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Umbilical Vascular Catheterization | NEJM - New England Journal of Medicine

Idem. Umbilical vein catheterization. In: MacDonald MG, Ramasethu J, eds. Atlas of procedures in neonatology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins ... read more

Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator to restore catheter patency: efficacy and safety analysis from a multihospital NICU system - Nature

The most common type of catheter where alteplase was used was percutaneously inserted central catheter (PICC) lines (78% of uses), 8% were umbilical venous catheters (UVCs), 6% arterial lines, 5% ... read more

One startup’s quest: Standardize neonatal resuscitations, guide physicians through crisis events - MedCity News

It’s attached to an umbilical clamp that doubles as venous access if needed (plus the accompanying umbilical vein catheter). There’s also an exothermic pad with an embedded scale. read more

Ultrasound-guided umbilical catheter insertion in neonates

Inserting umbilical venous (UVC) and umbilical arterial (UAC) catheters is a routine urgent procedure in sick preterm and term neonates. Two of the most common methods used to guide catheter ... read more

COstatus monitor provides direct measure of neonates' cardiac output - Medical Xpress

Clinicians at Children's National Health System hypothesized that COstatus monitors ... The 12 neonates included in the study already had umbilical venous catheters as well as either a ... read more

Cardinal Health lands back-to-back FDA Class I recalls for catheter kits, prefilled syringes - Fierce Biotech

Cardinal Health is facing two back-to-back product recalls, each of which was characterized this month as Class I, the FDA’s most serious classification, indicating a heightened r ... read more