It is difficult to answer this question directly from this small amount of patient information. It depends on the patient's overall condition, his or her volume status, and the need for intravenous ...

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 ...

A study published in the Journal of Hospital Infection examined the effects of delayed central venous catheter removal on outcomes in patients with Gram-negative catheter-related bloodstream ...

Canada: Researchers have discovered in a new study that among adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients, the use of 4% tetrasodium EDTA (t-EDTA) as a central venous access device (CVAD) locking ...

A retrospective study evaluates the use of antibiotic lock therapy as a catheter-sparing strategy in pediatric patients with hematologic and oncologic diseases.

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 ...

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 ...

Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are frequently used to obtain central venous access for patients in acute care, home care and skilled nursing care. PICCs are a reliable alternative to ...

Critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs) often depend on central venous catheters, which not only deliver life-saving medications directly into the bloodstream but also are vital tools ...