1Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent
Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA; 2Division of Pediatric Infectious …

Percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) catheters are the primary method for draining ureters
obstructed by malignancy and preventing a decline of renal function. However, PCN …

The many barriers impeding performance of clinical trials in critically ill children1 have
resulted in a paucity of evidence guiding bedside practice. 2 Children admitted to a …

The field of pediatric gastroenterology is a specialty that has rapidly grown from being
offered at a few select centers around the world to one that is now considered an absolute …

Neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care units often require central venous catheters
(CVC) for parenteral nutrition and drug administration. Catheter-related bloodstream …

Gefäßkatheter sind ein häufiger Bestandteil medizinischer Behandlung [1–3]. Mit ihrer
Anwendung sind jedoch auch Risiken für die Sicherheit der Patienten verbunden [4, 5] …

Sara Boyd and colleagues call for further research into antibiotic resistance before
widespread adoption of antibiotic-impregnated central venous catheters for children. We …

Dear Editor, Central venous catheters (CVCs) are widely used in clinical practice, but also
bring some adverse events [1]. Several systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials …

As already mentioned in previous chapter, the current definition of central venous access
device (VAD) implies that the tip of the catheter must be located in the superior vena cava …

Purpose of review Significant reductions in catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI)
have occurred in the United States. Reductions in CRBSIs are attributed to the widespread …