Transfusion guidelines regarding platelet-count thresholds before the placement of a central venous catheter (CVC) offer conflicting recommendations because of a lack of good-quality evidence. The ...
Background: Central venous catheter (CVC) insertions are performed frequently by internal medicine residents. Complications, including arterial puncture and pneumothorax, decrease when operators use ...
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 ...
Each year, more than five million central venous catheters (CVC) are placed in a large vein in the neck, chest or groin to provide patients with fluids, blood or medications. The thin, flexible tubes ...
The National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has awarded a grant of $698,178 to two assistant professors at Penn State in University Park, Pa., for their research ...
Central venous catheters (CVCs) have improved the management of patients with cancer substantially, by facilitating chemotherapy and supportive therapy. The use of CVCs is associated with ...
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 ...
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