Peripheral neuropathy occurs when your peripheral nerves don’t work properly because they’re damaged or destroyed. They might send pain signals for no reason, or not send a signal when you ...

The author reviews the patient, provider, and device factors that contribute to central line–associated bloodstream infections and discusses preventive strategies.

Among 154 patients, those in the CVAD group compared with the peripheral IV group experienced more venous access-related complications (52.2% vs 24.2%) and overall thrombotic events (35.9% vs 6.5% ...