Community Intravenous Therapy Program and a Treatment Plan for Foot Infections in Persons with Diabetes: A Clinical Perspective by John M Embil, Shurjeel H Choudhri, Glenna Germaine, Theresa Imlah, Frank Duerksen, Marie Darcel, Hank Fong, Joshua Koulack, Alfred Gin, Sheryl Stern, J Neil Simonsen, Godfrey KM Harding, Lindsay E Nicolle

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Upaya Pencegahan Infiltrasi Pada Terapi Intravena Perifer di Rumah Sakit Awal Bros Batam by Indah Purnama Sari, Hema Malini, Yulia Yasman

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Exploring Acute Kidney Injury Incidence in Hip Periprosthetic Joint Infection Treatment With Combined Intravenous and Intra-articular Antibiotic Infusion by Wenbo Mu, MD, PhD, Boyong Xu, MD, Fei Wang, MD, Wentao Guo, MD, PhD, Xiaogang Zhang, MD, Li Cao, MD

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Risk factors and prevention of breakage of powerPICC solo catheters: A report of 4 cases (4例PowerPICC SOLO导管体内破损相关因素分析及预防措施) by CHEN Jie (陈杰), SHEN Yanfen (沈艳芬), DONG Jing (董静), WANG Xinpeng (王新朋), ZHEN Yuanyuan (郑媛媛), WANG Xiaozheng (王晓峥)

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Update on Devices and Methods for the Administration of Intravenous Antibiotics in a Community Setting by Glenna Germain

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Pharmaceutical, Pharmacokinetic and Other Considerations for Intravenous to Oral Stepdown Therapy by Peter J Jewesson

“…Parenteral to oral stepdown therapy represents an effective cost containment strategy which can minimize intravenous therapy associated morbidity and may facilitate earlier hospital discharge. …”
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Outpatient Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy: The Vancouver Hospital experience by Grant Stiver, Amy Wai, Lynne Chase, Luciana Frighetto, Carlo Marra, Peter Jewessen

“…One hundred and ninety were accepted, 107 of whom were cared for under the VHHSC program and 83 of whom were discharged to continue intravenous therapy in their own health region. Thirty-four of 144 patients not accepted for outpatient intravenous therapy, were screened by the Infectious Disease Service and Pharmacy, and were discharged on oral antibiotics. …”
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Surgical Management of an Aspergillus Empyema in a 3-Year-Old Child by Meletios A. Kanakis, Konstantinos Th. Petsios, Nicholas M. Giannopoulos, Dimitrios Bobos, Sofia Hatzianastasiou, Lida C. Sianidou, Achilleas Lioulias

“…After surgical intervention and the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis, intravenous therapy with voriconazole was initiated. During postoperative care, the patient’s condition remained stable with mild functional respiratory deficits. …”
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Mitoxantrone Therapy for Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy with Cerebral Vasculitis by Hélène Massé, Jean-Laurent Guyomard, Dominique Baudet, Jean-François Pinel, Gilles Edan, Jean-François Charlin

“…A relapse of APMPPE was diagnosed, complicated with lymphocytic meningitis and cerebral ischemia. Intravenous therapy with mitoxantrone was performed in combination with methylprednisolone. …”
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Knowledge of pediatric nursing professionals about infiltration and extravasation in newborns and children by Erika Anny Costa Cerqueira, Isaiane Santos Bittencourt, Mariana de Oliveira Lima Caldas, Bianka Sousa Martins Silva, Bruna Figueiredo Manzo, Patrícia Kuerten Rocha, Luciano Marques dos Santos

“…Contributions to the practice: the study may show how necessary it is for pediatric hospitals to plan institutional policies that enable the nursing team to provide the best intravenous therapy practices in order to help improve the quality of the assistance provided to newborns and children.…”
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Adaptive Immunity in Ankylosing Spondylitis: Phenotype and Functional Alterations of T-Cells before and during Infliximab Therapy by Balázs Szalay, Gergő Mészáros, Áron Cseh, Lilla Ács, Magdolna Deák, László Kovács, Barna Vásárhelyi, Attila Balog

“…Measurements were done in 13 AS patients before and during the intravenous therapy with anti-TNF agent infliximab (IFX). …”
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Outpatient management of Yenching Traditional Chinese Medicine Nursing Clinics (燕京中医护理系列门诊管理实践) by ZHAO Guomin (赵国敏), HE Hong (何红), HAO Li (郝丽)

“…Supported by the constructions of key medical and nursing disciplines in Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Gui Meifen Traditional Chinese Medicine Nursing Inheritance Work, the Yenching Traditional Chinese Medicine Nursing Clinics have been established, which provide a variety of Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing service for skin and external diseases, breast disorders, stoma, skin, intravenous therapy and so on. The construction of Yenching Traditional Chinese Medicine Nursing Clinics aims at spreading and inheriting Traditional Chinese Medicine culture, promoting the talent cultivation and disciplinary development, and providing a continuous, comprehensive, individualized and specialized nursing service. …”
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Implementation and evaluation of a complex outpatient oral antimicrobial therapy program (COpAT) in Canada by Maggie Wong, Davie Wong

“…Compared to outpatient intravenous therapy, the total cost savings from COpAT were estimated to be $255,000 Canadian dollars (CAD), which translated to an average cost savings of $2500 CAD per patient per year. …”
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A decade-long overview of adverse events in a tertiary surgical service in South Africa by H Wain, D L Clarke, S Wall

“…Of those, adverse events related to indwelling devices (32.4%), iatrogenic injuries (12.5%) and intravenous therapy administration (12.5%) contributed most. …”
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FACTORS INFLUENCING SKIN NECROSIS RESULTING FROM EXTRAVASATION INJURIES AND THE RAPEUTIC APPROACHES IN THE PEDIATRIC INPATIENT WARD (JANUARY-DECEMBER 2019) by Iswinarno Doso Saputro, Agus Santoso Budi, Dhitta Aliefia Noverta

“…Abstract: Introduction: Extravasation injury, a common complication of intravenous therapy in children, Interestingly, the complications arising from extravasation injuries could be more severe than the underlying medical conditions, sometimes even requiring amputation. …”
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Variability and performance of NHS England’s ‘reason to reside’ criteria in predicting hospital discharge in acute hospitals in England: a retrospective, observational cohort study... by Elizabeth Sapey, Simon Ball, David McNulty, Felicity Evison, Suzy Gallier, Katherine Reeves

“…In those remaining in hospital without eR2R, 61.2% met eR2R criteria on subsequent days (76% within 24 hours), most commonly due to increased NEWS2 (21.9%) or intravenous therapy administration (32.8%).Conclusions Reported R2R metrics are highly variable between and within acute Trusts in England. …”
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Transient lymphocyte count decrease correlates with oncolytic adenovirus efficacy in humans: mechanistic and biomarker findings from TUNIMO phase I trial by Tuomo Alanko, Akseli Hemminki, Víctor Cervera-Carrascón, Riikka Havunen, Kristian Taipale, Dafne C A Quixabeira, Jorma Sormunen, Katriina Peltola, Suvi Sorsa, Santeri A Pakola, Elise Jirovec, Lyna Haybout, Claudia Kistler, Tatiana V Kudling, Victor Arias, James H A Clubb, Mirte van der Heijden, Teijo Pellinen, Joao M Santos

“…Transcriptional differences were seen in tumors after intravenous therapy and intratumoral therapy, with patients benefitting therapy showing stronger downregulation of immune activation at all time points.Conclusions TILT-123 therapy induced accumulation of effector lymphocytes in tumors. …”
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Mapping existing research on flushing peripheral vascular catheters: a scoping review protocol by Liping Liu, Peter J Carr, Orlaith Hernon, Jiaxin Deng, Catriona Duggan, Leo R Quinlan, Zina Alfahl

“…Introduction The peripheral vascular catheter (PVC) is the most common intravenous medical device used in hospitals, given it is crucial for the delivery of intravenous therapies. Despite its widespread use, PVC complications such as occlusion, infiltration, extravasation, phlebitis, thrombophlebitis, catheter-related thrombosis and catheter-related bloodstream infection significantly affect patient safety, leading to increased morbidity and healthcare costs. …”
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