Medscape

Central Venous Catheter Use in the Pediatric Patient: Mechanical and Infectious Complications

A major difference between children and adults is that in pediatric patients, age and, particularly, weight and length of the patient are decisive factors determining the choice of CVC type and ...
Medscape

Use of Simulation-based Mastery Learning to Improve the Quality of Central Venous Catheter Placement in a Medical Intensive Care Unit

Background: Central venous catheter (CVC) insertions are performed frequently by internal medicine residents. Complications, including arterial puncture and pneumothorax, decrease when operators use ...
Nature

Ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement increases success rates in pediatric patients: a meta-analysis

Real-time ultrasound (US) guidance for central venous catheter (CVC) insertion has been shown to increase cannulation success rates and reduce complications in adults. Literature regarding US-guided ...
Medical Xpress

Routine X-ray not needed after US-guided central line insertion

(HealthDay)—Pneumothorax and catheter misplacement after ultrasound-guided central venous catheter (CVC) insertion are rare and thus do not justify post-procedural chest X-ray (CXR), according to a ...
Becker's Hospital Review

CVC insertion project earns NIH grant for two Penn State assistant professors

The National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has awarded a grant of $698,178 to two assistant professors at Penn State in University Park, Pa., for their research ...
News Medical

Innovative robotic training system to reduce catheter procedure complications

The new project will use the team's innovative concept of dynamic haptic robotic training (DHRT), where a programmable robot is used to apply force to a surgical resident's hand to replicate the ...
ascopubs.org

Venous Thromboembolism Associated With Long-Term Use of Central Venous Catheters in Cancer Patients

Quality of Life in Women With Breast Cancer During the First Year After Random Assignment to Adjuvant Treatment With Marrow-Supported High-Dose Chemotherapy With Cyclophosphamide, Thiotepa, and ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Guidance on the use of ultrasound locating devices for placing central venous catheters

Two-dimensional (2-D) imaging ultrasound guidance is recommended as the preferred method for insertion of central venous catheters (CVCs) into the internal jugular vein (IJV) in adults and children in ...
Healio

Transfusion policies may negatively affect outcomes after central catheter placement

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with severe thrombocytopenia who did not receive prophylactic transfusion before catheter placement had ...
Morningstar

BD Reimagines Central Line Insertion, Advancing Leadership in Patient Safety Through Breakthrough Vascular Access Technology

With the launch of CentroVena One™, BD brings a first‑of‑its‑kind insertion system to market that simplifies central line placement for clinicians and enhances care in acute settings FRANKLIN LAKES, N ...