Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A newly developed short peripheral IV catheter insertion skills checklist has yielded positive results in the ...

A NEED exists for an intravenous catheter that possesses better properties than the currently available polyethylene catheter. Ideally, a catheter for intravenous infusion should have the following ...

About one in two nurses experience blood exposure at least once a month when inserting a peripheral intravenous catheter, according to a new study by the International Healthcare Worker Safety Center ...

SecurePort IV (Adhezion Biomedical) is a cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive intended for use in people having a percutaneous catheter inserted. Percutaneous catheters are associated with complications such ...

A vibrating device, used with a cold pack, relieves a child’s pain while emergency department caregivers insert an intravenous catheter, equally as well as the currently used anesthetic, topical ...

Administering fluids to patients is carried out through intravenous (IV) catheters, inserting a needle in a vein in a common medical procedure. However, the motor coordination required to insert an IV ...

A new prototype device for rapid and safe IV insertion reduces pain in hospitalized children. The semi-automatic handheld device, called SAGIV, identifies veins, inserts a needle and withdraws it in a ...