Central venous catheters are widely used for vascular access in critically ill children. This vascular access provides significant advantages in patient care, enabling rapid rescue interventions and ...

The management of many medical and surgical conditions often involves long-term infusion of intravenous fluids, broad-spectrum antibiotics, chemotherapeutic agents for cancer, critical care therapies, ...

To earn CME related to this news article, click here. March 24, 2009 — Using a sponge containing the antimicrobial agent chlorhexidine gluconate as part of the dressing for intravascular catheters ...

Peripherally inserted central catheter-related bloodstream infections (PICC-CRBSI) pose a serious threat to preterm infants. This study aimed to develop and validate an interpretable machine learning ...

Central venous catheters (CVCs) help deliver medication, fluids, blood, or nutrition. They can also be useful for monitoring and performing certain tests and procedures. Placing CVCs or central lines ...