The study was aimed at comparing the accuracy in length of insertion of umbilical arterial catheter in all new born groups stratified according to weight, by using two different methods, that is, ...

Objectives: To examine the prevalence of and risk factors associated with arterial catheterization complications in a large pediatric patient population in an effort to generate hypotheses for future ...

An arterial line is a small catheter that is directly inserted into an artery. The procedure is associated with risks, so it is important that appropriate care is taken during and after insertion.

Baby girl D was an 896-g infant born at 26 weeks' gestation to a 23-year-old mother, gravida 1, para 0. Delivery was by emergency C-section secondary to placental abruption. APGAR scores were 2, 6, ...

Biopatch (Ethicon) is composed of a sterile polyurethane foam dressing impregnated with CHG, an antiseptic used in the sterilisation of insertion sites before catheter insertion. Biopatch is applied ...

(HealthDay News) — Many health care providers don’t follow guidelines meant to reduce the risk of infection from arterial catheter placement in intensive care unit patients, according to research ...

MBOMBELA – The parents of a premature baby had to watch helplessly as two joints of four fingers on their daughter’s left hand fell off one by one after she had received an arterial line at Mediclinic ...

WILLIAMSTON, Mich., March 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Centurion Medical Products, a leader in medical product innovation and global patient care, is launching its new smART™ Kit for radial arterial ...

A total of 15,127 admissions of children who were >1 month of age and who had arterial catheters placed during their hospitalization were potentially available for analysis. Of these, 4,733 were ...