Medscape

Ultrasound-Guided IV Training Reduces Central Line Placement

April 27, 2012 (Phoenix, Arizona) — The rate of inappropriately placed central venous catheters (CVCs) substantially declines when residents and emergency department (ED) technicians are trained to ...
Nature

A randomized trial of the Vein Viewer versus standard technique for placement of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) in neonates

Peripherally inserted central catheters are important but can be difficult to place in neonates. Therefore, we compared a near-infrared device, the Vein Viewer, to determine if its use would increase ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral IV Placement

The following text provides a summary of the teaching points that appear in the video. Placement of peripheral intravenous (IV) catheters is a fundamental skill that all health care professionals ...
EurekAlert!

The addition of a dedicated nursing team to assist with catheter insertions can help reduce bloodstream infections in hospitals

Arlington, Va. — October 19, 2023 — A new report published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) demonstrates that implementing a dedicated team of nurses to assist with central ...
MedPage Today

Peripheral IV Access for Chemo Better Than Central Lines in Testicular Cancer?

Patients with testicular cancer had fewer venous access-related complications and overall thrombotic events when first-line chemotherapy was delivered via peripheral intravenous access compared with ...