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Minimizing Complications Associated With Percutaneous Central Venous Catheter Placement in Children

Objectives: To summarize existing knowledge regarding the prevalence of complications associated with temporary percutaneous central venous catheters placed in critically ill children, and to review ...
Nature

Peripherally inserted central venous catheters: frequency of complications in premature newborn depends on the insertion site

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 ...
Nature

Central Venous Catheter Placement and Confirmation Techniques

Central venous catheters (CVCs) are critical components in modern clinical practice, providing essential vascular access for fluid administration, medication delivery, and haemodynamic monitoring in ...
Healio

Site assessment score reduces central venous catheter complications

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 ...
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Central Venous Lines in Children With Lesser Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Optimal Type and Timing of Placement

Increased Fluorine-18 2-Fluoro-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose (FDG) Uptake in Childhood CNS Tumors Is Correlated With Malignancy Grade: A Study With FDG Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging ...
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Risk of Infection Due to Central Venous Catheters: Effect of Site of Placement and Catheter Type

Objective: To determine the influence of catheter site and type (single- vs triple-lumen) on infection rates associated with central venous catheterization. Design: Prospective observational study of ...
Nursing Times

A nurse-led service for tunnelled central venous catheter insertion

A tunnelled central venous catheter (often known as a Hickman line) is a long, fine, hollow silicone tube with an opening at each end. AbstractVOL: 99, ISSUE: 38, PAGE NO: 26Linda J. Kelly, BA, RGN, ...
WebMD

How Should I Take Care of My Central Venous Catheter?

With a central venous catheter, you basically have a direct line from the outside world right to your heart. That’s great for getting treatment, but it means you have to manage it very carefully.
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Venous thrombosis associated with central venous catheter in cancer patients with surgical chest port (S) or venography- guided arm port insertion (R): A randomized controlled ...

Bone mineral density in childhood cancer survivors (CCS). Background: The aims of this prospective randomized study were two-fold: To estimate the incidence of overall venous thrombosis (VT) including ...
Healio

Transfusion policies may negatively affect outcomes after central catheter placement

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with severe thrombocytopenia who did not receive prophylactic transfusion before catheter placement had ...
Medscape

Minimizing Complications Associated With Percutaneous Central Venous Catheter Placement in Children

Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013;14(3):273-283. An alternative site for CVC placement in children is the axillary vein. Metz et al [46] reported a series of axillary CVC attempts that were successful in 41 ...