News and innovation February 5, 2024
Key insights on recent amendments to EU-MDR
The European Medical Device Regulation (EU-MDR) 2017/745 has brought many changes to the medical device industry and product availability. Thanks…
Key insights on recent amendments to EU-MDR
The European Medical Device Regulation (EU-MDR) 2017/745 has brought many changes to the medical device industry and product availability. Thanks…
PICC line or port catheter: Which one for cancer patients?
It can be challenging knowing when to insert a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC line) or port catheter into patients…
Quality control of prefilled flush syringes: key considerations
Before delving into the quality control of prefilled flush syringes, which are an integral part of vascular access management (VAM),…
Antibiotics shortages in Europe: what you need to know
“A new approach is needed to better tackle medicines shortages in the European Health Union,” the European Commission said in…
Spanish vascular access team refines device selection algorithm
The Vall D’Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, Spain treats over 1.2 million patients per year, with 1,100 beds and a team…
Tripledemic may return to Europe this winter: Vaccination still key
Four years after COVID-19 first emerged,1 it remains difficult to forecast how severe the 2023–24 respiratory infection season will be.2,3…