There are many indications for the use of CVP catheters in the ICU. The most common include: 1. Vascular access: Many patients in the ICU are edematous, and peripheral vascular access may be difficult ...

Central venous catheters (CVCs) are indispensable tools in modern critical care for the delivery of intensive therapies. However, their use is accompanied by a spectrum of complications ranging from ...

A major concern during living-donor liver transplantation is donor blood loss and its associated morbidity and mortality. As low central venous pressure (CVP) is believed to reduce blood loss during ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Using data from the US Renal Data System, researchers identified 74,194 Medicare-eligible patients who initiated ...

Signs and symptoms of CRBSI are nonspecific. Fever is the most common clinical sign of CRBSI and all febrile episodes in children with CVCs must be investigated for CRBSI. Particular attention should ...