Central venous catheterization of the subclavian vein was associated with the lowest risk for bloodstream infections and symptomatic thrombosis compared with insertions at the jugular or femoral veins ...

Philip J. Dahlberg, William A. Agger, James R. Singer, Wilfrido R. Yutuc, Kermit L. Newcomer, Ana Schaper and Brenda L. Rooney Objective: To determine if an attachable silver-impregnated cuff is ...

(HealthDay News) — For patients in intensive care units who need a catheter, placement in the subclavian vein appears to lower the risk of bloodstream infection and deep-vein thrombosis, compared to ...

Central venous access is necessary for the management of patients undergoing high-dose chemotherapy with autologous PBSCT. These devices are used for indications such as administration of blood ...

Weekly docetaxel (D) versus daily low dose cisplatin (P)/ fluorouracil (F) as neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in patients with advanced esophageal cancer: Nonrandomized phase II results of a ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Seventy-four subclavian hemodialysis catheters inserted into 53 patients were studied prospectively. Sixteen of 64 assessable catheterization ...

A large number of studies have been published addressing the association of inherited prothrombotic abnormalities with deep vein thrombosis of the leg and pulmonary embolism. 11 In contrast, studies ...

A major difference between children and adults is that in pediatric patients, age and, particularly, weight and length of the patient are decisive factors determining the choice of CVC type and ...

BOSTON—Central venous catheters (CVCs) for hemodialysis (HD) access are responsible for a high incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections in children, according to data presented at the ...