The use of umbilical arterial catheters (UACs) has been a standard of practice for 30 years in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). [1] They have proven useful for continuous blood pressure ...

The survey instrument was approved by expedited review of our medical center's institutional review board. In November 2000, 311 NICUs having greater than 25 beds were identified from the United ...

Background: Umbilical vascular catheters are routinely inserted in critically ill newborn infants in most neonatal intensive care units (NICU). The objectives of this study were to determine ...

Catheters, such as umbilical venous catheters (UVCs) and epicutaneo-caval catheters (ECCs), provide essential access for administering medications, fluids, and nutrition. However, the placement of ...