ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Every IV catheter poses potential for serious and costly complications, including those occurring from commonly used peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheters. According ...

Check the infusion pump's occlusion alarm limit setting. The alarm should be set at the lowest available limit to prevent false occlusion alarms while detecting infiltration. Evaluate the pump's ...

A variety of topics related to intravenous complications and solutions including prevention of catheter related blood stream infections, the importance of partnership health care delivery, adult and ...

To compare the occurrence of systemic infection or death in preterm infants with elective percutaneous central line (PCVL) placement versus peripheral intravenous catheter (PIV) placement. A total of ...

An intravenous (IV) injection is an injection of a medication or another substance into a vein and directly into the bloodstream. It is one of the fastest ways to get a drug into the body, often ...