Nature

Peripheral insertion of double-lumen central venous catheter using the Seldinger technique in newborns

To report the experience of peripheral insertion of double-lumen central catheters (PIDLCC) in preterm and term newborn infants and to analyze the technical characteristics of the procedure and any ...
Nature

A Novel, Simple Way to Insert Percutaneous Central Venous Catheters in Newborn Babies

Percutaneous central venous catheters (PCVC) have become commonplace in neonatal intensive care units, particularly for the delivery of parenteral nutrition. 1 With the survival of smaller and more ...
Medscape

Central Catheters Preferable to Peripheral Catheters in the ICU

Is a central venous catheter (CVC) preferable to a peripheral venous catheter (PVC) in managing patients in the intensive care unit (ICU)? The authors compared major and minor complications in 135 ...
Nursing Times

Vessel health and preservation 2: inserting a peripheral IV vascular cannula

Abstract This article, the second in a two-part series, provides a step-by-step guide to maintaining vessel health when a peripheral intravenous catheter is inserted. The article should be read in ...
Medscape

The Art of Starting IVs in Children, With and Without Assistive Devices

Background. Inserting peripheral intravenous (PIV) lines into often dehydrated, typically irritable, and universally uncooperative small children is an everyday task for many pediatric nurses. Success ...
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Health Check: Short Term Peripheral Intravenous Catheters

Providence, R.I. — A commonly used medical device is being scrutinized. An infectious diseases doctor out of Rhode Island Hospital conducted eye opening research he hopes will serve as a wake-up call ...