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News and innovation - October 7, 2024
Occupational cancer: How you can help reduce the risk
Healthcare workers (HCWs) who handle hazardous drugs (HDs) or hazardous medicinal products (HMPs) have a highly significant genotoxic risk, which…
Scientific publications September 16, 2024
Effective IV cannulation training is essential for patient safety
Placing an intravenous (IV) cannula can be challenging for experienced doctors and intimidating for less experienced ones.1 Cannulation errors occur…
“Complications of IV catheter therapy are simply the result of one complex and highly variable mechanical system—IV catheter equipment design,...
News and innovation August 26, 2024
The sustainability benefits of prefilled flush syringes
From the electricity required to run hospitals, to the emissions created by healthcare-related supply chain processes, healthcare has a significant…
Events and training August 5, 2024
Safe handling of hazardous drugs: applying the CMRD in Ireland
Exposure to a hazardous drug (HD) or hazardous medicinal product (HMP) can occur to any worker involved in any stage…
News and innovation July 22, 2024
Veterinary IV catheter placement: how to manage challenges
Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) are frequently placed in veterinary patients to administer fluids and medications.1 However, these vascular access devices…
News and innovation July 15, 2024
IV fluid osmolarity: what to know for IV catheter selection
Multiple selection criteria will determine the appropriate vascular access device (VAD) for your patient.1 These include but are not limited…
News and innovation July 8, 2024
Safeguarding patient safety and reducing misconnection errors
“Wrong route” medication errors can have catastrophic consequences, including paraparesis, paraplegia or death.1,2 These types of errors typically occur as…
Fast fact
TIVA anaesthesia
Propofol-based total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) emits four orders of magnitude less greenhouse gases than inhaled anaesthesia with desflurane and N2O.