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Survey of Medication Administration Through Umbilical Arterial and Venous Catheters

The use of umbilical arterial catheters (UACs) has been a standard of practice for 30 years in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). [1] They have proven useful for continuous blood pressure ... read more

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

In 2001, the US Food and Drug Administration approved recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (alteplase, Cathflo Activase) to reestablish patency of central catheters occluded, presumably, by a ... read more

Umbilical Vascular Catheterization

The placement of umbilical catheters is an essential technique for the treatment of many newborns in unstable condition. This video will demonstrate the placement of catheters in the umbilical vein ... read more

COstatus monitor provides direct measure of neonates' cardiac output

TORONTO-(May 5, 2018)-Clinicians caring for vulnerable babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) need to closely monitor their vital signs, but precisely gauging the function of their tiny ... read more

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

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 risk of serious injury ... read more