Jupiter Endovascular says its new catheter technology is flexible when navigating, then switches to stiff to remove pulmonary ...

If gross hematuria occurs in a patient with a long-term catheter, contact primary care provider or managing provider for further instructions regarding evaluation. These patients may need referral to ...

Intraluminal contamination occurs by ascent of bacteria from a contaminated catheter, drainage tube, or urine drainage bag. Microorganisms can migrate up the catheter into the bladder within 1 to 3 ...

Bad placement of a catheter by a Fort Lauderdale doctor caused a patient to have a stroke, the Florida Department of Health ...

Fallopian tubes are passages for the sperms to meet the egg but when it’s blocked it can prevent egg fertilisation leading to ...

Intermountain McKay-Dee hospital in Ogden achieved a major milestone in the treatment of a deadly and common aortic heart ...

A guide wire is inserted into the artery. Under the guidance of X-ray video (fluoroscopy), the wire is threaded to the site of the blockage. A thin tube called a catheter sheaths the wire and is ...

During transcatheter repair, a healthcare provider inserts a device that can plug up the PFO. This device attaches to the end of a long, flexible tube called a catheter. The healthcare provider ...

As a foreigner, Sinead Mulhern sometimes feels out of place and lonely in Ecuador. In the hospital, though, she realized what ...

My birth plan only had two bullet points: "healthy mom and baby," and "epidural." So why didn't anyone warn me that 1 in 10 epidurals fail?

It is crucial to have the central venous catheters (CVCs) properly inserted to ensure effective treatment and reduce risks of ...

Intrapleural catheters may be placed after enrolment at the attending clinician’s discretion. After enrolment, this decision will constitute an outcome variable and require full documentation as to ...