A few months ago, Bob Miele was diagnosed with a lung infection. "He was giving me oral medication, but they weren't having much of an effect," he said. So Bob was sent to Infusion Resource in East ...

Patients who need antibiotic treatment delivered intravenously in the weeks or months after being discharged from the hospital are typically allowed to go home with a medication pump and an open IV ...

LIMERICK, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Teleflex Incorporated announced today that is now offering for sale the company’s ArrowEVOLUTION™ PICC with Chlorag + ard ™ antimicrobial technology in the United ...

Newer PICC lines substantially decrease the risk of occlusion of the catheter, swelling of the arm, blood clots, and blood infections Safer technology in the design of the PICC line and central line ...

The use of PICC lines in preterm infants increases the risk for systemic bacterial infections. The overall incidence of Catheter Related Bloodstream Infection (CRBSI) after PICC line removal is not ...

Many hospital patients get medicine or nutrition delivered straight into their bloodstream through a tiny device called a PICC. In just a decade, it's become the go-to device for intravenous care. But ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- More than a billion times a year, doctors and nurses insert tiny tubes into the veins of American hospital patients, so they can deliver lifesaving medicines, give fluids and ...