CHICAGO – Children who had intravenous (IV) access for ear tube placement surgery spent more time in the operating room and in the hospital and required more pain medication than children who ...

It’s a common practice — maintaining peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) in stable hospital patients even after the need for IV therapy has been resolved. And the thinking goes, why not? After ...

When caregivers used ultrasound to guide placement of intravenous lines in children with presumed difficult access, they had higher success rates on their first attempt. Researchers report that this ...

Vascular access is a method of accessing the bloodstream for purposes like administering medication or dialysis. They’re usually suited for long-term use. Share on Pinterest Getty ...

Racial and Ethnic Inequities at the Practice and Physician Levels in Timely Next-Generation Sequencing for Patients With Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treated in the US Community Setting We ...

Hope is on the horizon for sick children requiring intravenous canulation to administer medication, with a Griffith University-led randomised controlled trial providing evidence about the most ...

No one likes being stuck with a needle to get intravenous fluids in the hospital. But worse than being stuck once is having it done twice. Or three times. Or as many times as it takes before the ...