background: peripherally inserted central catheter (picc) is commonly used in nursing for patients with leukemia. the purpose of this study was to investigate the risk factors of catheter-related infection (cri) in patients with leukemia and to provide some nursing strategies based on the results. methods: clinical data from 140 patients with leukemia between may 2014 and july 2016 in haiyang p...

2214-0271 B 2016 Heart Rhythm Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an o (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). of the left atrium (LA) from the right upper lung lobe (roof vein, Figure 1A, B). After reisolation of reconducted PVs (left superior, right superior, and left inferior PVs) and completion of making a roof line (posteriorly to the roof vein), a Lasso catheter (meas...

Foreign bodies in the ear, nose, and throat are occasionally seen in family medicine, usually in children. The most common foreign bodies are food, plastic toys, and small household items. Diagnosis is often delayed because the causative event is usually unobserved, the symptoms are nonspecific, and patients often are misdiagnosed initially. Most ear and nose foreign bodies can be removed by a ...

BACKGROUND The need for reoperation or wound infection treatments between pulsatile and gravity irrigation are statistically equivalent, however, it is unclear which method maximizes operative efficiency and expeditious irrigation. In this study we set out to determine the differences in irrigation rate between these various treatment methods. METHODS This was an ex-vivo experimental laborato...

This study was undertaken to determine whether an infusion of local anesthetic (LA) delivered through an extrapleural tunnel could provide satisfactory control of pain in the postthoracotomy period. Twelve patients undergoing thoracotomy were studied. A T-shaped tunnel was created by elevating the parietal pleura at the posteromedial end of the thoracotomy wound. An irrigation catheter was then...

Prosthetic graft infection in the ascending aorta or aortic arch is a life-threatening complication. Redo graft replacement is also associated with high mortality and morbidity rates. Conservative treatments without graft removal recently developed as alternatives to conventional surgical approach have been reportedwith successful outcomes.We report a case of successful treatment of prosthetic ...

OBJECTIVE To report an uncommon method of managing pancreatic fistulas and retroperitoneal abscess. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 50-year-old man was admitted with fever, abdominal pain, periumbilical fistula and pus in stool. Five months before admission, he underwent urgent necrosectomy (7 days after onset of pain) and subsequently two more surgeries for necrotizing pancreatitis....

Radiofrequency (RF) ablation with irrigated tip catheters decreases the likelihood of thrombus and char formation and enables the creation of larger lesions. Due to the potential dramatic consequences, the prevention of thromboembolic events is of particular importance for left-sided procedures. Although acute success rates of ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation are satisfactory, recurrence r...