Fatalities report spurs UK action on catheters
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The UK Medical Devices Agency (MDA) is to discuss with catheter manufacturers ways of improving the radio-opacity of the tip. The move by the Department of Health (DoH) is among a series of measures being adopted in response to an investigation into four neonatal deaths due to cardiac tamponade associated with central venous catheterisation. The complication has revealed the need to carefully monitor the positioning of the catheter during insertion.
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