BUFORD, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Theragenics Corporation ® (NYSE: TGX), a medical device company serving the surgical products and prostate cancer treatment markets, today announced that Galt Medical (a ...

It has been known for decades that central lines that have blood clots have a double the risk of catheter sepsis. Reducing thrombosis risks is the answer.” — Greg Vigna, M.D., J.D. LOS ANGELES, CA, ...

Baby GB is a 970 g, 29 weeks of gestation infant, who received a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) for total parenteral nutrition. A #26-G polyurethane catheter was inserted on day seven ...

It is the position of the Board of Nursing that a registered nurse may insert and remove Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC) lines upon order of a licensed physician and that the procedure ...

New catheter materials for peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) may reduce the risk of device failure due to infectious, thrombotic, and catheter occlusion events. However, data from ...