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JACC Cardiovasc Interv
January 2025
Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Electronic address:
Background: Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance has been shown to yield favorable outcomes for endovascular treatment of femoropopliteal artery (FPA) disease with drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty. However, the specific benefits of IVUS for treatment of complex FPA lesions remain uncertain.
Objectives: In this study, the authors compared the clinical impact of IVUS-guided vs angiography-guided DCB angioplasty in patients with complex or noncomplex FPA lesions.
Am J Nurs
February 2025
Odaro Owen is an administrator at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, David C. Mulkey is an associate professor at Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, and Aldrin Nieves is an NP at University Medical Partners/Stanford Medicine. Contact author: Odaro Owen, The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Background: Based on a chart review of 164 patients admitted to our medical-surgical unit over 2 months and who underwent peripheral intravenous (PIV) cannula insertion, difficult intravenous access (DIVA) was found in 35% (57) of patients. Similarly, the first-attempt PIV cannula insertion failure rate was 43% (70 of 164 patients) when nurses used the traditional landmark method of visual inspection and palpation in patients with DIVA.
Purpose: The purpose of this evidence-based quality improvement (QI) project was to determine if the use of ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous (USGPIV) cannulation would impact the rate of first-attempt PIV access among acute care adult patients with DIVA in the medical-surgical unit of an urban level 1 trauma center.
Int Emerg Nurs
January 2025
Nursing Department, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Taiwan; Department of Senior Welfare and Services, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan. Electronic address:
Background: Peripheral intravenous access is a common invasive clinical procedure, and difficult peripheral intravenous access is a common problem in the care of emergency and critically ill patients. The timeliness of immediate treatment is affected by the difficulty of intravenous access in clinical practice, which endangers patient safety. Repeated injections increase the pressure on nursing staff, consume more nursing hours, and incur higher medical costs.
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January 2025
Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, BC, Canada.
Spasticity affects up to 80% of individuals with cerebral palsy and can lead to pain and difficulties with performing activities of daily living. If left untreated, spasticity can progress to contracture and neuro-orthopedic deformities. Cryoneurolysis is an emerging and mini-invasive ultrasound-guided technique that causes secondary axonotmesis of peripheral nerves through the formation of an ice ball and may result in months to years of improved range of motion and reduced pain in patients with spasticity.
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December 2024
Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, EGY.
Adhering to established guidelines, regional anesthesia (RA) and pain interventions are essential for preventing or minimizing the risk of complications. This study examines neurological complications that may arise when RA or pain interventions are performed without adherence to the clinical practice guidelines. This article aimed to emphasize the relationship between deviations from standards of care in RA and neurological outcomes.
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