheter placement – Full Text

"Automation of centrally inserted central catheters (CICCs) could potentially make CVAD placement safer, more effective, and more accessible. A new device that uses ultrasound image-guided, robotic needle placement, in addition to traditional Seldinger technique, to place a CICC is described" Herlihy et al (2025).

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Malpositioning of central venous catheter – Full Text

"This case is clinically significant, highlighting the potential for CVC malposition in the vertebral vein. It underscores the importance of careful monitoring during CVC insertion and removal, with particular attention to the potential for unexpected hemorrhagic events" Ito et al (2025).

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Central venous catheter care training – Full Text

"This study suggests the incorporation of central venous catheter care based on evidence-based guidelines into nursing curricula, postgraduate in-service training programs, and intensive care courses" İskender and Karadeniz (2025).

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Implantable port and PICC comparison in breast cancer patients – Full Text

"Previous investigations involving a mixed cancer population have shown a higher frequency of adverse events among patients receiving peripherally implanted central catheters (PICCs) compared with totally implanted central catheters (PORTs). Our study aimed to compare catheter-related adverse events in breast cancer patients" Utas et al (2025).

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Data on medication waste in intensive care units – Full Text

"Discarded intravenous medication in the ICU is considerable and results in significant costs for the health care system, without obvious patient-centered value. Risk factors associated with medication waste were largely nonmodifiable, emphasizing the need for sustainable practices in patient care and resource management" d'Aranda et al 2025).

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