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PICC tip migration in neonates – Full Text

"Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) tip migration often occurs after placement despite efforts to position the tip centrally. This study aimed to quantify PICC tip migration within 3-7 h post-insertion and evaluate the effectiveness of manual adjustments for repositioning" Diewo et al (2025).

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CLABSI risk in ICU patients – Full Text

"The findings underscore the importance of robust surveillance, embedded infection-control and -prevention initiatives, and strict adherence to the CVC care bundle to prevent CLABSI in ICUs" Rajandra et al (2025).

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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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