Ultrasound guidance versus anatomical landmarks for internal jugular vein catheterization

P Brass, M Hellmich, L Kolodziej… - Cochrane Database …, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Central venous catheters (CVCs) can help with diagnosis and treatment of the
critically ill. The catheter may be placed in a large vein in the neck (internal jugular vein) …

Therapeutic hypothermia and controlled normothermia in the intensive care unit: practical considerations, side effects, and cooling methods

KH Polderman, I Herold - Critical care medicine, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background: Hypothermia is being used with increasing frequency to prevent or mitigate
various types of neurologic injury. In addition, symptomatic fever control is becoming an …

Ultrasound guidance versus anatomical landmarks for subclavian or femoral vein catheterization

P Brass, M Hellmich, L Kolodziej… - Cochrane Database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Central venous catheters can help with diagnosis and treatment of the critically
ill. The catheter may be placed in a large vein in the neck (internal jugular vein), upper chest …

Brush-like polycarbonates containing dopamine, cations, and PEG providing a broad-spectrum, antibacterial, and antifouling surface via one-step coating.

C Yang, X Ding, RJ Ono, H Lee, LY Hsu… - … (Deerfield Beach, Fla …, 2014 - europepmc.org
An antibacterial and antifouling surface is obtained by simple one-step immersion of a
catheter surface with brush-like polycarbonates containing pendent adhesive dopamine …

Bedside ultrasound to detect central venous catheter misplacement and associated iatrogenic complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JM Smit, R Raadsen, MJ Blans, M Petjak… - Critical Care, 2018 - Springer
Background Insertion of a central venous catheter (CVC) is common practice in critical care
medicine. Complications arising from CVC placement are mostly due to a pneumothorax or …

Advantages and disadvantages of peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICC) compared to other central venous lines: a systematic review of the literature

E Johansson, F Hammarskjöld, D Lundberg… - Acta …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Background. The use of central venous lines carries a significant risk for serious
complications and high economic costs. Lately, the peripherally inserted central venous …

Guidelines on the insertion and management of central venous access devices in adults

L Bishop, L Dougherty, A Bodenham… - … journal of laboratory …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Central venous access devices are used in many branched of medicine where venous
access is required for either long‐term or a short‐term care. These guidelines review the …

[HTML][HTML] Arterial trauma during central venous catheter insertion: Case series, review and proposed algorithm

MC Guilbert, S Elkouri, D Bracco, MM Corriveau… - Journal of vascular …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Percutaneous catheterization is a frequently-used technique to gain access
to the central venous circulation. Inadvertent arterial puncture is often without consequence …

Safety of the peripheral administration of vasopressor agents

T Lewis, C Merchan, D Altshuler… - Journal of intensive …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Vasopressors are an integral component of the management of septic shock and are
traditionally given via a central venous catheter (CVC) due to the risk of tissue injury and …

A review of risk factors for catheter-related bloodstream infection caused by percutaneously inserted, noncuffed central venous catheters: implications for preventive …

N Safdar, DM Kluger, DG Maki - Medicine, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Strategies for preventing central venous catheter (CVC)-related bloodstream infection are
most likely to be effective if guided by an understanding of the risk factors associated with …