We performed a randomized trial comparing goal-directed therapy guided by a pulmonary-artery catheter with standard care without the use of a pulmonary-artery catheter. The subjects were high-risk ...

Arterial lines are commonly used in critical care. They allow blood samples to be taken and are used to monitor blood pressure. This article is the third part of a six-part series looking at essential ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA designated the recall of radial artery and arterial line catheterization kits as class I, the most ...

A Swan-Ganz catheterization is a type of pulmonary artery catheterization procedure. It’s a diagnostic test used to determine whether any hemodynamic, or blood flow-related, abnormalities exist in the ...

The needle-free arterial non-injectable connector (NIC; Amdel Medical) is connected to the sampling port of a standard 3‑way tap in an arterial line using a Luer connection. The NIC is red in colour ...

November 23, 2010 (New York, New York) — A new robotically steered endovascular catheter was unveiled here at the 37th Annual VEITH Symposium. Called "revolutionary" by attendees, it is able to guide ...

The study was aimed at comparing the accuracy in length of insertion of umbilical arterial catheter in all new born groups stratified according to weight, by using two different methods, that is, ...

The gastroduodenal artery is a blood vessel that arises from the common hepatic artery. In some people, it originates from the left or right hepatic artery. It lies behind the duodenum, which is the ...

An arterial line is a small catheter that is directly inserted into an artery. The procedure is associated with risks, so it is important that appropriate care is taken during and after insertion.