Background In the neonatal period, transfemoral access may be complicated by sheath size needed for embolization, especially if retreatment is required. A viable alternative is access through an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Of 1,196 tunneled catheters placed in nephrology services that use antibiotics, four resulted in bloodstream ...

A Naples doctor who is board certified in radiology finished a catheter placement — then learned he had done the procedure on the wrong patient. That’s in the Florida Department of Health ...

Phlebitis and infiltration are complications due to intravenous (IV) therapy. They can cause swelling, pain, and changes in the skin around the IV insertion site. Treatment typically resolves symptoms ...

Correspondence to Dr Nikitha Rajaraman, Neonatology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK; nikitha12.rajaraman{at}gmail.com While working on a neonatal ...

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 ...

Transfusion guidelines regarding platelet-count thresholds before the placement of a central venous catheter (CVC) offer conflicting recommendations because of a lack of good-quality evidence. The ...

Correspondence to Dr Nikitha Rajaraman, Paediatrics and Neonatology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; nikitha12.rajaraman{at}gmail.com While working on ...

In a large retrospective analysis, midline catheters were associated with markedly lower risk of bloodstream infection and occlusion compared with peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs). Data ...