Proper IV connector disinfection between catheter line accesses is a crucial step in preventing contamination and potentially fatal catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs). Compliance with ...
FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A recently published article on the care and maintenance of central venous access devices describes the benefits of intraluminal protection connectors for preventing ...
Think research is dry or academic and rarely relevant in clinical settings? Then you should check out the findings of nationally acclaimed researcher, oncology nurse and author Cynthia Chernecky. Her ...
FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RyMed Technologies’ needleless IV connectors were the focus of three scientific presentations at recent medical conferences. All three posters described the patient ...
July 30, 2010 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring 9 companies that make positive-displacement needleless connectors for intravenous (IV) therapy to assess whether these devices ...
FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A new article about IV catheter care warns that several IV needleless connector designs are prone to repeated blood reflux that can cause the build-up of fibrin, ...