Baby GB is a 970 g, 29 weeks of gestation infant, who received a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) for total parenteral nutrition. A #26-G polyurethane catheter was inserted on day seven ...

THE complications of indwelling intravenous polyethylene catheters for monitoring of central venous pressure and for therapeutic infusions are well known. One of these, embolization of a severed ...

Specific lots of three coronary catheters have been recalled by Abbott Vascular due to potential difficulty in removing the protective balloon sheath, an issue that has resulted in at least one ...

A program to stop catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) at one neurosurgical intensive care unit (ICU) has been a resounding success. By mid-May, the unit hadn't seen an infection in ...

To the Editor: Recently, Massumi and Ross 1 described removal of a polyethylene catheter from the superior vena cava with a snare-like device fashioned from standard cardiac catheter and guide wire.

Avoiding the unnecessary use of indwelling catheters and promptly removing catheters that are no longer needed are the first steps in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute ...

ORLANDO—Patients with gram-negative peritonitis (GNP) undergoing early catheter removal have a higher rate of permanent transfer to hemodialysis but a lower death rate compared with GNP patients not ...

The premature removal of peripherally inserted central catheters for unconfirmed infection or thrombosis can lead to subsequent reinsertions and associated complications. According to a new study in ...

Impact of the Number of Lymph Nodes Examined on Differences in Survival for Surgically Treated Gastric Cancer Patients Between the US and Japan Using Nationwide Databases This is an ASCO Meeting ...

Hospitals can reduce life-threatening bloodstream infections in children with peripherally inserted central venous catheters by removing the devices as early as possible, according to a Johns Hopkins ...