Lymphorrhea following Percutaneous Right Supraclavicular Hemodialysis Catheter Placement

Placement of a Hemodialysis Catheter using the Dilated Right External Jugular Vein as a Primary Route

requiring catheter-based hemodialysis has increased in recent decades. Catheter-based hemodialysis is commonly used during the time it takes for arteriovenous fistula maturation. Conventional venous access sites such as the subclavian vein (SCV) and internal jugular vein (IJV) had been used for catheter placement. However, the SCV should be preserved from catheterization, with consideration of ...

Non-traumatizing percutaneous right heart catheter.

A new catheter suitable for right heart catheterization with percutaneous technique is described. It is made out of the standard PE i6o catheter. The catheter tip does not irritate the myocardium because it has an end loop and the catheter cannot enter fine vessels. The catheter is also easily passed to the pulmonary artery without the aid of x-rays. It has proved useful in pulmonary artery cat...

Left Internal Jugular Vein Dissection with Anterior Mediastinal Placement Following Hemodialysis Catheter Insertion

Colonic obstruction following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement.

A 64-year oldmanwith a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was admitted via the emergency clinic with respiratory failure. He was intubated and hospitalized in the intensive care unit. Because of difficulty weaning him from mechanical ventilation, a tracheostomy was performed. On the 20th day of hospitalization, a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube was inserted. Enteral...

Survival of tunneled hemodialysis catheters after percutaneous placement.

BACKGROUND Tunneled catheters are becoming increasingly used as a permanent dialysis access. Easy way of insertion and good long-term patency make them competitive to fistulas in some groups of patients. METHODS Late complications and survival of 180 tunneled catheters inserted from June 2010 to December 2013 in 171 unselected hemodialysis patients were analyzed. RESULTS The cumulative time...