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News and innovation January 15, 2024
Antibiotics shortages in Europe: what you need to know
“A new approach is needed to better tackle medicines shortages in the European Health Union,” the European Commission said in…
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News and innovation December 21, 2023
PICCs in intensive care units: new Spanish guidelines fill a gap
When and how should peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) be used in intensive care units (ICUs)? At the end of 2022,…
“Complications of IV catheter therapy are simply the result of one complex and highly variable mechanical system—IV catheter equipment design,...
News and innovation December 11, 2023
Tripledemic may return to Europe this winter: Vaccination still key
Four years after COVID-19 first emerged,1 it remains difficult to forecast how severe the 2023–24 respiratory infection season will be.2,3…
News and innovation December 4, 2023
Make the case for a vascular access team by convincing with facts
You may have heard of a vascular access team (VAT) and its benefit to patient care, but you aren't sure…
News and innovation November 6, 2023
Straight to the point: how to better manage needle phobia
Are you having trouble administering injections to patients with needle phobia? The fear of needles is frequent. An estimated 63%…
News and innovation October 2, 2023
The push to build vascular access teams in Ireland
Almost 50% of all reported cases of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (BSI) in the Irish hospital system are associated with…
