All patients with Broviac catheters placed by pediatric intensivists and pediatric surgeons during a 3-year period from 2007 to 2009 were identified, and their charts and billing records were ...

Hickman offered to try to place a device called a Broviac catheter. Invented by a colleague of Hickman’s at the University of Washington, the Broviac catheter passed through a vein in the chest into ...

Central venous catheters (CVCs) help deliver medication, fluids, blood, or nutrition. They can also be useful for monitoring and performing certain tests and procedures. Placing CVCs or central ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. On day of life 50, the Broviac catheter was removed owing to local infection at the site of catheter insertion. Broviac catheter tip ...

Ann Oncol 2005;16:648–654. 8. Cesaro S, Corro R, Pelosin A, et al. A prospective survey on incidence and outcome of Broviac/Hickman catheter-related complications in pediatric patients affected by ...

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.

It goes into your arm or hand. But if you need care for longer than that, you might get what’s called a central venous catheter. It’s also called a central line. A CVC is also a thin tube ...