NIVAS News Hub

Feb 17, 2025

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Central venous catheter placement in patients with hypotensive trauma

"No significant difference was found in overall central venous catheter success rate by practitioner type, but attendings were more successful at subclavian lines, and, on average, approximately 1 minute faster. Patient condition and skill level should be considered when providing trainees with the opportunity to place central venous catheter in hypotensive patients, particularly at the subclavian location" Dumas et al (2025).

Feb 17, 2025

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Kidney transplantation and central venous catheter use

"This study investigates the relationship between national catheter use among hemodialysis (HD) patients and kidney transplantation (KTX) activity, exploring the hypothesis that higher KTX activity may be associated with increased catheter usage" Hofmann (2025).

Feb 15, 2025

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Midline catheters for patients with difficult vascular access

"Midline catheters are an effective solution for patients with difficult vascular access, increase the possibility of intravenous therapy" Cichowlas et al (2025).

Feb 15, 2025

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Femoral central venous catheters in PICU

"We aimed to determine the frequency and variables associated with low femoral central venous catheter (fCVC) tip position. We also examined the association between tip position and symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE)" Good et al (2025).

Feb 15, 2025

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Peripheral IV catheter care standards in ED – Full Text

"These findings highlight the suboptimal ED PIVC practices that require attention and improvement. Innovative interventions and technology are necessary to address some of these suboptimal practices due to their complexity and persistent challenges, despite previous efforts by clinicians and researchers" Xu et al (2025).

Feb 15, 2025

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Using plastic cannula for vascular access in haemodialysis

"Plastic cannula use is increasing across Australia, but cost and training barriers still exist. Nevertheless, plastic cannulae remain a viable alternative to metal needles" Smith and Schoch (2025).

Feb 15, 2025

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Advanced nursing vascular access programme

"A description of our experience establishing an advanced nursing vascular access programme in a tertiary Children's Hospital in Melbourne Australia" Hsiao and Speekman (2025).

Feb 13, 2025

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Blood culture contamination study – Full Text

"We define a contaminated BC as the growth of a typical contaminant/skin flora in 1-2/4 BC bottles. We calculate BCC rates as a percentage of the contaminated BC/total BC during the period and BCU rates as the number of BC/1000 patient days (PD)" Saleh et al (2025).

Feb 13, 2025

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Latest research on totally implantable venous access ports – Full Text

"Therefore, this article aims to provide a systematic overview of the clinical applications and maintenance of TIVAP, both domestically and internationally" Huang et al (2025).

Feb 13, 2025

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Training novice professionals in central venous catheter insertion – Full Text

"We have previously used three-dimensional printing to develop a novel manikin for simulation training of central venous catheter insertion in critical care. The objective of this study was to evaluate the fidelity of the model by testing with novice and experienced operators" Edwards et al (2025).

Feb 13, 2025

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Sedation boluses in intensive care units – Full Text

"Our primary objectives were to describe how sedation boluses are administered, and to compare observed and nurse-reported practices" Vincelette et al (2025).

Feb 13, 2025

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PICC-related venous thrombosis risk prediction model – Full Text

"This model could help identify patients at the highest risk for PICC-RVT to guide effective prophylaxis" Hu et al (2025).