Despite some advantages to their use, long-term central venous catheters (CVCs) are associated with complications for patients who require chemotherapy. Understanding of these risks in commercially ...

A retroactive study found no differences in urinary complications between patients who used a Foley catheter and patients who did not. Hip and knee replacement surgery can be performed safely without ...

Fifty-seven percent of patients who received a urinary catheter while hospitalized said the catheter resulted in at least one complication, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found. The ...

Midline catheters and vascular access devices (VADs) play a pivotal role in modern clinical practice by offering less invasive alternatives to central venous access. Midline catheters, which are ...

More than half of catheterized hospital patients experience complications, a new study finds. Catheter-associated urinary tract infections are a well-known issue related to urinary catheters. However, ...

A total of 15,127 admissions of children who were >1 month of age and who had arterial catheters placed during their hospitalization were potentially available for analysis. Of these, 4,733 were ...

Objective: Following the introduction and widespread use of central venous catheters (CVCs) in adults, these devices are being used with increasing frequency in the pediatric population. This review ...