A total of 170 Broviac placements (112 intensivist patients and 58 surgical patients) were included in the analysis. These two groups of patients were similar (Table 1). The majority of the ...

The procedure involves inserting a catheter from the groin to the heart to look for the source of the problem. Once found, the healthcare provider destroys the abnormal tissue. Medicines successfully ...

Pediatric critical care physicians in a sedation suite can place Broviac catheters as safely as pediatric surgeons in the OR, at a lower cost, in a defined patient population. This practice offers ...

Angioplasty is also called percutaneous coronary intervention. For angioplasty, a long, thin tube (catheter) is put into a blood vessel. It is then guided to the blocked coronary artery. The catheter ...