Nature

Resolution of Peripheral Artery Catheter-induced Ischemic Injury Following Prolonged Treatment with Topical Nitroglycerin Ointment in a Newborn: A Case Report

Baby girl D was an 896-g infant born at 26 weeks' gestation to a 23-year-old mother, gravida 1, para 0. Delivery was by emergency C-section secondary to placental abruption. APGAR scores were 2, 6, ...
Nursing Times

Essential critical care skills 3: arterial line care

An arterial line is a small catheter that is directly inserted into an artery. The procedure is associated with risks, so it is important that appropriate care is taken during and after insertion.
The Citizen

Baby’s fingers fall off after arterial line insertion

MBOMBELA – The parents of a premature baby had to watch helplessly as two joints of four fingers on their daughter’s left hand fell off one by one after she had received an arterial line at Mediclinic ...
Medscape

Use of Simulation-based Mastery Learning to Improve the Quality of Central Venous Catheter Placement in a Medical Intensive Care Unit

Background: Central venous catheter (CVC) insertions are performed frequently by internal medicine residents. Complications, including arterial puncture and pneumothorax, decrease when operators use ...