April 27, 2012 (Phoenix, Arizona) — The rate of inappropriately placed central venous catheters (CVCs) substantially declines when residents and emergency department (ED) technicians are trained to ...

Arterial catheterization allows for the continuous recording of arterial pressure measurements and can be used to adjust the doses of vasoactive drugs that are administered for hemodynamic support in ...

Ultrasound guidance of central line placement allowed access with fewer attempts than using only anatomic landmarks, according to a prospective, randomized study published online March 12 in the ...

Children's veins are small and sometimes difficult to access during necessary medical treatment. When caregivers used ultrasound to guide placement of intravenous (IV) lines in children with presumed ...

The following text provides a summary of the teaching points that appear in the video. Placement of peripheral intravenous (IV) catheters is a fundamental skill that all health care professionals ...

In 2016, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) issued a policy statement advocating a new safety goal for vascular access: the “one-stick standard.” To help clinicians achieve it, ACEP ...