Umbilical vessel catheterization is a routine practice for vascular access in critically ill neonates. Radiographs are used to confirm correct placement and to help distinguish between umbilical ...

To evaluate the prevalence of hereditary prothrombotic mutations, and their effect on the incidence and severity of umbilical arterial or venous catheter (UAC or UVC)-associated thrombosis. All ...

Though researchers found the same increasing trend for the incidence of UVC-associated CLABSI when the dwell time increased, as in previous studies, this study showed no significant difference in ...

Limited research on medication administration through UACs and UVCs is problematic during emergency situations when intravascular access in neonates may be difficult to obtain. Because of concerns of ...

Umbilical vein has been substituted for artery in vascular transplantation, but it remains unclear whether the stress relaxation and creep between these vessels are consistent. A recent study reported ...

There was a total of 130 respondents, yielding a 42% rate of return. Eighty-four percent of the respondents were physicians, 10% were nurses, and 6% were pharmacists. The majority of NICUs (65%) had ...