The premature removal of peripherally inserted central catheters for unconfirmed infection or thrombosis can lead to subsequent reinsertions and associated complications. According to a new study in ...

A study published in the Journal of Hospital Infection examined the effects of delayed central venous catheter removal on outcomes in patients with Gram-negative catheter-related bloodstream ...

THE complications of indwelling intravenous polyethylene catheters for monitoring of central venous pressure and for therapeutic infusions are well known. One of these, embolization of a severed ...

To the Editor: Recently, Massumi and Ross 1 described removal of a polyethylene catheter from the superior vena cava with a snare-like device fashioned from standard cardiac catheter and guide wire.

Hospitals can reduce life-threatening bloodstream infections in children with peripherally inserted central venous catheters by removing the devices as early as possible, according to a Johns Hopkins ...

The use of PICC lines in preterm infants increases the risk for systemic bacterial infections. The overall incidence of Catheter Related Bloodstream Infection (CRBSI) after PICC line removal is not ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA designated Inari Medical’s recall of its catheter for clot removal in large blood vessels as class I.

"Even when clinicians follow meticulously basic rules of catheter insertion and maintenance, the risk of infection is never zero," Milstone said. "Reducing the time a child has a PICC is one extra ...