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Commonly Used Catheters Double Risk of Blood Clots in ICU and Cancer Patients

Touted for safety, ease and patient convenience, peripherally inserted central catheters have become many clinicians’ go-to for IV delivery of antibiotics, nutrition, chemotherapy, and other medications. But compared to other central venous catheters (CVCs), these ...More
5 days ago
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Hospital Reports Record Span of Zero CLABSIs

A California hospital reported that its vascular access team has gone nearly seven years without a central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in any of its peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) lines. The facility has recorded no CLABSIs, which are ...More
January 3, 2013
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Safe Insertion of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters: Equipment Availability Varies

Intravenous cannulation is undertaken in a high proportion of hospitalized patients. Much international attention has been given to the use of care bundles to reduce the incidence of infection in these patients. However, less attention has been given to the systems required ...More
April 26, 2012
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
PICC Excellence Offers Certification Program for Clinicians

PICC Excellence, Inc. has launched and is expanding its Certified PICC Ultrasound Insertion (CPUI™) credentialing program. CPUI is an international certification program for clinicians and medical professionals who place peripherally inserted central IV catheters (PICCs). ...More
April 12, 2012
Posted in News
PICC Team, Prevention Bundle Helped Decrease CLABSIs in the NICU

Investigators at McGill University Health Center in Montreal, Canada report that implementation of a dedicated inter-professional peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) team and a prevention bundle was successful in decreasing rates of CLABSI in the neonatal ...More
August 1, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Teleflex Announces FDA Clearance of Its Pressure Injectable PICC with Chlorag+ard Technology

Teleflex Incorporated announces that it has received 510(k) market clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company’s ArrowEVOLUTION™ PICC with Chlorag+ard™ technology, a peripherally inserted central catheter with a chlorhexedine-based solution that ...More
September 14, 2010
Posted in News
Teleflex Introduces PICC Wand

Teleflex has partnered with Access Scientific Incorporated to become the U.S. distributor of The PICC WAND™ Safety Introducer with ARROW® peelable sheath. This new, all- in-one vascular access device provides clinicians a faster, safer, simpler way to insert a peel away ...More
September 7, 2010
Posted in News
Choosing the Best Design for Intravenous Needleless Connectors to Prevent Bloodstream Infections

Healthcare-associated catheter-related bloodstream infections (HA-BSIs) remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the U.S. ...More
July 28, 2010
Posted in Articles
In the Fight Against Life-Threatening Catheter Infections, Length of Use Is Key

Hospitals may reduce the risk of life-threatening bloodstream infections in newborns with peripherally inserted central venous catheters by replacing the device every 30 days or so, according to a new Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study.The daily risk of getting a ...More
March 15, 2010
Posted in News