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Heparin-locking solution concentrations – Full Text

"Our findings suggest that a heparin-locking solution at a concentration of 1000 U/ml for central venous catheters (CVC) in hemodialysis patients may reduce the incidence of bleeding-related complications, without impacting the rates of catheter occlusion, hemodialysis blood flow, catheter retention time, or catheter-related infections" Wang et al (2025).

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Needlestick injuries among shift work nurses – Full Text

"This study aimed to investigate the relationship between sleep disturbances caused by shift schedules and the occurrence of needlestick and sharps injuries (NSIs) among nurses, considering significant worker and occupational factors" Prados et al (2025).

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Differentiation of veins from arteries on ultrasound imaging – Full Text

"Ultrasound guidance is commonly used for accessing difficult peripheral veins. For successful access, a tourniquet is required for venodilation. Tourniquets decrease the compressibility and increase the diameter of veins; they also obfuscate artery-vein differentiation on ultrasound" Tsubouchi et al (2025).

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Pain and anxiety in vascular access procedures – Full Text

"Because people getting venipunctures in medical and surgical settings usually feel pain and anxiety, the goal of this study was to look at and compare how cryotherapy (CT) and music therapy (MT) affected the levels of pain and anxiety (P&Amp;A) these people felt" Jafarimanesh et al (2025).

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Training for ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous access

"These findings support the integration of ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous access as part of staff training to enhance pediatric emergency nurses' paramedic cannulation skills and improve patient management" Nti et al (2025).

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Preventing central venous catheter complications – Full Text

"There is a need to conduct training courses for nurses who work in intensive care units about the prevention of CVC complications based on standards as the results in this study indicated that there is a significant association between, nurses' knowledge and participation in training course, about prevention of CVC complications" Jasim et al (2025).

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Community CLABSI prevention bundle

"This collaborative project provides the necessary education and resources to manage and streamline central line care in the home and may help prevent complications such as CLABSI" Murray et al (2025).

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