Efforts of a Unit Practice Council to implement practice change utilizing alcohol impregnated port protectors in a burn ICU

New article on implementing alcohol impregnated ports protectors in a burn ICU from the Burns Journal

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CVC related thrombosis prevention June 23, 2022
"Primary thromboprophylaxis with apixaban in patients with cancer and a CVC was associated with a reduced risk of VTE in the AVERT study population" Brandt et al (2022).
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PICC associated cardiac tamponade June 23, 2022
"In this work, the authors report a fatal cardiac tamponade associated with a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) by the right jugular vein that perforated the right atrium of the heart" Valente-Aguiar et al (2022).
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PICC related thrombosis – Full Text June 23, 2022
"This study aimed to explore the risk factors of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)-related venous thromboembolism (CRT) in patients with hematological malignancies and the predictive ability of the thrombotic risk assessment models (RAMs)" Yue et al (2022).
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Tunneled dialysis catheter June 23, 2022
"Tunneled central venous catheters (TCVC) are a good alternative in case that an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) cannot be made, awaiting maturation or during unscheduled hemodialysis" Chouhani et al (2022).
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Outpatient integrated infusion suite June 23, 2022
"The aim of this project was to improve efficiency of patient care while simultaneously increasing revenue by reducing LOS and transitioning high-cost chemotherapy to the outpatient setting" Karkowski et al (2022).
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