Published: 02 January 2002 Complications in Tunneled CVL Versus PICC Lines in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Roy Foo MFA, Alan Fujii MD, Jo-Ann Harris MD, Wayne LaMorte MD, PhD, MPH & Steve Moulton MD ...

At 141 NICUs, 13,327 infants had 15,567 catheters (93% PICCs, 7% tunneled catheters), for a total of 256,088 catheter days.

Patients who used tunneled catheters used them for a longer period (252,662 days) compared with patients who used PICCs (65,115 days). Across the 744-catheter episodes, patients experienced 33 ...

Prophylactic antibiotic use before tunneled cuffed catheter insertion was not linked to a lower rate of early hemodialysis ...

In critically ill children, peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) posed a higher thrombosis risk than did centrally inserted tunneled catheters.

Cancer prevalence, PN needs, and PICC approvals fuel market, while awareness campaigns and tunneled lines boost adoption. However, DVT and infection risks pose challenges. Explore full report for ...

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 ...

Teleflex noted that the research, using the Arrow PICC with Chlorag+ard Technology, determined that this kind of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) was associated with a nearly nine ...

Catheter-related bloodstream infections examined in home parenteral nutrition patients. ScienceDaily. Retrieved March 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 04 / 150407085258.htm ...