The practice of flushing drainage catheters is important to maintain their effectiveness. Recording when drains are flushed helps the IR (interventional radiology) staff in evaluating the ...

You have had a drain placed in an abscess, which you will need to care for until it is removed. This will include flushing the tube daily as well as cleaning the tube site and changing the dressing.

Surgical infections are a leading cause of patient morbidity and mortality in the United States. Adherence to the principles of asepsis is the foundation of surgical site infection prevention, and it ...

New procedural techniques, robotics, augmented reality and virtual reality hold a bright future for interventional radiology in the years to come. Interventional Radiology (IR) is a medical speciality ...

Interventional radiology (IR) is a way to diagnose and treat cancer and other conditions without major surgery. With IR, your doctor looks inside your body with imaging tests such as ultrasounds, CT ...

Our Interventional Radiology service performs a variety of examinations, ranging from vascular access to percutaneous drainage to biopsies to more complex procedures like treatment of vascular ...