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Central venous catheter occlusion in pediatric ICU

"As CVCs are left in place, the likelihood of experiencing an occlusion increases. These results support prior studies that show CVCs often can fail before completion of intended therapy and underscore the need for maintenance protocols that reduce occlusion rates" Quirk et al (2026).

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AI assisted PICC infection risk article selection – Full Text

"The study highlights the value of AI-based tools to accelerate article selection and data extraction in medical literature. However, human validation remains essential to avoid errors and misinterpretations, particularly with acronyms or heterogeneous definitions" Rouvière et al (2026).

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Veterinary vascular access training simulator – Full Text

"These results demonstrated that the TSVT is effective for training cephalic vein puncture in dogs, faithfully reproducing anatomical structures and enabling acquisition of clinical and psychomotor skills in a safe, ethical, and repeatable manner, representing a valuable tool for veterinary education" Espinha et al (2026).

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Peripheral intravenous catheter maintenance – Full Text

"We believe the simple intervention described in this study has the potential to reduce PIVC-associated infections and improve the early detection of PIVC infiltration, thereby improving the quality of PIVC therapy" DeArmond et al (2026).

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Clinic-initiated OPAT program – Full Text

"Our infectious diseases (ID) clinic began a clinic-initiated outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (CI-OPAT) program to avoid unnecessary emergency department visits or inpatient admissions" McDonough et al (2026).

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Predicting unplanned PICC removal in preterm infants – Full Text

"This validated nomogram, incorporating insertion site, WBC, PLT, Fib and HCA, aids early identification of high-risk infants. It offers actionable insights for optimizing PICC fixation and biochemical monitoring, potentially reducing PICC-UR in NICU" Hu et al (2026).

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