Background: Central venous catheter (CVC) insertions are performed frequently by internal medicine residents. Complications, including arterial puncture and pneumothorax, decrease when operators ...

Therefore, it is mandatory to adhere to medical advice and receive vaccination such as Hepatitis B, Chickenpox, Influenza and pneumococcal ... Monitor dialysis catheter site For people on ...

Pneumothorax occurred more often in the infants who eventually died, but was not the immediate cause of death. Neither aspiration nor pneumothorax appeared to be involved in the development of the ...

Background Management of pneumothorax in neonates requiring retrieval poses unique challenges, including decision to insert an intercostal catheter (ICC). We aimed to report the proportion and ...

For the conventional percutaneous subclavian puncture to insert a central access catheter, for example ... particularly if the puncture has been difficult and the risk of a pneumothorax may be ...

Patients with an indwelling catheter in situ will have 24 h urine at baseline ... pulmonary artery pressure (systolic) >60 mm Hg, suspected pneumothorax and agitation risking detachment of equipment ...

Sanofi has moved ahead with plans to challenge Pfizer and MSD for a piece of the market for pneumococcal vaccines, taking a 21-valent shot licensed from SK Biosciences into phase 3 testing.

The rivalry between Pfizer and MSD in pneumococcal vaccines has dialled up a notch with the FDA approval of MSD’s new shot Capvaxive, the first to be aimed specifically at adults. The 21-valent ...

syringe containing 2 to 4 ml. of sterile 0.9 per cent sodium chloride solution was attached to the 8-inch polyethylene catheter from a large-size intravenous catheter set.* The 14-gauge hypodermic ...