title: Central venous catheters. An overview of Food and Drug Administration activities.
abstract: This article presents an overview of recent Food and Drug Administration issues pertaining to central venous catheters (CVCs) with emphasis on the CVC working group. Caveats for practitioners concerning CVC use are offered.
authors.affiliation: Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Office of Health and Industry Programs, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration