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Central venous catheter care training – Full Text

"This study suggests the incorporation of central venous catheter care based on evidence-based guidelines into nursing curricula, postgraduate in-service training programs, and intensive care courses" İskender and Karadeniz (2025).

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Implantable port and PICC comparison in breast cancer patients – Full Text

"Previous investigations involving a mixed cancer population have shown a higher frequency of adverse events among patients receiving peripherally implanted central catheters (PICCs) compared with totally implanted central catheters (PORTs). Our study aimed to compare catheter-related adverse events in breast cancer patients" Utas et al (2025).

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Data on medication waste in intensive care units – Full Text

"Discarded intravenous medication in the ICU is considerable and results in significant costs for the health care system, without obvious patient-centered value. Risk factors associated with medication waste were largely nonmodifiable, emphasizing the need for sustainable practices in patient care and resource management" d'Aranda et al 2025).

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Potassium chloride solution extravasation injury – Full Text

"The mixture of potassium chloride (10%, 50 mL) and sodium chloride (0.9%, 10 mL) was infused at a rate of 6 mL/h. However, the patient developed purplish swelling along the site of the cannula, which was not noted until half of the infusion was given" Ma and Wang (2025).

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Arterial trauma due to central venous catheter insertion

"Arterial trauma is a rare, but potentially life-threatening complication of central venous catheter insertion, with limited evidence to guide its prevention and management. We aimed to identify incidents from two national databases of incident reports to better characterise this complication and its consequences" Hart et al (2025).

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Topical analgesia during needle-related procedures in children – Full Text

"We recommend the use of EMLA in children who need to undergo a minor needle-related procedure, with minimal application duration of 60 min (strong recommendation, very low-quality evidence). We suggest the use of tetracaine-containing creams only when rapid cannulation/puncture (ie, within 30-60 min) is required (weak recommendation, very low-quality evidence)" Stavleu et al (2025).

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