Abstract Background Iatrogenic aortocoronary dissection (ACD) is a rare but potentially devastating complication of cardiac catheterisation. We describe case an iatrogenic ACD following catheter engagement and balloon inflation the proximal right coronary artery (RCA) during elective percutaneous intervention (PCI). Case summary An 81-year-old woman presented with acute inferior wall ST-elevati...

Goddard, P., Keith, I., Marcovitch, H., Roberton, N. R. C., Rolfe, P., and Scopes, J. W. (1974). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 49, 853. Use of a continuously recording intravascular oxygen electrode in the newborn. The use of a continuously recording intravascular Po, electrode is described. The electrode, based on the Galvanic principle, is built into the tip of a French gauge (FG) 5 umbil...

Hypothermia and acidosis are secondary causes of trauma-related coagulopathy. Here we report the case of a 72-year-old patient with severe trauma who suffered near-severe hypothermia despite the initiation of standard warming measures and was successfully managed with active intravascular rewarming. The patient was involved in a road traffic accident and was transported to a hospital. He was di...

Intravascular ultrasound is a catheter-based imaging modality that was developed to investigate the condition of coronary arteries and assess the vulnerability of coronary atherosclerotic plaques in particular. Since its introduction in the clinic 20 years ago, use of intravascular ultrasound innovation has been relatively limited. Intravascular ultrasound remains a niche technology; its clinic...

Infection of intravascular catheters by Staphylococcus aureus is a significant risk factor within the health care setting. To treat these infections and attempt salvage of an intravascular catheter, antimicrobial lock solutions (ALSs) are being increasingly used. However, the most effective ALSs against these biofilm-mediated infections have yet to be determined, and clinical practice varies gr...

Mass casualty incidents (MCIs) and disaster medical situations are ideal settings in which there is need for a novel approach to infusing fluids and medications into a patient's intravascular space. An attractive new approach would avoid the potentially time-consuming needlestick and venous cannulation requiring a trained practitioner. In multiple-patient situations, trained practitioners are n...

The use of a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) is occasionally complicated by intravascular fracture and central embolization of the catheter fragment. We present a patient in whom a PICC fragment was retrieved from the pulmonary artery 11 years after embolization following its incidental detection. Despite a history of IV drug abuse and mitral regurgitation, this patient remained a...

Ralstonia pickettii is a nonfermenting Gram-negative bacillus that creates a significant problem in clinical settings, as it is a widespread cause of nosocomial infections. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of R. pickettii AU12-08, isolated from an intravascular catheter tip.

A premature infant experienced respiratory distress due to chylothorax. Contrast-enhanced chest computed tomography showed superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction with collaterals, and surgery confirmed an obstruction of the SVC by intravascular fibrotic tissue and thrombi caused by placement of a central venous catheter. The respiratory distress improved after surgical intervention. In the differ...

Intravascular device infections could be serious complications with significant contributable morbidity and mortality. The aim of this prospective clinical study is to demonstrate the infection rate related to peripheral arterial catheters and their clinical significance in neurosurgical intensive care unit (ICU) patients. After removal, all arterial catheter tips were cultivated by semiquantit...