This paper presents an iterative Jacobian-based inverse kinematics method for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guided magnetically actuated steerable intravascular catheter system. The catheter is ...

Managing catheter-related infections among critically ill hospitalized patients are a daily concern for most clinicians. Learn about new practical approaches for these infections.

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 ...

John M. Costello, MD, MPH; Timothy C. Clapper, PhD; David Wypij, PhD Disclosures Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013;14 (3):273-283.

Article citations More>> Fan, Z.Y., Yang, Y. and Chen, M.X. (2019) The Management of Difficult PICC Catheter Removal due to Fibrin Sheath. Nursing Research, 33, 4171-4172. has been cited by the ...

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Background The Q Aspiration Catheter (MIVI Neuro) has demonstrated greater aspiration flow rates and ingestion forces compared with conventional catheters in vitro. The safety and performance of the Q ...

Of the unstable catheter appearances, catheter “bouncing” or “slipping” near the initial placement site was the most common movement seen (25 of 74 applications, 34%), followed by dislodgment of the ...