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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…
“Complications of IV catheter therapy are simply the result of one complex and highly variable mechanical system—IV catheter equipment design,...
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…
News and innovation July 1, 2024
Malaria vaccination: What you need to know
Since 2000, mortality from malaria has fallen thanks to prevention efforts, including insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs), indoor residual spraying and…
News and innovation June 17, 2024
Climate change effects on health: You have a role to play
When we think about climate change, the first things that spring to mind are polar bears, melting icecaps and bleached…
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.