Category: PICC Lines

Delays in Antibiotic Initiation of Hospitalized Patients Reported

Greg Vigna December 5, 2024 No Comments

“The probability of antimicrobial initiation among patients with new hospital-onset sepsis declined at shift changes and overnight. Time to antimicrobial initiation for patients with sepsis onset overnight was four times…

Septic Shock from Infected Decubitus Ulcer and PICC lines: Critical Illness Polyneuropathy

Greg Vigna November 25, 2024 No Comments

“If patients survive, those with mild polyneuropathy may recover within weeks and those with more severe forms within months. Unusually severe forms may be associated with incomplete recovery, resulting in…

PICC lines, Sepsis and Septic Shock

Greg Vigna November 20, 2024 No Comments

“More than 20% of hospitalizations for sepsis among U.S. adults occur in patients with cancer, and the incidence of sepsis is increased by a factor of approximately 40 among patients…

Vigna Law Group: Investigating the Risks of Sepsis Associated Intravenous Remodulin

Greg Vigna November 13, 2024 No Comments

“There doesn’t appear to be any long-term benefit of providing Remodulin IV when compared to Sub-Cutaneous injection. The risk of blood infections from intravenous administration of Remodulin using venous access…

Hospital Acquired Sepsis: Less Common Than Community Acquired, but More Lethal

lukej June 21, 2024 No Comments

“The most common foci in hospitalized patients are infections of the lower respiratory tract, followed by intra-abdominal, bloodstream, intravascular line infections, and urinary tract infections,” says Dr. Michael S. Niederman,…

Study: Central-lines Result in Over Three Times the Risks for Right-sided Endocarditis

lukej June 3, 2024 No Comments

“In patients with pulmonary valve infective endocarditis, the median age was 44 years … this study showed a substantial proportion (36.6%) of patients with right-side infective endocarditis with pulmonary valve…

Study Reports Bloodstream Infections for Intestinal Failure Comparing PICC Versus Hickman Lines

lukej May 20, 2024 No Comments

“When you do the math on the study population suffering from intestinal failure; 20% of patients who received a Hickman catheter developed a central-line infection and 18% of those who…

Quality of Life After Sepsis Reportedly Resulting in Multiple Amputations

lukej May 14, 2024 No Comments

“Study proves that quadri-amputee patient can regain a fully acceptable functional and quality of life being monitored in a specialized health center with a multidisciplinary health professional to help him”…

PICC Line and Central Venous Catheters Fungemia: Management Strategies

lukej May 7, 2024 No Comments

“Central venous caterers should be removed as early as possible. It should never be assumed that removal of a catheter alone is adequate therapy in fungal BSIs” … Dr. Etienne…

Hospital Acquired Sepsis: High Morbidity and Mortality But is Not Routinely Tracked

lukej April 16, 2024 No Comments

“Routine Hospital Onset-Acquired Sepsis Event surveillance could complement current Hospital Acquired Infections measures, improve the efficiency and objectivity of surveillance, and provide a broader window into serious nosocomial infections” states…

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