March 14, 2011 — Anticoagulation therapy should be started promptly for upper extremity deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), according to a clinical practice review of upper extremity DVT published in the ...

Multisite Parent-Centered Risk Assessment to Reduce Pediatric Oral Chemotherapy Errors Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are often used in place of mediport catheters because of cost and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The risk for recurrent venous thromboembolism appeared low for patients with upper extremity deep vein ...

DVT in both the upper and lower body can happen to almost anyone at any age and for many reasons. For example, your vein could have been damaged by an injury or operation. Half of blood clots happen ...

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is responsible for an estimated 25 000 deaths per annum in UK hospital practice. It is well established that many of these deaths could be prevented through the use of ...

The charts of inpatients who underwent venous duplex scanning of the upper torso veins from January 2002 to December 2003 at the University of Southern California University Hospital, an urban ...

Patient enrollment has begun in Bluegrass Vascular Technologies' study of its Surfacer inside-out access catheter system. The study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Surfacer in up to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Physiologic changes in the venous and arterial systems occur in women during pregnancy, but data are lacking to ...

Kentucky's Therix Medical last week announced the launch of spinoff Bluegrass Vascular Technologies, which is focusing on developing products to improve patient outcomes in vascular access procedures.