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Dr. Robert Hickman, inventor of Hickman catheter, dies at age 92

Dr. Robert O. Hickman, a pediatric nephrologist and inventor of a catheter that revolutionized care for cancer patients, died on April 4. He was 92. In the 1970s, Hickman was a founding member of the ...
Nature

Hickman catheter and implantable port devices for the delivery of chemotherapy: a phase II randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation

In the United Kingdom, totally implantable venous access systems (TIVAS) are not routinely used. Compared with Hickman catheters, these devices are more expensive and complex to insert. However, it is ...
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Return of a revolutionary

What if tapping into the veins of a dialysis patient were as easy as blowing up a football? Or if catheters could be effortlessly removed each day, minimizing the infections and clotting often ...
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Hickman Catheter–Related Infections in Neutropenic Patients: Insertion in the Operating Theater Versus Insertion in the Radiology Suite

Comparative Effects of Three Cytokine Regimens After High-Dose Cyclophosphamide: Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF), and Sequential ...