Adopting next-generation technologies can help centers stay at the cutting edge of innovative care. However, the burden of ...

PATERSON, N.J.—The first-ever casebook on ultrasound-guided vascular access procedures offers practical solutions to complex bedside challenges with an emphasis on improving patient safety. Now ...

Central venous catheters (CVCs) help deliver medication, fluids, blood, or nutrition. They can also be useful for monitoring and performing certain tests and procedures. Placing CVCs or central lines ...

Vascular access is the most commonly performed invasive procedure in medicine, with 200 million peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheters placed annually in U.S. hospitals to administer fluids, ...

Details to help new and experienced clinicians perform ultrasound-guided vascular cannulation have been added to updated guidelines from the American Society of Echocardiography. “Ultrasound guidance ...

In 2016, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) issued a policy statement advocating a new safety goal for vascular access: the “one-stick standard.” To help clinicians achieve it, ACEP ...

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