In advanced clinical practice, up to 4/5th of the hospitalized patients require intravenous therapy at some point during their hospital stay. This intravenous route can involve administering ...
Feb. 1, 2005 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a nationwide warning against the use of preloaded syringes containing either heparin or sodium chloride intravenous catheter ...
Heparin is routinely used to keep central venous catheters patent but is it the most effective flush solution? A systematic review was undertaken to find out AbstractAnderson BJ et al (2010) What is ...
It’s a common practice — maintaining peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) in stable hospital patients even after the need for IV therapy has been resolved. And the thinking goes, why not? After ...
The FDA on March 21 shared recommendations for healthcare organizations to conserve prefilled 0.9 percent sodium chloride intravenous lock/flush syringes amid a national shortage. 1. Use ...
NORTHFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to the CDC, considerable progress is being made in preventing central line associated blood stream infections, but further improvement is still needed. An ...
A NEED exists for an intravenous catheter that possesses better properties than the currently available polyethylene catheter. Ideally, a catheter for intravenous infusion should have the following ...