Precautions against Pitfalls on Embolization of AVM.

Brain AVM embolization with Onyx.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To report the initial experience by using a new liquid embolic agent (Onyx) for embolization of brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). METHODS Between May 2000 and December 2005, 44 patients with brain AVMs were embolized with Onyx. There were 18 women and 26 men with a mean age of 42.4 years (median 44, range 14-71 years). Clinical presentation included seizures in ...

Obligatory precautions against infection.

If we have a duty not to infect others, how far does it go? This question is often discussed with respect to HIV transmission, but reflection on other diseases like influenza raises a number of interesting theoretical issues. I argue that a duty to avoid infection not only yields requirements for persons who know they carry a disease, but also for persons who know they are at increased risk, an...

Tailored cognitive testing with provocative amobarbital injection preceding AVM embolization.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Transarterial embolization of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) has been associated with postprocedural neurologic complications in 7-39% of patients. We sought to determine whether a method of targeted neurologic and cognitive testing during AVM embolization reduces the incidence of focal cognitive and other neurologic deficits associated with the procedure. ...

Challenges of nurses in observing standard precautions against infectious pathogens

Background : Standard precautions aimed at protecting members of the treatment team from the occupational hazards they face on a daily basis have been recommended to members of the treatment team in recent years, but evidence indicates that these guidelines are not fully followed. The purpose of this study is to provide a clear of the challenges related to non-compliance with standard precautio...

Pitfalls of preoperative and palliative embolization of cranial tumors