OBJECTIVE: To compare techniques for guiding and confirming placement of umbilical venous catheters (UVCs) using two-dimensional echocardiography. STUDY DESIGN: Fifty-three newborns admitted to our ...
Though researchers found the same increasing trend for the incidence of UVC-associated CLABSI when the dwell time increased, as in previous studies, this study showed no significant difference in ...
The Umbilical Vessel Catheters Market (UVCs) are medical devices used in neonatal care to provide access to the circulatory system of newborns through the umbilical vessels. The umbilical cord, which ...
Objectives: To summarize existing knowledge regarding the prevalence of complications associated with temporary percutaneous central venous catheters placed in critically ill children, and to review ...
The survey instrument was approved by expedited review of our medical center's institutional review board. In November 2000, 311 NICUs having greater than 25 beds were identified from the United ...