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 ...

Our objective was to safely reduce the number of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) inserted in infants with umbilical venous catheter using quality improvement methods. In a tertiary ...

Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) that use a magnetized tip to guide insertion were associated with serious allergic reactions in patients, according to a study published today in ...

It is the position of the Board of Nursing that a registered nurse may insert and remove Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC) lines upon order of a licensed physician and that the procedure ...

To medical professionals, they are called “peripherally inserted central catheter lines” and “Sapiens TCS.” To Mary Law of Surprise, they are “a miracle.” This summer, Banner Del E. Webb Medical ...

If a procedure has been shifted from the physician to the nurse, can informed consent then be obtained by the nurse, or does that responsibility remain with the ordering physician? One facility, by ...

SAN DIEGO — The dramatic increase in venous thromboembolism (VTE) seen in children's hospitals in the United States may be associated with not just the use of central venous catheters (CVC) but also ...

LANDSTUHL, Germany - Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s Combined Intensive Care Unit recently added Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter as part of ICU capabilities at LRMC. Peripherally Inserted ...

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- "I'm a nurse and I thought there could be a better tourniquet option when inserting PICC lines," said an inventor, from Santa Ana, Calif., "so I invented the ...

BUFORD, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Theragenics Corporation ® (NYSE: TGX), a medical device company serving the surgical products and prostate cancer treatment markets, today announced that Galt Medical (a ...