A total of 170 Broviac placements (112 intensivist patients and 58 surgical patients) were included in the analysis. These two groups of patients were similar (Table 1). The majority of the surgical ...

Orchard Care Homes, which runs care homes in the North of England and the Midlands, has begun the implementation of catheter passports for its residents. The provider said it was introducing the ...

Certain surgically implanted, or suprapubic, catheters do not improve outcomes that are important for older adults’ well-being, such as functional ability and cognitive status, a study in nursing ...

In the United Kingdom, totally implantable venous access systems (TIVAS) are not routinely used. Compared with Hickman catheters, these devices are more expensive and complex to insert. However, it is ...

An antiseptic dressing designed to reduce infection risk from central venous catheters is more popular in intensive care than outpatients, an analysis for the Department of Health has found. Subscribe ...

Our findings demonstrate that the insertion of Broviac catheters by pediatric intensivists can be a successful, safe, and cost-effective alternative to insertion by surgeons in the OR. This study adds ...