Washington, DC - Compared with unfractionated heparin, trisodium citrate (TSC) 30% dramatically improves overall patency and reduces catheter-related bacteremia (CRB) when used as a catheter-locking ...

In this study, we quantified the risk and described the risk factors for complications associated with arterial catheterization in critically ill children. We already know that central venous ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Noninfectious complications of urethral catheters are common, and should be a focus of surveillance and ...

Heart catheterization, a procedure to detect and clear clogged arteries, traditionally involves inserting a plastic tube through a groin incision into the femoral artery. But a new study shows fewer ...

Fifty-seven percent of patients who received a urinary catheter while hospitalized said the catheter resulted in at least one complication, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found. The ...

Midline catheters and vascular access devices (VADs) play a pivotal role in modern clinical practice by offering less invasive alternatives to central venous access. Midline catheters, which are ...

Using a 4-Fr instead of a 6-Fr guiding catheter reduces the incidence of access-site-related complications in patients undergoing transradial percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to ...

More than half of catheterized hospital patients experience complications, a new study finds. Catheter-associated urinary tract infections are a well-known issue related to urinary catheters. However, ...

Long-Term Follow-Up of High-Dose Methotrexate-Based Therapy With and Without Whole Brain Irradiation for Newly Diagnosed Primary CNS Lymphoma Children with CVC-related DVT frequently have recurrent ...

ED Highly Prevalent in Men with Failed Hypospadias Repair Follow-up procedures are significantly more likely to be required if PD catheters are inserted by interventionalists instead of general or ...

The use of peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICC lines) has reduced the mortality and morbidity of premature newborns. The usual sites of insertion are the veins in the upper arms but ...

Ann Potter, wife of plaintiff Robert Cook, said she de-accessed her husband’s chest-implanted catheter at least 10 times, ...