OBJECTIVES The vast majority of ICU patients require some form of venous access. There are no evidenced-based guidelines concerning the use of either central or peripheral venous catheters, despite very different complications. It remains unknown which to insert in ICU patients. We investigated the rate of catheter-related insertion or maintenance complications in two strategies: one favoring t...

conclusions most of the catheter-related deaths were due to severe sepsis and hemothorax, and a significant relationship was noted between infection and both the mortality rate and catheterization duration. a significant relationship was also evident between birth weight and infection rates. background developments in the use of central venous catheters have improved the treatment of critically...

Background: Studies regarding cleansing the area with antiseptic solutions prior to catheterization in premature infants are limited. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate and compare the effects of chlorhexidine 2% and iodopovidone-alcohol solutions on bacterial colonization associated with the peripheral venous catheterization in premature infants. ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE We examine the central venous catheter placement rate during the implementation of an ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous access program. METHODS We conducted a time-series analysis of the monthly central venous catheter rate among adult emergency department (ED) patients in an academic urban ED between 2006 and 2011. During this period, emergency medicine residents and E...

background: the current study was designed to compare the complications and adverse eff ects of central venous catheter (cvc) insertion under ultrasound guidance in patients with and without coagulopathy. materials and methods: in this clinical trial,59 patients who needed cvc for various reasons were enrolled. patients were divided into two groups of those with and without coagulopathy based o...

Catheter type, access technique, and the catheter position should be selected considering to the anticipated duration of PN aiming at the lowest complication risks (infectious and non-infectious). Long-term (>7-10 days) parenteral nutrition (PN) requires central venous access whereas for PN <3 weeks percutaneously inserted catheters and for PN >3 weeks subcutaneous tunnelled catheters or port s...

We would like to thank Egerton-Warburton et al. for their comment [1] to our study [2]. The question whether a peripheral venous catheter was necessary at the first place is certainly a very relevant one, and we are grateful that our colleagues from Australia pointed it out. In our study we did not assess the necessity of a peripheral venous catheter, only its insertion was observed. The reason...

Objective. Drip infusion during long-term tocolysis causes mechanical and infectious vasculitis and increases the frequency of peripheral venous catheter exchange (PVC), thereby placing a burden on patients. Our study aim is to confirm whether heparin ameliorates pain due to vasculitis during long-term tocolysis and reduces the frequency of peripheral venous catheter exchange. Design. Prospecti...