the first several doses may be administered via short peripheral intravenous cannulas. It may be premature to insert a PICC on the first day of therapy when culture and susceptibility results are ...
This article provides a review of the relevant anatomy and physiology of the peripheral venous system, techniques for maintaining catheter security, and guidelines for conducting a systematic ...
Risk factors include Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization, longer duration of catheter use, previous bacteremia, older age, higher total intravenous ... catheter and the peripheral blood ...