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"Nurse-driven central line insertion (NDCLI) programs offer a proactive approach to address these challenges by empowering trained vascular access nurses to perform CVC and AC insertions" Girgenti et al (2025).
"This review underscores the potential for OPAT to optimise hospital resources, improve patient outcomes and lower healthcare costs, advocating for its expansion across NHS trusts to address growing demands for sustainable and efficient healthcare delivery" Acuram et al (2025).
"In an ICU in Queensland, Australia (AU), saline (sodium chloride 0.9%) flush bags used for these lines were routinely changed every 24 h following organizational policy that all intravenous fluid bags are to be changed within a 24-h period" Padigos et al (2025).
"This paper evaluates key evidence-based updates concerning medications used for patients in cardiac arrest" Long and Gottlieb (2025).
"For patients in whom a sepsis alert was initiated, EMS clinicians adhered to the sepsis protocol and administered antibiotics prior to hospital arrival in 97% of cases. Patients received their first antibiotic a median of approximately 26 minutes after 9-1-1 call and 11 minutes prior to hospital arrival" Antevy et al (2025).
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"This abnormal placement was likely due to an occluded left brachiocephalic vein in our patient, which prevented the CVC from crossing the midline" Wallisch et al (2025).
"We aimed to determine if implementation of universal nasal decolonization with daily chlorhexidine bathing will decrease blood stream infections (BSI) in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)" Taylor et al (2025).
"This study highlights the importance of minimizing CVC use and limiting the number of insertions to reduce CLABSI risk. Effective management strategies should focus on reducing CVC duration and frequency" Alomari et al (2025).
"Based on the results of this study, the use of combined non-pharmacological interventions of NSS has been more effective in reducing the pain caused by venous blood sampling than other conditions where two or one non-pharmacological intervention were used" Yadollahzadeh et al (2025).
"This study suggests that changing needles may not be necessary for maintaining sharpness if proper technique is used, potentially reducing the risk of needlestick injuries and medical waste" Tawil et al (2025).
"Micropuncture vascular access is increasingly being used in the intensive care unit (ICU) due to its perceived reduction of bleeding complications in common ICU procedures. The authors report two rare complications associated with micropuncture kit use associated with vascular access" Okamoto et al (2025).
