Infusion Catheter Sepsis

Endocavitary infusion through percutaneous endobronchial catheter.

Catheter-related sepsis due to Rhodotorula glutinis.

We describe a central venous catheter-related (Port-A-Cath; Smiths Industries Medical Systems [SIMS] Deltec, Inc., St. Paul, Minn.) infection caused by Rhodotorula glutinis in a 51-year-old man with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. He was treated with fluconazole for 8 weeks and had the catheter removed. Two isolates of R. glutinis recovered from blood specimens (one obtained via peripheral veins and ...

Catheter sepsis due to Mycobacterium chelonae.

We read with interest the recent article by Hsueh et al. on catheter sepsis due to Mycobacterium chelonae (3). In the antimicrobial susceptibility section, the clarithromycin MIC is reported to be 1.5 to 2.0 mg/ml. The authors later state, “. . . our isolates were not susceptible to any of the antibiotics tested, including clarithromycin.” In another study (1), which found 100% of M. chelonae i...

[Postoperative analgesia: comparing continuous epidural catheter infusion of local anesthetic and opioid and continuous wound catheter infusion of local anesthetic].

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Continuous wound infusion has been investigated as a method of postoperative pain control and its efficacy has been demonstrated when compared to saline infusion. The objective of this study was to compare the quality of postoperative analgesia, the use of opioids as rescue analgesia, patient satisfaction, and the incidence of complications between epidural catheter in...

Lipid infusion through malpositioned central venous catheter: head ultrasound features.

Properly placed central venous catheters have been effective in establishing prolonged access for total parenteral nutrition infusion in ill neonates. However, malposition of the catheter may lead to lethal complications. Malposition and infusion into the epidural venous plexus is most commonly diagnosed on the basis of radiographs and has been confirmed by lumbar puncture. Several studies desc...