To determine the efficacy of heparinized saline administered as intermittent flush on functional duration of the peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) in neonates. A total of 120 neonates were ...

Show More From the Department of PediatricsMedical College of Wisconsin, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; and DeVos Children’s Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI. PURPOSE: To determine whether ...

NORTHFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to the CDC, considerable progress is being made in preventing central line associated blood stream infections, but further improvement is still needed. An ...

DefenCath is intended for instillation into central venous catheters only. DefenCath ® (taurolidine and heparin) catheter lock solution is now available for inpatient use to reduce the incidence of ...

MUNDELEIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medline Industries, Inc. and ICU Medical jointly purchased Excelsior Medical, a leading manufacturer of pre-filled saline and heparin flush syringes, syringe pumps ...

SHANGHAI/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Health agencies are investigating an outbreak of bloodstream infections in children from four U.S. states that may be linked to heparin and saline syringes made by Becton ...

January 22, 2008 — A nationwide recall has been expanded to include all lots of heparin and saline prefilled flushes made by AM2 PAT Inc, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned healthcare ...