The placement of a central venous catheter (CVC) for venous access is a common clinical routine. Nonetheless, various clinical studies report that CVC insertions are unsuccessful in up to 20% of all ...

Introduction Patients with difficult venous access experience undesirable effects during healthcare, such as delayed diagnosis and initiation of treatment, stress and pain related to the technique and ...

Venous disease is a term that broadly covers both venous thromboembolic disease and chronic venous disease. The basic pathophysiology of venous thromboembolism and chronic venous disease differ as ...

Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare condition accounting for <1% of all strokes, with highly variable clinical presentations ranging from a headache to coma.1–4 Although MRI and MR venography ...

Cardiac filling pressures including the central venous pressure and pulmonary artery occlusion pressure have traditionally been used to guide fluid management.

However, the bacteria used in this study, have not been exposed to antibiotics before -this is most likely in contrast to patients, who have a central venous catheter. Conclusion: Under in vitro ...

This work details the non-invasive evaluation of a carotid arterial blood pressure (ABP) waveform during the Valsalva maneuver. Unfocused and wide acoustic beams are insonated on the carotid artery to ...

Introduction Hospital-acquired thrombosis accounts for a large proportion of all venous thromboembolism (VTE), with significant morbidity and mortality. This subset of VTE can be reduced through ...

Introduction Identifying acute hypercapnic respiratory failure is crucial in the initial management of acute exacerbations of COPD. Guidelines recommend obtaining arterial blood samples but these are ...

Introduction The short-term central venous catheter (CVC) is placed in large venous vessels for the administration of solutions into the superior vena cava or right atrium. It is designed for ...