Our findings demonstrate that the insertion of Broviac catheters by pediatric intensivists can be a successful, safe, and cost-effective alternative to insertion by surgeons in the OR. This study adds ...

A doctoral student at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing is working with a team of nurse and physician leaders to examine the use of urinary catheters, and related urinary tract infections, in ...

"Even when clinicians follow meticulously basic rules of catheter insertion and maintenance, the risk of infection is never zero," Milstone said. "Reducing the time a child has a PICC is one extra ...

Objective: To compare the cost and safety of placement of Broviac catheters in children by pediatric intensivists in a sedation suite versus placement by pediatric surgeons in the operating room.