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Cancer talk: A chemotherapy port or needles?

During cancer treatment, one of the pains that patients have to bear with is the constant needle pricks when receiving chemotherapy or drawing or receiving blood. Sometimes the veins are so thin that ...
Medscape

PICC Lines Still Overused in CKD, Largely for Convenience

Patients who require hemodialysis (HD) are commonly exposed to peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) both before and after initiation of dialysis, and are subsequently much less likely to ...
Medscape

Can RNs Remove Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICCs)?

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 ...
Nature

Peripherally inserted central venous catheters: frequency of complications in premature newborn depends on the insertion site

The use of peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICC lines) has reduced the mortality and morbidity of premature newborns. The usual sites of insertion are the veins in the upper arms but ...
Business Wire

ARROW Endurance™ Extended Dwell Peripheral Catheter System Receives FDA Market Clearance

WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE:TFX), a global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, announced today that its ARROW Endurance™ Extended Dwell Peripheral ...