This study was designed to determine the effect of sterile and nonsterile intermittent catheterization on the incidence of urinary tract infection (UTI) in patients after spinal cord injury. The study included 29 patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction treated with intermittent catheterization. One group of 14 patients was on sterile catheterization; another group of 15 patients was on non...

OBJECTIVE To describe and analyze technique for bilateral catheterization of inferior petrosal sinus in our service, discussing the difficulties and success rates found. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Fourteen patients with suspected Cushing's syndrome underwent bilateral inferior petrosal sinuses (IPS) catheterization between 2009 and 2012. The technique for catheterization and for hormone analysis we...

BACKGROUND Patterns of care for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) strongly depend on the availability of on-site cardiac catheterization facilities. Although the management found at hospitals without on-site catheterization does not lead to increased mortality, little it known about its impact on resource utilization and non-fatal outcomes. METHODS We identified all patients (n = 35,289) admi...

introduction: determining the proper angle for inserting central venous catheter (cv line) is of great importance for decreasing the complications and increasing success rate. the present study was designed to determine the proper angle of needle insertion for internal jugular vein catheterization.  methods: in the present case series study, candidate patients for catheterization of the right i...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There are concerns that cardiac catheterization may cause retinal embolization, a risk marker for cerebrovascular emboli and stroke. We describe the incidence of acute retinal embolism after cardiac catheterization. METHODS One hundred unselected patients attending a tertiary referral center for diagnostic cardiac catheterization were recruited. Digital retinal photogra...

The incidence of complications such as pneumothorax and hematoma between the chest wall-parallel and conventional subclavian venous catheterization in cancer chemotherapy was compared. From December 2011 to March 2016, a total of 314 patients undergoing chemotherapy for cancer in the Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital were assigned to either the Chest Wall-parallel (n=155) or the conventional...

BACKGROUND Radial artery access for coronary angiography and interventions has been promoted for reducing hemostasis time and vascular complications compared with femoral access, yet it can take longer to perform and is not always successful, leading to concerns about its cost. We report a cost-benefit analysis of radial catheterization based on results from a systematic review of published ran...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To examine changes over time in the utilization of and factors associated with pulmonary artery (PA) catheterization in patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). DESIGN Nonconcurrent prospective study carried out in 16 teaching and community hospitals in Worcester, Mass, in seven time periods between 1975 and 1990. A total of 5,480 patients hospitalized wit...