[HTML][HTML] Best practice in the use of peripheral venous catheters: A scoping review and expert consensus

W Zingg, A Barton, J Bitmead, P Eggimann… - Infection prevention in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Summary Background Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) are the most commonly
used invasive medical device in health care with an overall failure rate of 35–50%. Most …

Vascular access specialist teams versus standard practice for catheter insertion and prevention of failure: a systematic review

I Fernandez-Fernandez, G Parra-García… - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Billions of vascular access devices (VADs) are inserted annually for intravenous
therapy worldwide. However, their use is not without challenges. Facilitating the process and …

Personalising intravenous to oral antibiotic switch decision making through fair interpretable machine learning

WJ Bolton, R Wilson, M Gilchrist, P Georgiou… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and healthcare associated infections pose a significant
threat globally. One key prevention strategy is to follow antimicrobial stewardship practices …

Value of CRP, PCT, and NLR in prediction of severity and prognosis of patients with bloodstream infections and sepsis

P Liang, F Yu - Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective To investigate the value of C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), and
neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in assessing the severity of disease in patients with …

Implementation and evaluation of short peripheral intravenous catheter flushing guidelines: a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial

S Keogh, C Shelverton, J Flynn, G Mihala, S Mathew… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) are ubiquitous medical
devices, crucial to providing essential fluids and drugs. However, post-insertion PIVC failure …

Diretriz BRASPEN de enfermagem em terapia nutricional oral, enteral e parenteral

CST Matsuba, LF Serpa, SRM Pereira… - Braspen …, 2023 - braspenjournal.org
Estudos demonstram dados alarmantes sobre desnutrição hospitalar na América Latina,
com incidência de aproximadamente 50%, observando-se perda de peso corpóreo, risco de …

Multimodal intervention for preventing peripheral intravenous catheter failure in adults (PREBACP): a multicentre, cluster-randomised, controlled trial

I Blanco-Mavillard, JE de Pedro-Gómez… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background 2 billion peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVC) are inserted into inpatients
worldwide each year. Almost one in two PIVCs fail before completion of intravenous therapy …

[HTML][HTML] Facilitators and barriers to evidence-based practice in central venous access device insertion and management in an intensive care unit: A qualitative study

FF Lin, N Murphy, A Martinez, AP Marshall - Intensive and Critical Care …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Research evidence and clinical practice guidelines exist on preventing central
line-associated bloodstream infections. However, there is limited knowledge about the …

[HTML][HTML] Reducing risks and improving vascular access outcomes

E Morrell - Journal of Infusion Nursing, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Short peripheral catheter (SPC) insertion is a common invasive procedure performed in
hospitalized patients. Variations in this fundamental nursing skill exist among nurses, with …

De-implementation strategy to reduce inappropriate use of intravenous and urinary catheters (RICAT): a multicentre, prospective, interrupted time-series and before …

BJ Laan, JM Maaskant, IJB Spijkerman… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Catheter-associated bloodstream infections and urinary tract infections are
frequently encountered health care-associated infections. We aimed to reduce inappropriate …