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Intravenous catheter versus venipuncture for blood specimen collection

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Heparin for prolonging peripheral intravenous catheter use in neonates

Heparin in intravenous fluids may reduce IV tube changes needed for newborn babies in neonatal intensive care, but more research is needed to determine its safety. Babies in neonatal intensive care often need fluids intravenously (through a tube inserted into a vein). Sometimes the intravenous (IV) tube becomes blocked, as the blood clots and skin becomes ...
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Regularly replacing intravenous administration sets, which do not contain lipids or blood, does not appear to affect the risk of infection

Administration of intravenous therapy is a common occurrence within the hospital setting. Routine replacement of administration sets has been advocated to reduce intravenous infusion contamination and related bloodstream infection. The purpose of this review was to identify the optimal interval for the routine replacement of intravenous administration ...
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Treatment of reduced blood flow to the legs using mononuclear cell therapy

Critical limb ischaemia (CLI) occurs when blood flow to the legs is reduced because of the worsening of peripheral arterial disease. Initially, patients experience cramping leg pain that limits walking (termed intermittent claudication), but over time some patients experience more severe symptoms including pain at rest, leg ulceration and gangrene. ...