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Removal of very long-term central venous access devices

"An international cross-sectional survey was carried out to evaluate clinicians' experiences in the management of very long-term CVADs (tunneled/Port catheters >10 years; Peripherally-Inserted Central Catheters-PICCs >2 years) and their opinions on elective replacement of these devices" Pironi et al (2025).

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FICC-Port case study – Full Text

"In this report, we want to describe an unusual case of placement of a FICC-PORT using the most recent techniques of implantation and tip location" Pulitanò et al (2025).

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Management of abscess in tunneled cuffed catheters – Full Text

"Current guidelines recommend removing infected TCCs, but this can exacerbate central venous stenosis (CVS) and complicate subsequent catheter reinsertion. This case series proposes a staged management protocol for complex TCC tunnel abscess infections complicated by CVS" Bai et al (2025).

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Intravenous medication administration practices – Full Text

"Improving nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors through targeted education and continuous clinical practice monitoring is essential for enhancing medication safety in critical care. Regular training and evaluation programs are vital to minimizing medication errors and ensuring safe and effective healthcare practices in ICUs" Ahmad et al (2025).

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Peripheral parenteral nutrition extravasation

"Aging, neoplasms (especially hematological malignancy), malnutrition, and blood coagulation abnormalities were common characteristics of patients with PPN extravasation. Nurses should be careful about PPN extravasation even at midnight or in the early hours of the morning because of the relatively poor subjective symptoms, such as pain and discomfort, caused by PPN extravasation" Maezawa et al (2025).

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