Peripherally inserted central catheters are associated with lower risk of bloodstream infection compared with central venous catheters in paediatric intensive care patients: a propensity-adjusted analysis

New article on PICC infections v’s CVC infections in pediatric ICU from Intensive Care Medicine

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Femoral PICC line placement August 1, 2021
'It is safe and feasible to place PICC through a superficial femoral vein under ultrasound combined with ECG positioning technology in patients with superior vena cava syndrome" Xiao et al (2021).
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IV drug risk reduction – Full Text August 1, 2021
"Nursing risk management can reduce the incidence of errors in clinical pharmacy intravenous admixture services and the incidence rate of infusion reactions, improve infusion safety, and promote the improvement of the subjective satisfaction of patients" Yang et al (2021).
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Intraosseous vascular access device comparison August 1, 2021
"Each of these devices provides an effective route for fluid resuscitation, drug delivery, laboratory evaluation, and shortening the timeframe for established vascular access, provided that the person obtaining the access is acquainted with the use of the device" Drozd et al (2021).
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CICC complication prevention – SIC protocol August 1, 2021
"This paper describes a standardized protocol (S.I.C.: Safe Insertion of Centrally Inserted Central Catheters) for the systematic application of seven basic beneficial strategies to be adopted during insertion of central venous catheters in the cervico-thoracic region, aiming to minimize immediate, early, or late insertion-related complications" Br […]
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CLABSI in critically ill patients August 1, 2021
"Our findings suggest that catecholamine inotropes is an independent risk factor for catheter-related infections in critically ill patients undergoing CRRT" Liu et al (2021).
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