The origination of the central venous catheter technique is attributed to Werner Forrsmann in 1929, who won a Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1956 for his idea of delivering a drug directly into the heart ...

It is the position of the Board of Nursing that a registered nurse may insert and remove Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC) lines upon order of a licensed physician and that the procedure ...

Care bundles alone do not significantly reduce CLABSI rates; outdated materials like polyurethane and silicone may foster infections, despite compliance Polyurethane and silicone PICC lines are ...

The placement of a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) routinely incorporates tip position confirmation using standard radiographs. In this study, we sought to determine whether real-time ...

LIMERICK, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Teleflex Incorporated announced today that is now offering for sale the company’s ArrowEVOLUTION™ PICC with Chlorag + ard ™ antimicrobial technology in the United ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract ABSTRACT We found reductions in peripherally insert central catheter (PICC) complication rates over 2 years of observation (20.4 vs 13.8/1,000 ...

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) - There are seven hospitals in the United States that offer PICC line training. One of them is Unity Hospital in Rochester. A PICC line is a longer IV catheter that sits in the ...