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 ...

Many aspects of CVC-related complications are similar for children and adults. The main differences are often related to age and body size but may also result from immature immunity in young children.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Good vascular access continues to be a cornerstone of optimal hemodialysis (HD) for patients with end-stage ...

With a central venous catheter, you basically have a direct line from the outside world right to your heart. That’s great for getting treatment, but it means you have to manage it very carefully.

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 ...

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 ...

Central venous catheters (CVCs) are frequently used as vascular access for patients who require hemodialysis, but infectious complications remain a major clinical problem. Specifically, ...

Stage-Specific Outcomes of Patients With Uterine Leiomyosarcoma: A Comparison of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics and American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging Systems During ...