Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) announced the completion of the first-ever cases with its Faraflex mapping and pulsed field ...

Patient selection, imaging techniques, procedural insights, strategies for optimizing patient outcomes, and more.

BACKGROUND: Catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias, one of the most rapidly growing procedures in cardiac ...

In the ever-evolving quest to improve treatment for stroke victims, WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute recently performed the first in-human procedure using a new technology to treat strokes ...

Johnson & Johnson MedTech (NYSE: JNJ) announced today that it launched the CereGlide 92 catheter system for treating acute ...

Verghese et al found that the use of real-time two-dimensional ultrasound was associated with fewer attempts and less time to guide wire insertion when compared with an audio-Doppler ultrasound ...

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Catheter insertion depth is often estimated using body surface measurement. We wished to determine whether estimating insertion depth of umbilical catheters using birth weight (BW), rather than ...

gmail.com Introduction Umbilical venous catheter (UVC) placement is a common neonatal procedure. It is important to position the UVC tip accurately at the first attempt to prevent complications and ...

Informed consent for midline catheter placement was obtained in 36.2% (n=420) of patients. A major or minor complication occurred in 10.3% of midline insertions (table 2). Minor complications ...

PROVIDENCE — Katelyn Holt has been a nurse for over a decade. Throughout her career, she has noticed that the catheters her patients receive fall short. A few years ago, Holt was driving home ...

Objectives: To summarize existing knowledge regarding the prevalence of complications associated with temporary percutaneous central venous catheters placed in critically ill children, and to ...