In February, the attempted execution of Thomas Eugene Creech, a man on death row, failed after the execution team was unable to establish a peripheral intravenous line, despite trying eight times ...

The peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheter is the most used vascular access device for the administration of medications in hospitalized neonates, however 95% of PIV catheters are removed due to ...

IDOC’s policy allowed an alternative method of placing a central IV – inserted into a larger vein - when the peripheral ...

A new study shed light on the large proportion of nursing home residents who have venous catheters, or intravenous (IV) lines ... homes who had central and peripheral catheters inserted between ...

a needle-free blood collection device that uses a patient’s existing peripheral IV line for blood draws. This technology minimizes the need for multiple needlesticks, reducing patient pain ...

2 With up to 69% of peripheral IV lines failing before treatment is completed, 3 Peripheral Advantage is designed to decrease the number of PIVCs required to complete therapy. “No patient asks ...