Background: Central venous catheter (CVC) insertions are performed frequently by internal medicine residents. Complications, including arterial puncture and pneumothorax, decrease when operators use ...

Predictive Value of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer/American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Classification of Lung Adenocarcinoma in Tumor Recurrence and ...

One of the main problems in interpreting the literature concerning infectious complications of CVCs is the inconsistent use of terms and definitions. Furthermore, it is often unclear exactly how the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A systematic literature review showed that interventions to reduce unnecessary central venous catheter use can ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan reviewed scientific literature and gathered a group of experts to create The Michigan Appropriateness Guide for Intravenous Catheters, which determines ...

Promoting AVF use seems to have done little to change the frequency of CVC use, study shows. SAN FRANCISCO—The use of central venous catheters (CVC) for dialysis access has not changed despite an ...

Long-Term Follow-Up of High-Dose Methotrexate-Based Therapy With and Without Whole Brain Irradiation for Newly Diagnosed Primary CNS Lymphoma Children with CVC-related DVT frequently have recurrent ...