Medscape

The Role of Dressing Disruption in Catheter-Related Infection

Central line insertion sites are a potential route of catheter-related infection, and disruption of catheter insertion-site dressings might be a factor in the risk for infection. Dressing disruption ...
Healthline

Inserting and Removing Central Lines: What to Expect

Breast cancer treatments such as chemotherapy usually require frequent blood tests and usually need to be given through your vein, or through IVs. It can become painful to be repeatedly poked with ...
Nature

A silver–alginate-coated dressing to reduce peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) infections in NICU patients: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Our aim was to evaluate the safety of a silver–alginate-containing dressing to reduce peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) infections in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients. A total ...
Nature

Utilizing a line maintenance team to reduce central-line-associated bloodstream infections in a neonatal intensive care unit

To determine the association of a central-line maintenance team on the incidence of central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Overall CLABSI ...
Morningstar

New ICU Study Finds Simple Adhesive Step Cuts Jugular Line Dressing Failures Nearly in Half

FERNDALE, Mich., Sept. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A multicenter randomized controlled trial published in Critical Care Medicine has found that adding Mastisol® Liquid Adhesive — a gum mastic adhesive ...