Background: Umbilical vascular catheters are routinely inserted in critically ill newborn infants in most neonatal intensive care units (NICU). The objectives of this study were to determine ...

Neonatal catheterization is a critical procedure in the care of newborns, particularly those in intensive care units. Catheters, such as umbilical venous catheters (UVCs) and epicutaneo-caval ...

The use of umbilical ... catheter clot, and pseudomembranous enterocolitis. The frequency of complications when total parenteral nutrition (TPN) solutions were infused through a UAC versus a ...