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Niall Higgins
Researcher at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Publications - Â 46
Citations - Â 1212
Niall Higgins is an academic researcher from Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Population. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 44 publications receiving 842 citations. Previous affiliations of Niall Higgins include Queensland Health & Griffith University.
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Use of short peripheral intravenous catheters: characteristics, management, and outcomes worldwide
Evan Alexandrou,Gillian Ray-Barruel,Peter J. Carr,Peter J. Carr,Steven A. Frost,Sheila Inwood,Niall Higgins,Niall Higgins,Frances Lin,Laura Alberto,Leonard A. Mermel,Claire M. Rickard +11 more
TL;DR: In this study, many PIVCs were placed in areas of flexion, were symptomatic or idle, had suboptimal dressings, or lacked adequate documentation, which suggests inconsistency between recommended management guidelines for PivCs and current practice.
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International prevalence of the use of peripheral intravenous catheters
Evan Alexandrou,Gillian Ray-Barruel,Peter J. Carr,Peter J. Carr,Peter J. Carr,Steven A. Frost,Steven A. Frost,Sheila Inwood,Niall Higgins,Frances Lin,Laura Alberto,Leonard A. Mermel,Claire M. Rickard,Claire M. Rickard +13 more
TL;DR: The study assessed the prevalence of PIVCs and their management practices across different regions of the world, finding 59% of patients had at least 1 PIVC in place, and 16% had other types of vascular devices.
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Insertion of peripheral intravenous cannulae in the Emergency Department: factors associated with first-time insertion success
Peter J. Carr,Peter J. Carr,Peter J. Carr,James Rippey,James Rippey,James Rippey,Charley A. Budgeon,Charley A. Budgeon,Marie Cooke,Marie Cooke,Niall Higgins,Niall Higgins,Claire M. Rickard,Claire M. Rickard +13 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identified the reasons for peripheral intravenous cannulae insertion in the emergency department (ED), and the first-time insertion success rate, along with patient and clinician factors influencing this phenomenon.
Insertion of peripheral intravenous cannulae in the emergency department: Factors associated with first-time insertion success
Peter J. Carr,Peter J. Carr,Peter J. Carr,James Rippey,James Rippey,James Rippey,Charley A. Budgeon,Charley A. Budgeon,Marie Cooke,Marie Cooke,Niall Higgins,Niall Higgins,Claire M. Rickard,Claire M. Rickard +13 more
TL;DR: Peripheral intravenous cannulation insertion success could be improved if performed by clinicians with greater procedural experience and increased perception of the likelihood of success, as well as patient and clinician factors influencing this phenomenon.
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Foam dressings for treating pressure ulcers
TL;DR: The certainty of evidence ranged from low to very low due to various combinations of selection, performance, attrition, detection and reporting bias, and imprecision due to small sample sizes and wide confidence intervals, and the evidence as being of very low certainty.