Conclusions: Complications during percutaneous central venous catheter placement in children are not rare and may be in part attributable to abnormalities in vascular anatomy.

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Photo Credit: Asikkk Ultrasound-guided catheter insertion and nonsilicone catheters are associated with a lower risk for complications with peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs), according ...

Accurate determination of the needle tip location is critical not only to the success of the lumbar puncture procedure, but also to the reduction of complication rates. The interaction force at the ...

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A catheter-related bloodstream infection, here termed ‘modified CRBSI’ (mCRBSI), was defined as isolating the same micro-organism with identical antibiogram from ≥1 blood cultures (performed ±7 days ...

Conclusions These experiments suggest that aspiration is only effective if the catheter tip is in direct contact with the thrombus. If the catheter tip is not in contact with the thrombus, aspirate is ...

This first-of-its-kind Forward IVL Platform features a single emitter positioned distally toward the catheter tip, enabling cracking of calcium ahead of the catheter to assist in both modifying and ...

Therefore, the decision was made to remove the JET 7 catheter but the distal end of the catheter was engaged and stuck outside the tip of the guide catheter, preventing catheter removal. The guide ...

Nurses in Northern Ireland are pioneering a new way of inserting catheters, to improve waiting times and create more comfort for patients. The South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust has become the ...