Safety is paramount in medical care, rooted in the most basic tenet of medicine: First, do no harm. But, although acute medical care presents myriad risks to patient safety, there is no category for ...

Inserting, monitoring, and maintaining peripheral venous access is an integral component of neonatal nursing care. Although complications associated with peripheral vascular devices are typically ...

A tiny device called Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) is used to deliver medicine or nutrition intravenously for patients. It also comes with risks. In 25% of cases studied, PICC was not ...

Small intravenous devices (IVDs) commonly used in the hand or arm do not need to be moved routinely every 3 days. A randomized controlled trial comparing regular relocation with relocation on clinical ...

Many hospital patients get medicine or nutrition delivered straight into their bloodstream through a tiny device called a PICC. In just a decade, it's become the go-to device for intravenous care. But ...

Background: Peripheral intravenous catheterization in children is challenging, and success rates vary greatly. We conducted a pragmatic randomized controlled trial to determine whether the use of ...

OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medical device company Linear Health Sciences today announced expanded commercialization of its Orchid SRV™ tension-activated breakaway safety release valve, via an ...

The global peripheral intravenous catheters market is anticipated to witness significant growth, the global peripheral intravenous catheters market size is estimated to reach US$ 5.7 Billion in 2022, ...

The FDA cleared Velano Vascular’s second iteration of its needle-free blood draw device, which attaches to the peripheral IV line that most hospital patients already have, cutting down on repeated ...

Maintaining peripheral venous access while minimizing complications poses many challenges for the neonatal nurse. Ongoing vigilance provides clues to catheter function and promotes early ...