Latest news from RyMed Technologies on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/report-by-johns-hopkins-cancer-center-suggests-neutral-iv-connector-is-safest/?sc=rsin /articles/report-by-johns-hopkins-cancer-center-suggests-neutral-iv-connector-is-safest/?sc=rsin Tue, 21 May 2013 09:00:00 EST Research on different types of IV connectors led a Johns Hopkins cancer center to pilot a "neutral pressure" IV connector, according to a scientific presentation at the annual meeting of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS). RyMed Technologies /articles/hospital-reports-record-span-of-no-catheter-bloodstream-infections/?sc=rsin /articles/hospital-reports-record-span-of-no-catheter-bloodstream-infections/?sc=rsin Thu, 03 Jan 2013 08:00:00 EST A California hospital reported that its vascular access team has gone nearly seven years without a central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in any of its peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) lines. RyMed Technologies /articles/studies-link-iv-connectors-to-patient-safety/?sc=rsin /articles/studies-link-iv-connectors-to-patient-safety/?sc=rsin Tue, 06 Nov 2012 08:00:00 EST The type of IV connector used in vascular access is closely linked to a patient's chance of getting a dangerous bloodstream infection, according to two new studies. RyMed Technologies /articles/symposium-at-ava-conference-to-explore-bloodstream-infections/?sc=rsin /articles/symposium-at-ava-conference-to-explore-bloodstream-infections/?sc=rsin Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:15:00 EST RyMed Technologies will host a breakfast symposium on the origin of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) and how to prevent them at the upcoming Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association for Vascular Access (AVA). RyMed Technologies /articles/oncology-meeting-presentations-examine-patient-safety-role-of-iv-connectors/?sc=rsin /articles/oncology-meeting-presentations-examine-patient-safety-role-of-iv-connectors/?sc=rsin Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:15:00 EST IV connectors, through which intravenous medication and nutrition are provided to a patient, can play a crucial role in protecting patients from life-threatening infections and other complications. RyMed Technologies /articles/journal-says-infections-in-cancer-patients-drop-after-switch-of-iv-connector/?sc=rsin /articles/journal-says-infections-in-cancer-patients-drop-after-switch-of-iv-connector/?sc=rsin Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:00:00 EST A neutral-pressure IV needleless connector was associated with complete elimination of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) in a successful device trial at a large cancer center in the six-month period following implementation of the device. RyMed Technologies /articles/study-on-cancer-patients-reveals-advantages-of-iv-intraluminal-protection-device/?sc=rsin /articles/study-on-cancer-patients-reveals-advantages-of-iv-intraluminal-protection-device/?sc=rsin Thu, 02 Aug 2012 09:00:00 EST An IV connector known as an intraluminal protection device (IPD) outperformed a negative-pressure split septum IV connector, in a prospective clinical study that compared the occlusion rates of two IV connectors. RyMed Technologies