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Maintenance of peripherally inserted central catheters

"Long-term maintenance of PICCs is important for their functions, but little is known about this. We aimed to describe the PICC dwelling time in general pediatric wards, taking both complications and intentional routine removal into consideration, and explore the factors for long-term maintenance" Nakao et al (2025).

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Medical adhesive-related skin injuries in PICC outpatients – Full Text

"Patients with PICC in the outpatient department are at a high risk of developing MARSI. To prevent and control MARSI,it is essential to enhance the professional skills of maintenance staff and to pay special attention to patients with a history of MARSI and those over the age of 50" Xia et al (2025).

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Management of central venous catheter occlusion

"This evidence implementation project resulted in the development of an evidence-based protocol on CVAD care in the selected units and can now be expanded to other settings. The project also improved the quality of nursing records and the maintenance of best practices" Morcillo-Oliva et al (2025).

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Needle gauge size for central venous catheter insertion

"Various needle styles are available for percutaneous access during central venous catheter insertion. The impact of needle gauge on the risk of mechanical complications has not been studied" Yaxley and Scott (2025).

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Vascular access patients quality of life assessment

"To identify studies that assess the quality of life of people with a peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC), a midline catheter (MC) and a peripheral insertion central catheter (PICC)" Unanue-Arza et al (2025).

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IV care impacted most by missed care opportunities – Full Text

"The majority of reported missed care activities were from basic care domain followed by communication. The most common adverse events reported were intravenous infusion leaking into skin, intravenous fluid running dry, falls and development of pressure ulcer" Sarpong et al (2025).

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How to reduce central line days – Full Text

"Here we present a quality improvement initiative targeting CVC utilization via weekly physician-led audits and feedback of CVC necessity via text message conducted in a medical ICU (MICU)" Dekitani et al (2025).

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Placement of totally implantable venous access devices in oncology practice – Full Text

"Despite the initial censure, his idea garnered interest across the Atlantic in the US, where Andre Counard and Dickinson Richards, in the 1940s, refined his technique and used it for cardiovascular research. In 1956, Forsmann, Counard and Richards were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology for their work on central venous access" Ong and Anil (2025).

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