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皆様の施設では抗菌薬ロック療法を行っていますか？CVやポート、透析用カテーテルに感染が疑われるとき第一選択は抜去ですが、それがかなわないときはカテーテルロックに抗生剤を使用してなんとか治療しようというものです。有効性は果たしてどうなのでし...

While PICCs are widely used, the risk of inappropriate use and complications has been an issue. We present an article that evaluates the cost-effectiveness of a physician-led, pay-for-performance QI intervention by the Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium (HMS) in Michigan that increased the appropriate use of PICCs....

We would like to express our sincere appreciation for your continued understanding and support of the activities of our research group. Thank you very much for the more than 100 people who attended our third Research Meeting. With your cooperation, we were able to have a very meaningful meeting and successfully conclude...

PICC in cancer patients is used for various purposes such as perioperative central venous drainage, nutritional therapy, chemotherapy, etc. Recently, PICC has become more preferred than CVC. We present an article that summarizes the complications associated with PICC insertion in cancer patients and how they may be a factor in mortality....

When we administer infusion therapy, the first step is to insert an indwelling peripheral intravenous needle, which is probably the most common insertion in all settings. In the infusion therapy that 70-90% of hospitalized patients receive, 50% of patients with an indwelling peripheral intravenous needle (PIVC) have complications such as extravascular leakage, obstruction, infection, phlebitis...

We will hold a Research Meeting to share the latest knowledge and practices! In this meeting, we will introduce VHP (Vessel Health and Preservation) and ANTT (Aseptic Non-Touch Technique), which are essential to improve patients' QOL and ensure safety....

Presented here is a multi-method (qualitative and quantitative) study of the structure and function of Vascular Access Teams (VATs) and their impact on patient safety, conducted at multiple hospitals in Michigan, USA. In examining the reality and potential of nurse-led venous access teams...

With the start of a new school year and new colleagues, am I the only one who somehow remembers that day when the new students arrived? In this issue, we present a report on the educational costs of echocardiographic venipuncture. If you would like to read the rest of this article, please subscribe to our mailing list or read the note...

The J-IVCARES Research Meeting was established as a platform to discuss research related to VADs (Vascular access devices: indwelling intravascular catheters).

PICC catheters are essential devices for patients with hematologic malignancies, but bloodstream infection is a serious complication. Today, we present an article that examines the effectiveness of antibiotic lock therapy in both catheter preservation and infection treatment. If you would like to read the rest of this article, please mail li...