For critically ill patients requiring dialysis, insertion of the catheter in a vein in the neck does not appear to reduce the risk of infection compared to vein access in the upper leg, except for ...

May 28 -- TUESDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- There's little overall difference in infection risk if a catheter for dialysis is inserted into a neck vein or an upper leg vein in critically ill ...

LIMERICK, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE:TFX), a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, has announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance to ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved DefenCath ® (taurolidine and heparin) catheter lock solution to reduce the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) in adult ...

Device maker r4 Vascular will this week begin selling a new catheter that features a novel coating designed to prevent clotting. The Duraspan catheter is intended for use by patients undergoing ...

Dialysis patients with central venous catheters more likely to contract bloodstream infections Infection rates and other dialysis events were highest among patients with a central venous catheter as ...

Anthony A. Bavry, M.D., M.P.H. Intensive care unit patients who required acute renal replacement therapy were randomized to catheterization in the jugular vein (n = 375) or the femoral vein (n = 375).

Transplantation of autologous peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs) is increasingly used in the treatment of certain haematological malignancies and solid tumours. Obtaining a sufficient number of ...

LONDON-- (BUSINESS WIRE)--The global hemodialysis catheters market size is expected to grow by USD 190 million as per Technavio. This marks a significant market growth compared to the 2019 growth ...