Indwelling devices like catheters cause roughly 25% of hospital infections, but ongoing efforts to reduce catheter use and misuse haven't succeeded as much as health care workers would like. But most ...

It has been known for decades that central lines that have blood clots have a double the risk of catheter sepsis. Reducing thrombosis risks is the answer.” — Greg Vigna, M.D., J.D. LOS ANGELES, CA, ...

An antibiotic catheter lock containing gentamicin in sodium citrate can decrease the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD), researchers ...

LAS VEGAS (CN) - A neonatal nurse at Sunrise Children's Hospital claims in court that she was fired and scapegoated for the failure of catheters and the death of an infant in 2010. Sharon Ochoa-Reyes ...

Executives at Sunrise Children's Hospital have been warned not to "destroy, conceal, and/or alter any evidence" surrounding catheter failures at the institution -- failures that led to one infant's ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibition does not seem to be a solution to the problem of arrhythmia ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract ABSTRACT We found reductions in peripherally insert central catheter (PICC) complication rates over 2 years of observation (20.4 vs 13.8/1,000 ...

Abbott has instructed hospitals and healthcare professionals to immediately stop using some of its coronary catheters because of problems removing the balloon sheath, which may cause injury or death.

Poor communication between physicians and nurses can lead to catheters being left in too long and infecting patients, according to a study published in American Journal of Critical Care. Ann ...

Medtronic’s all-models recall of its “6 French Sherpa NX Active Guide Catheters” received a Class I designation from the FDA, meaning “use of these devices may cause serious injuries or death.” ...