This article focuses on current indications for home intravenous therapy for the high‐risk
obstetric patient. Therapeutic indications and clinical care for obstetric patients in need of …

Peripherally inserted central catheters are a type of vascular access device that has many
advantages for patients with longer-term and special infusion needs. Increasingly common …

Positioning a PICC in the lower half of the superior vena cava is a crucial aspect of its safety
and efficacy. A magnet detection system evaluated in this animal study presents a method …

Long-term venous access devices have revolutionized the medical care of chronically ill
patients. Clinicians who treated such patients 30 or 40 years ago can particularly appreciate …

Background In recent years there has been an increase in the number of patients requiring
parenteral therapies, especially in the field of oncology. Today it is possible to treat patients …

PURPOSE: Although home parenteral antimicrobial therapy has become common, few
studies have carefully examined its adverse effects. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We …

Although there is a rising concern with costs associated with intravenous therapy, actual
expenditures have not been systematically quantified for the hospitalized patient. A case …

The success of many modern medical therapies is intimately tied to the success of vascular
access. Hemodialysis for renal failure, chemotherapy for cancer, hyperalimentation for …

This comparative study was conducted to determine if registered nurses who attended
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) education classes retained learned …