Emergency Medicine – Vascular Access – an evidence-based approach

March 8, 2018November 29, 2017

Peripheral venous catheter-related bloodstream infection is associated with severe complications and potential death: a retrospective observational study

New publication on Peripheral venous catheter-related bloodstream infection is associated with severe complications and potential death: a retrospective observational study from BMC Infectious Diseases

Peripheral venous catheter-related bloodstream infection is associated with severe complications and potential death: a retrospective observational study

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March 5, 2018November 29, 2017

An elicitation study of critical care nurses’ salient hand hygiene beliefs

New publication on An elicitation study of critical care nurses’ salient hand hygiene beliefs from Intensive & Critical Care Nursing

An elicitation study of critical care nurses’ salient hand hygiene beliefs

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February 12, 2018February 14, 2018

Comparison of different platelet transfusion thresholds prior to insertion of central lines in patients with thrombocytopenia

Systematic review (Open Access) on the comparison of different platelet transfusion thresholds prior to insertion of central lines in patients with thrombocytopenia from Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Comparison of different platelet transfusion thresholds prior to insertion of central lines in patients with thrombocytopenia

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February 6, 2018February 6, 2018

5th World Congress for Vascular Access in Copenhagen

Come join Vascular Access Specialists from all around the globe at the 5th World Congress for Vascular Access, held in Copenhagen, Denmark from June 20th – 22nd.

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June 20 – 22, 2018

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Copenhagen, Denmark

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Tivoli Hotel & Congress Center
Arni Magnussons Gade 1 3
1577 Copenhagen
Denmark

February 1, 2018November 29, 2017

Arterial Waveform Analysis for the Anesthesiologist: Past, Present, and Future Concepts

New article on Arterial Waveform Analysis for the Anesthesiologist: Past, Present, and Future Concepts from Anesthesia & Analgesia

Arterial Waveform Analysis for the Anesthesiologist: Past, Present, and Future Concepts

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January 7, 2018September 11, 2017

Revisiting Ultrasound-Guided Subclavian/Axillary Vein Cannulations: Importance of Pleural Avoidance With Rib Trajectory

New article on Revisiting Ultrasound-Guided Subclavian/Axillary Vein Cannulations: Importance of Pleural Avoidance With Rib Trajectory from the Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Revisiting Ultrasound-Guided Subclavian/Axillary Vein Cannulations: Importance of Pleural Avoidance With Rib Trajectory

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PICC-PORT totally implantable vascular access device in breast cancer patients November 20, 2019
The peripherally inserted central catheter-PORT is a safe vascular device for chemotherapy delivery that achieves similar clinical results as traditional long-term vascular access devices (peripherally inserted central catheter and arm totally implantable vascular access device” Bertoglio et al (2019). Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The increasing use […]
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Complication of right internal jugular vein catheter insertion November 20, 2019
Iatrogenic superior vena cava pericardial fistula caused by central venous catheterization is rare but can lead to life-threatening condition” Bosemani and Sakthivel (2019). Abstract: Iatrogenic superior vena cava pericardial fistula caused by central venous catheterization is rare but can lead to life-threatening condition. Despite the potential risk of per […]
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Asymptomatic pulmonary artery embolization port catheter fragment November 20, 2019
Broken catheter embolism is a rare but often fatal complication of implantable venous access devices” Tandon et al (2019). Abstract: Broken catheter embolism is a rare but often fatal complication of implantable venous access devices. Prompt removal is key to avoiding an adverse outcome. You may also be interested in… Reference: Tandon, S., Livingston, J., [ […]
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Outcome of underfilling of vacuum blood collection tubes November 20, 2019
Underfilling of tubes leads to a higher proportion of blood aspirated with high velocity and relevant elevations in LD. This finding should be considered in cases of clinically implausible elevated LD activities” Neuwinger et al (2019). Abstract: Background: Lactate dehydrogenase (LD) activity is routinely monitored for therapeutic risk stratification of mal […]
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Complications of indwelling port-catheter system for hepatic infusion November 20, 2019
We discuss various cases with complications arising in the indwelling port area in hepatic arterial infusion of chemotherapy and report whether the system was salvaged” Ueda et al (2019). Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Regional hepatic arterial infusion of chemotherapy is performed for unresectable liver tumors via percutaneously implanted port-catheter systems; wh […]
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