December 2017 – Vascular Access – an evidence-based approach

Poor adherence to guidelines for preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI): results of a worldwide survey

New article on review of worldwide CLABSI due to poor guideline adherence from the journal Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

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New article between parenteral nutrition and CLABSI from the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

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New article on understanding Twitter-based quality metric data from Journal of Hospital Medicine

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New article on a systematic review and meta-analysis of antiseptic barrier cap to reduce CLABSI from International Journal of Nursing Studies

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Peripheral IV standards in pediatrics October 28, 2021
"Nonconformities were identified regarding hand hygiene, use of a disposable mask, selection of the catheter insertion site, antisepsis, stabilization and catheter coverage" Santos et al (2021).
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Chemotherapy PICC and patient anxiety October 28, 2021
"The narrative nursing model can remarkably improve the nursing effect, alleviate the anxiety, and provide a more quality nursing for tumor patients with PICC under chemotherapy" Xu et al (2021).
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Blood collection devices in oncology – Full Text October 28, 2021
"Subjects in an oncology clinic preferred phlebotomy with the 25-gauge UltraTouch Push Button system, and samples using this device had less hemolysis as assessed by plasma hemoglobin" Merrill et al (2021).
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Antibiotic timing in ITU October 28, 2021
"The timing of antibiotics in patients with life threatening infections including sepsis and septic shock is now recognized as one of the most important determinants of survival for this population" Kollef et al (2021).
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Home parenteral nutrition October 28, 2021
"We aimed to determine how the underlying diagnosis, complications and survival had changed over the last 36 years in the UK's largest IF centre" Oke et al (2021).
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