Fifty-three percent of respondents indicated that they infuse heparin into the catheter to prevent clotting complications. Of the medications listed in the survey for potential administration ...

Background: Umbilical vascular catheters are routinely inserted in critically ill newborn infants in most neonatal intensive care units (NICU). The objectives of this study were to determine ...

The survey instrument was approved by expedited review of our medical center's institutional review board. In November 2000, 311 NICUs having greater than 25 beds were identified from the United ...