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Use of Simulation-based Mastery Learning to Improve the Quality of Central Venous Catheter Placement in a Medical Intensive Care Unit

Background: Central venous catheter (CVC) insertions are performed frequently by internal medicine residents. Complications, including arterial puncture and pneumothorax, decrease when operators use ...
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Long-Term Central Venous Catheter Use and Risk of Infection in Older Adults With Cancer

Predictive Value of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer/American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Classification of Lung Adenocarcinoma in Tumor Recurrence and ...
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Central Venous Catheter Use in the Pediatric Patient: Mechanical and Infectious Complications

One of the main problems in interpreting the literature concerning infectious complications of CVCs is the inconsistent use of terms and definitions. Furthermore, it is often unclear exactly how the ...
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Reducing unneeded central venous catheter use prevents CLABSIs

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A systematic literature review showed that interventions to reduce unnecessary central venous catheter use can ...
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DefenCath Now Available for Dialysis Patients to Prevent Catheter-Related Infections

DefenCath is intended for instillation into central venous catheters only. DefenCath ® (taurolidine and heparin) catheter lock solution is now available for inpatient use to reduce the incidence of ...