these rates were not significantly different from those for other catheter types. However, the CLABSI incidence rate for Broviac catheters (1.97) was significantly higher than that for Port-a-cath ...

These catheters stay in place for long periods of time and allow ... Examples of tunneled CVCs include Broviac, Hickman, Neostar, Leonard, and Groshong. Usually, tunneled CVCs are inserted in a ...

All intensivist Broviac catheters were placed in the subclavian vein. Most of the surgical Broviac catheters inserted via the percutaneous approach were also placed in the subclavian vein 37 of 39 ...

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 ...

We identified moderate-certainty evidence that ultrasound guidance for arterial cannulation compared with palpation or Doppler auditory assistance improves first-attempt success rate, second-attempt ...

As a result, Hickman/Broviac catheter bending due to a sharply curved angle in the subcutaneous tunnel may occur when the subcutaneous tunnel exit needs to be created inside the patient’s nipple to ...

Since the introduction of the partially implantable catheter described by Broviac 1 and modified by Hickman 2 during the 1970s, handling oncological patients has become much easier due to the ...

They were admitted to the program once their albumin infusion needs were reduced to a single daily infusion through a Broviac ® CVC. This type of catheter was chosen to avoid the need for direct ...

The highest difference was found concerning dislodgement. Table 6. Incidence of complications (per 1,000 catheter days) of tunneled CVAD (TCVAD, Broviac/Hickman) and totally implanted CVAD. The ...