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Pediatric blood culture contamination rates

"Younger patient age and ED nurse blood cultures had greater odds of contamination. Results can inform focused training on quality collection and testing techniques, as well as the creation of enhanced staffing models to increase phlebotomist collections” Childress et al (2025).

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Using vein finder technology for venipuncture – Full Text

"The use of vein finder technology may significantly reduce pain, improve behavioural states and enhance procedural success in preterm infants compared with traditional venipuncture methods. These findings suggest that incorporating this technology into NICUs practice might benefit patient comfort and clinical efficiency” Sayed et al (2025).

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Catheter-associated bloodstream infection risk assessment

"Our study showed a significantly high incidence of CABSI and CRBSI in non-ICU adult patients. By identifying the risk factors of these infections, it suggests the settings in which stringent infection prevention strategies are needed” Borgonovo et al (2025).

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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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