Patients who are admitted to the hospital after sustaining a large burn injury are at high risk
for developing hospital-associated infections. If patients survive the initial 72 hours after a …

Blood-contacting medical devices are an integral part of modern medicine. Such devices
may be used for only a few hours or may be implanted for life. Despite advances in …

Abstract The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
(KDOQI) has provided evidence-based guidelines for hemodialysis vascular access since …

Use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) has grown substantially in recent
years. Increasing use has led to the realization that PICCs are associated with important …

Importance Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) and midlines are frequently used
for short-term venous access; whether one is safer than the other in this setting has not been …

Background Intravascular-catheter-related infections are frequent life-threatening events in
health care, but incidence can be decreased by improvements in the quality of care …

Arterial blood pressure (BP) is a fundamental cardiovascular variable, is routinely measured
in perioperative and intensive care medicine, and has a significant impact on patient …

Over half of the nearly two million healthcare-associated infections can be attributed to
indwelling medical devices. In this review, we highlight the difficulty in diagnosing …

PREPROCEDURE 1) We recommend that providers should be familiar with the operation of
their specific ultrasound machine prior to initiation of a vascular access procedure. 2) We …

Purpose The potential for clinically significant microbial cross transmission in the
intraoperative environment poses a threat to patient safety. A growing body of literature has …