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Complications of chest port implantation

"Complications are grouped into incision-, catheter-, and reservoir-related categories. Incision complications include adhesive dermatitis, suture pseudoinfection, wound dehiscence, and erosion. Catheter issues include arrhythmias, central venous stenosis, fracture, fibrin sheath formation, thrombosis, and migration, each with distinct clinical implications. Reservoir complications such as port flipping and extravasation may interrupt therapy and cause tissue injury" Schutt et al (2025).

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Evaluation of Line Guard for Pediatric CLABSI prevention

"The purpose of this study was to assess whether a line guard, a transparent line-to-line barrier against gross contamination, was effective in contributing to the reduction of pediatric CLABSIs" Lulgjuraj et al (2025).

IVTEAM

Vascular access team in a rural community hospital

"This article discusses the implementation of a 24-hour VAT, the barriers and outcomes, and many positive benefits of specialized vascular nurses in a rural community hospital" Jungck et al (2025).

IVTEAM

Assessing the risk of vascular access device tampering

"The pilot of the assessment and program found successful identification of patients at risk for VAD misuse, and interventions were put in place to decrease risk to the patient and hospital" Eastridge et al (2025).

IVTEAM

Testing a novel vascular access device in a rabbit model

"The results in this study confirm the feasibility of using a rabbit model for further testing and suggest that repeated arterial cannulation with the novel device may be safe and effective for hemodialysis" Pedrotty et al (2025).

IVTEAM

Impact of blood diversion during blood culture collection

"This quality improvement study reports a 34.45% reduction in contamination rates using the initial specimen blood diversion technique. Although there was a significant decrease in the rate of contamination, we were unable to achieve a rate of less than 1.0% without a sterile closed system device" Moore et al (2025).

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