Central venous access devices are routinely used in pediatric care for administration of
fluids and medications and for drawing blood samples. The adoption of ultrasound guided …

Objectives: In pediatric patients, indwelling peripheral venous catheters are sometimes
displaced to extravascular positions, causing infiltration or extravasation. No reliable …

Background Children who need to have major surgery or are critically ill often require the
insertion of a central venous catheter (CVC). To avoid serious complications, it is important …

Objective: Establish the feasibility of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) nurse-directed
ultrasound assessment (UA) of peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheters, compare the results …

Background: Central venous catheter (CVC) is located within the proximal third of the
superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, or the right atrium. The confirmation of right location …

Background: We performed ultrasonographic examinations of the ipsilateral internal jugular
vein after placement of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) and found that more …

Venous access (VA) is important to children receiving cancer therapy. Secure VA is
necessary to administer chemotherapy, blood products, antibiotics, and parenteral nutrition …

Abstract In this Editor's Review, articles published in 2018 are organized by category and
summarized. We provide a brief reflection of the research and progress in artificial organs …

A 10-year-old male patient was admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit due to septic
shock and oliguric acute renal failure. A haemodialysis catheter (11.5 Fr) was inserted into …

Background. Central venous catheterization is a common medical procedure. One of its
more dangerous complications is an injury to the blood vessel. The key to ensure proper …