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 ...

Umbilical catheter placement is a routine neonatal emergency procedure that has large variability in technical methods. Commonly used methods are unable to accurately estimate insertion lengths, and X ...

Peritoneal dialysis is an alternative to haemodialysis and is used to treat patients with end-stage renal disease. It involves infusing fluid into the peritoneal cavity via a catheter and leaving it ...

NEW YORK, New York — Bedside ultrasound imaging could be poised to replace the gold standard of chest x-ray for the confirmation of central venous catheter placement, according to preliminary data ...

Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis catheter placement via fluoroscopy and ultrasound-guidance experienced significantly fewer complications at 1 year post-insertion than did patients whose ...

During a heart angioplasty, a doctor uses a catheter with a balloon to open a narrowed blood vessel in the heart. Typically, they insert a stent during the procedure. A stent is a mesh tube designed ...

Of these, 159 children (0.99 percent) developed a surgical site infection within 30 days of their procedure. Race, postoperative location, skin preparation, urinary catheter insertion, procedure ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Patients can safely continue on clopidogrel therapy while undergoing percutaneous tunneled catheter procedures, researchers reported at the 37th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society ...

Urovalve, of Newark, N.J., has filed a patent for a device that facilitates insertion of catheters, such as Foley catheters, the company said. The device, which is in development, is novel because it ...

A peritoneal dialysis catheter is a soft tube that is inserted into the abdomen in order to remove waste products from the blood (normally removed by the kidneys). Laparoscopic insertion - also known ...

New York, NY - Bedside ultrasound imaging could be poised to replace the gold standard of chest X ray for the confirmation of central venous catheter placement, according to preliminary data from a ...

Recent study findings show postoperative location, urinary catheter insertion and use of an implantable device could be risk factors for surgical site infection among pediatric patients, according to ...