OBJECTIVE: to develop a risk score for unplanned removal of peripherally inserted central catheter in newborns. METHOD: prospective cohort study conducted in a neonatal intensive care unit with ...

Diagnosis and Management of Central-Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Pediatric Patients. Patricia M. Flynn, MD, MS. Disclosures. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009;28(11):1016-1017.

Since the introduction of the pulmonary artery catheter almost 30 years ago the pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (PAOP) was assumed to be a reliable and valid indicator of left ventricular preload.