All patients with Broviac catheters placed by pediatric intensivists and pediatric surgeons during a 3-year period from 2007 to 2009 were identified, and their charts and billing records were reviewed ...

Patients whose first language is Spanish are more likely to acquire certain hospital-associated infections than those whose first language is English, according to a study by Oakland, Calif.-based ...

Paediatric venous thromboembolism (VTE) represents an increasingly acknowledged clinical challenge, particularly in patients requiring central venous catheters (CVCs). The insertion of CVCs for ...

Our findings demonstrate that the insertion of Broviac catheters by pediatric intensivists can be a successful, safe, and cost-effective alternative to insertion by surgeons in the OR. This study adds ...