Ultrasound assisted CVC placement in pediatric emergency department patients
“The use of ultrasound (US) has been shown to improve success rates and reduce complications of central venous catheter (CVC)
Blood specimens collected from central venous catheters compared with venipuncture
“…determine if there is a difference in aPTT results between specimens collected from a central venous access device (CVAD)
Which route for early nutritional support in critically ill adults?
“Uncertainty exists about the most effective route for delivery of early nutritional support in critically ill adults. We hypothesized
Vascular access cannulation practices for dialysis
“Vascular access cannulation practices such as the dialysis prescription for blood pump flow and dialysis duration vary
Rates of hand hygiene improvement and health care-associated infections
“The rates of hand hygiene improvement and health care-associated infections (HAIs) were evaluated after the
Routine blood culture surveillance in allo-HCT recipients
“Many transplant centers obtain surveillance blood cultures (SBCs) from asymptomatic allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell
Catheter-related bloodstream infections due to viridans group streptococci
“Viridans group streptococci (VGS), a leading cause of bloodstream infection (BSI) in cancer patients, are thought to arise
Chlorhexidine-silver sulfadiazine-impregnated central venous catheters for femoral access
“…patients with chlorhexidine-silver sulfadiazine-impregnated catheters had a lower rate of catheter-related bloodstream
Case study describes intra-arterial knotted Seldinger guide wire
“Seldinger technique is the method for the insertion of a central line. It requires the following steps: cannulation of vessel
Ultrasound guided vascular cannulation in critically ill pediatric patients
“Ultrasound guided vascular cannulation in critically ill pediatric patients is safe, effective and efficient. This approach had
Comment on central catheter-related thrombosis and thromboprophylaxis in children
“We write in response to the article titled, “Central venous catheter-related thrombosis and thromboprophylaxis in
Catheter-related bloodstream infections caused by Candida
“We conducted this study to identify risk factors that may predict whether Candida spp. are causative agents of suspected
Two year experience with tunneled haemodialysis catheters
“Tunnelled dialysis catheters can be safely used as vascular access till the maturation of fistula and may be an alternative
Japanese article on performing ultrasound-guided vascular access
“In the future, it will be important for operators to master techniques for ultrasound-guided venipuncture, as well as to
CLABSI prevention and the cost-effectiveness of a quality improvement programme
“The programme’s implementation has the potential to substantially reduce morbidity, mortality and economic costs
Complication rate of totally implantable central venous catheters
“Fifty cancer patients were retrospectively enrolled in this study. The obligatory inclusion criterion was an implanted
Implantable port shape and the effectiveness of flushing
“Now widely used, totally implantable venous access devices allow mid- and long-term, frequent, repeated, or continuous
Interventional radiology an emerging sub-speciality within paediatric medicine
“IR has a central role both in the day to day care of sick children, from long term IV access provision to feeding tube
Conventional CVC and PICC CLABSI rates in hematological patients
“Central venous catheter-related blood stream infections (CR-BSIs) are a serious complication in patients with
Recommendations for preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections
“Prevention of central line- or catheter-associated infections begins with avoidance of unnecessary insertion, adherence
Port-A-Cath® placements by the subclavian vein approach
“…there are several approaches to implantation, here we describe Port-A-Cath® (PAC) placement by percutaneous puncture of
Endoluminal catheter colonisation surveillance to reduce CRBSI
“…evaluate the use of surveillance cultures (SCs) to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) in asymptomatic