Right atrial pressure and central venous oxygen saturation (Scvo 2) were measured via an internal jugular catheter. General postoperative management was not strictly protocolized. Dobutamine was ...

A tube, called a catheter, is then connected to either the internal jugular vein of the neck or the subclavian vein that runs from the shoulder to the neck. After your port is placed, the surgeon will ...

Anthony A. Bavry, M.D., M.P.H. Intensive care unit patients who required acute renal replacement therapy were randomized to catheterization in the jugular vein (n = 375) or the femoral vein (n = 375).

Boston Scientific announced today that it received CE mark for its navigation-enabled Farawave Nav ablation catheter and Faraview software. Farawave Nav and the Faraview software make up part of ...

The word “catheter” comes from Greek, meaning “to let or send down.” Catheters were used as early as 3,000 B.C. to relieve painful urinary retention. In those times, many materials were used to form a ...

Catheter related problems due to an indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) have existed as long as urinary catheters have been utilized. This section will review IUC complications: infectious complications ...

Correspondence to Dr Justin F Fraser, Neurological Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; Jfr235{at}uky.edu ...