It’s a common practice — maintaining peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) in stable hospital patients even after the need for IV therapy has been resolved. And the thinking goes, why not? After ...

CHICAGO – Children who had intravenous (IV) access for ear tube placement surgery spent more time in the operating room and in the hospital and required more pain medication than children who ...

When caregivers used ultrasound to guide placement of intravenous lines in children with presumed difficult access, they had higher success rates on their first attempt. Researchers report that this ...

Vascular access is a method of accessing the bloodstream for purposes like administering medication or dialysis. They’re usually suited for long-term use. Share on Pinterest Getty ...

Racial and Ethnic Inequities at the Practice and Physician Levels in Timely Next-Generation Sequencing for Patients With Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treated in the US Community Setting We ...

Midline intravenous catheters (MCs) have been used in clinical settings since the 1950s and are an alternative for intravenous (IV) access for giving infusions and medications for long-term therapy in ...

No one likes being stuck with a needle to get intravenous fluids in the hospital. But worse than being stuck once is having it done twice. Or three times. Or as many times as it takes before the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA announced that Teleflex and Arrow International LLC are recalling both the Arrow MAC Two-Lumen Central ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa., Oct. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- B. Braun Medical Inc. (B. Braun), a leader in smart infusion therapy, announced today the launch of its new Introcan Safety ® 2 IV Catheter with ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. "Intravenous (IV) therapy and vein access play a crucial role in delivering medications, fluids and nutrients directly ...