Right atrial thrombus: a complication of total parenteral nutrition.

Right atrial thrombus: a complication of total parenteral nutrition.

Total parenteral nutrition by central venous catheter complicated by right atrial septic thrombus.

Sir, Infectious complications of central venous catheters are well recognized.'2 Among them, right atrial septic thrombi, although rare, are usually fatal.3-5 We describe a patient with severe malabsorption due to alpha heavy chain disease, who began total parenteral nutrition by a silicone central venous catheter soon after admission. Two weeks later he developed pyrexia due to a right lower l...

Right atrial thrombus associated with subclavian catheter developed due to total parenteral nutrition application

Central venous catheterization as a frequent routine clinical procedure may have significant complications. Mechanical complications may occur during catheter placement, whereas thromboembolic and infectious complications can be seen during follow-up. Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) associated central venous catheterizations may result in early mechanical complications and thrombotic and infec...

Comparative Survey of Complications of Total Parenteral Nutrition(TPN) and Partial Parenteral Nutrition(PPN) in Patients with Digestive Disorders

این پژوهش یک مطالعه توصیفی تحلیلی بوده که به منظور بررسی و مقایسه عوارض تغذیه کامل و نسبی وریدی در بیماران مبتلا به اختلالات جراحی و داخلی گوارش انجام شده است. تعداد ۳۶ نفر بیمار در شش بیمارستان وابسته به سه دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران، شهید بهشتی و علوم پزشکی ایران بطور تصادفی انتخاب و با استفاده از چک لیست و مشاهده عوارض وابسته به کاتتر - اختلالات آب و الکترولیت ها۔ اختلالات متابولیک و علایم عفو...

A review of total parenteral nutrition.

New techniques widen the anesthetist's scope and understanding, while placing a new perspective on total anesthesia care and management. Here is one such technique that bears consideration. Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is the continuous intravenous injection of hypertonic solutions of dextrose, protein (as crystalline amino acid or hydrosalate), vitamins and trace elements. It maintains the...