Search results for "Vascular Access"
May 15, 2024
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/15/
SHM issues recommendations on ultrasound guidance for vascular access procedures
The 29 new recommendations from the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) cover preprocedure steps, procedure techniques, postprocedure care, and training.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/09/18/1.htm
18 Sep 2019
Review synthesizes advice to prevent bloodstream infections from vascular access devices
CMS is considering hospital-onset bacteremia and fungemia prevention, including bloodstream infections that stem from medical devices, as a future focus of quality reporting, according to the authors of a new review.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/15/review-synthesizes-advice-to-prevent-bloodstream-infections-from-vascular-access-devices.htm
15 May 2024
Midline catheters may be safer than PICCs for short-term use
A retrospective cohort study found use of a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) for difficult vascular access or for IV antibiotic therapy for 30 days or less was associated with higher risk for a bloodstream infection or occlusion than a midline catheter.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/12/08/2.htm
8 Dec 2021
March 9, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/09/
Midline safe alternative to PICC for OPAT after discharge, retrospective study finds
In patients getting outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) for two weeks or less, major complication rates were lower with midline catheters than peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs). For longer dwell times, complication and failure rates were similar between devices.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/11/13/midlines-safe-alternatives-to-piccs-for-opat-after-discharge-retrospective-study-finds.htm
13 Nov 2024
PICCs frequently placed in hospital patients with chronic kidney disease
Despite recommendations cautioning against PICC use in chronic kidney disease or intensive care, 30.9% of ICU patients who got a PICC had an estimated glomerular filtration rate less than 45 mL/min/1.73 m2, a study in Michigan found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/05/1.htm
5 Jun 2019
Ask Dr. Pinson
Get answers to questions about obesity, ultrasound guidance, and other coding conundrums.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/coding-corner-qa.htm
15 Jul 2021
Infected femoral closure device after cardiac catheterization
A patient presented with cellulitis at a vascular access site 10 days after undergoing cardiac catheterization.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/09/free/brief-case-infected-femoral-closure-device.htm
9 Mar 2022
Family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation doesn't appear to affect safety, outcomes, study finds
Allowing families to be present during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) doesn't appear to have negative effects on safety or outcomes, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/04/01/2.htm
1 Apr 2015