There is good lot of training and experience which is needed while inserting IV catheters, especially when working with the elderly and young children. In this area, errors happen quite often which ...

Students and clinicians in Israel have developed a semi-automatic handheld device for the rapid and safe intravenous (IV) insertion of catheters. Administering fluids to patients through IV catheters ...

Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are frequently used to obtain central venous access for patients in acute care, home care and skilled nursing care. PICCs are a reliable alternative to ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Feverish and shaking, Cheryl Tate was relieved to finally be in the hands of the nurses and doctors at Liverpool Hospital. But their ...

Parents know that watching their children be hooked up to an intravenous catheter is one of the most stomach churning episodes in life. The motor coordination required to insert an IV catheter is very ...