Welcome to Intracav’s research blog, where we share insights, best practices, and evidence-based recommendations for intravenous therapy and vascular access management. Our articles are designed to provide healthcare professionals with valuable resources to enhance their knowledge, optimize clinical workflows, and improve patient outcomes. Explore our latest articles below and stay tuned for regular updates on the latest advancements in intravenous therapy.
Clinical Guidelines Are Rotting: The Case for API-First Medical Knowledge “All the projects I’ve had to make, I’ve made because I couldn’t find anything better. I much prefer other people solving my problems. Me having to come up with a project is actually a failure on the world.” - Linus Torvalds The Problem: PDFs Aren’t Healthcare APIs Every day, thousands of clinicians make life-altering decisions based on clinical guidelines that exist primarily as static PDF documents or basic web pages....
IntracavOS: The Beautiful Paranoia of Total Control By the time we finished the first pot of coffee, it was clear the world had gone soft—soggy even—sloshing data through bloated, faceless servers humming somewhere in Oregon or Virginia. Call it the convenience of APIs. Call it the outsourcing of trust. Call it what it is: a ticking bomb with a cheery user interface. When you’re dealing with healthcare—when you’re swimming in HIPAA compliance and patient data—the stakes aren’t just regulatory....
Breaking the Mold in Vascular Access: Why Healthcare Needs a Gut Check I’m over the “innovation” talk in healthcare. Really. We’re all so busy positioning ourselves as the next big tech company with our “custom AI” projects, yet CLABSIs—central line-associated bloodstream infections—still run rampant across the country. Every professional I’ve met in healthcare has this bizarre inertia: they’re quick to ask but excruciatingly slow to spend, like they’re clinging to the hope that maybe if they wait just long enough, their problems will solve themselves....
Why We’re Building IntracavOS: Real Talk About Healthcare AI Look, let’s cut through the BS - healthcare AI is a mess. Everyone’s rushing to slap an LLM onto their product and call it “revolutionary,” but nobody’s talking about the elephant in the room: most of these solutions are held together with duct tape and prayers. At Intracav AI, we’re doing something different, and I’m going to tell you exactly why our approach is going to eat everyone else’s lunch....
Deep Dive Blood Draws and Hemolysis Follow along Intracav Chat and interact with it yourself with this link CVR (Catheter to Vein Ratio). The Optimal ratio is <45%. The Physics and Math Alright, let’s talk about hemolysis but in this piece we’ll focus the context on blood draws, lab draws, blood samples, and lab samples. There’s a lot of contradicting anecdotes and confusion around which is the best device or technique to use....