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Peripheral intravenous catheter needle flashback design

"In this study, the authors found the insertion technique with grooved flashback needle design reduced operative error, double punctures and improved first-attempt success. This flashback needle design could significantly improve patient outcomes, speed time to treatment and reduce hospital costs" Moureau and Kaufman (2025).

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Sterile transparent film IV dressing in newborns

"The use of a sterile transparent film dressing reduces tissue infiltration in neonates with peripheral intravenous catheters. It is recommended that health care professionals working in neonatal intensive care units use sterile transparent film dressings to dress peripheral intravenous catheters" Çalikuşu Incekar et al (2025).

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Skin complications linked to vascular access devices

"Cetuximab-based therapy is prone to develop skin complications. Our study aims to identify the impact on the central venous access by cetuximab-based therapy in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)" Huang et al (2025).

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Innovative nanocoating for central venous catheters

"In this study, CVCs coated with green and facile laccase-manganese phosphate hybrid nanostructures [(Mn3(PO4)2·HNSs] prevented bacterial adhesion by 100%, 80%, 60%, and 58% for Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Escherichia coli, respectively" Golroudbari et al (2025).

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How to reduce central line bloodstream infections in pediatrics

"In 2022, our pediatric and women's medical center observed a 166.67% increase in central line bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in the pediatric population. A quality-focused group was initiated to implement changes to reduce CLABSIs" Kovar et al (2025).

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Norepinephrine extravasation in dogs and cats

"Severe lesions can result from NE extravasation in dogs and cats, leading to euthanasia. Although phentolamine remains the treatment of choice, lesions may heal with alternative supportive measures" Vasquez et al (2025).

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CLABSI rates as a patient safety measure

"We quantified the impact that stressors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic had on patient safety, as measured by central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety Network" Sapiano et al (2025).

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Preventing PICC complications

"Ultrasound-guided catheter insertion and nonsilicone catheters effectively prevented PICC complications. The evidence for other comparisons was too uncertain to draw conclusions, highlighting the urgent need for additional studies on prevention and control interventions" Dobrescu et al (2025).

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Choosing insertion site for totally implantable venous access ports in children

"Compared with internal jugular vein, external jugular vein access has obvious advantages: the location of external jugular vein is superficial and easy to find, the utilization of external jugular vein is easy to learn and master, and the external jugular vein is of little importance to the human body" Zhen et al (2025).

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