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 ...

Umbilical vessel catheterization is a routine practice for vascular access in critically ill neonates. Radiographs are used to confirm correct placement and to help distinguish between umbilical ...

The use of umbilical arterial catheters (UACs) has been a standard of practice for 30 years in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). [1] They have proven useful for continuous blood pressure ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cardinal Health issued a recall of an insertion tray used during emergency intravenous catheter placement for critically ill newborns after its scalpel was implicated in the death of two infants, the ...

More than one in 10 catheter-related bloodstream infections due to S. aureus in hospitalized adults are caused by infected peripheral venous catheters, according to new research. The study points out ...

Central venous catheters pose a safety risk when inserted, cared for and removed, and associated bloodstream infections continue to be a considerable concern in critical care globally. To address this ...