Placement of a catheter in the lumbar epidural space allows for the administration of analgesic and local anesthetic agents to a series of dorsal- and ventral-nerve roots that exit the spinal cord and ...

Neonatal patients often require long-term vascular access for the delivery of life-sustaining medications and nutrition. The peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) offers several advantages ...

The use of peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICC lines) has reduced the mortality and morbidity of premature newborns. The usual sites of insertion are the veins in the upper arms but ...

Introducing a series of interventions around central line insertion, including education, insertion bundle and process and outcome surveillance, can lead to a marked decline in the rate of central ...

The placement of a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) routinely incorporates tip position confirmation using standard radiographs. In this study, we sought to determine whether real-time ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The implementation of a novel central-line insertion site assessment score reduced the prevalence of lines with ...

Arlington, Va. — October 19, 2023 — A new report published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) demonstrates that implementing a dedicated team of nurses to assist with central ...

For critically ill patients requiring dialysis, insertion of the catheter in a vein in the neck does not appear to reduce the risk of infection compared to vein access in the upper leg, except for ...