The study was aimed at comparing the accuracy in length of insertion of umbilical arterial catheter in all new born groups stratified according to weight, by using two different methods, that is, ...

An arterial line is a small catheter that is directly inserted into an artery. The procedure is associated with risks, so it is important that appropriate care is taken during and after insertion.

MBOMBELA – The parents of a premature baby had to watch helplessly as two joints of four fingers on their daughter’s left hand fell off one by one after she had received an arterial line at Mediclinic ...