The so-called pinch-off syndrome is observed in up to 1% of all central venous catheters (CVCs), and is a valuable warning prior to fragmentation, which occurs in approximately 40% of the respective ...

Fatal cardiac tamponade is a well recognised complication of the use of central venous catheters in neonatal patients. There is controversy over optimum catheter tip position to balance catheter ...

The optimal location for central venous catheter (CVC) placement remains a contentious debate, despite years of use and thousands of published reports. This study was designed to randomly assign adult ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Using data from the US Renal Data System, researchers identified 74,194 Medicare-eligible patients who initiated ...

A major difference between children and adults is that in pediatric patients, age and, particularly, weight and length of the patient are decisive factors determining the choice of CVC type and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA announced that Teleflex and Arrow International LLC are recalling both the Arrow MAC Two-Lumen Central ...

PICC lines and other central lines that get infected with fungus are associated with sepsis and high mortality. PICC lines and central lines are significant risk factors for this medical condition.” — ...

In summary, both local and systemic factors affect the likelihood of developing a catheter-related thrombosis in patients with cancer. The relative impact of different risks and their interactions are ...