Vascular access is frequently a critical component of the diagnostic and therapeutic
procedures required to manage childhood illnesses, including many emergent conditions …

CONTEXT The risk of invasive device–related thrombosis and bleeding contributes to
morbidity and mortality, yet their prevalence by device-types is poorly understood …

Purpose It is essential to control pain, fear, and anxiety related to medical procedures to
improve the well-being of the child and family trying to cope with the disease process. This …

Approximately 3.9 million surgical interventions are performed in children annually in the
United States. 1 The most common surgeries performed on children include appendectomy …

Objective: to describe nurses' perception about an Instructional Therapeutic Play toy for
children with totally implanted central venous catheters. Method: a qualitative, descriptive …

Objetivo: descrever a percepção dos enfermeiros sobre um brinquedo terapêutico
instrucional para crianças com cateter venoso central totalmente implantado. Método …

Purpose We sought to identify clinical features associated with difficult subcutaneous port
removals in children. Methods Ports placed between April 2014 and September 2017 at our …

Background: Identifying possible complications accompanying central venous
catheterization may improve the results. The current study was conducted to clarify the …

Background Children with different underlying malignant diseases require long-term central
venous access. As for port systems in a pectoral position, peripherally implanted port …

Background This study reviews a university pediatric surgery practice for the incidence of
stuck subcutaneous port catheter (SSPC) removal and the efficacy of a guidewire extraction …