conclusions the management was successful and this is an avoidable complication and several precautions are explained to avoid this. case presentation an 11-year-old male presents with inadvertent retention of guidewire during cvc. introduction retention of a guidewire is one of the rare but potentially serious complications of central venous catheterization (cvc).

Long-term use of indwelling medical catheters has often been hindered by catheter-associated nosocomial infections. In this study the effectiveness of silver coating of polystyrene and polyethylene polymers was investigated. Polymer pieces of 2 cm2 each were coated with a thin layer of silver using electroless plating technique. Silver-coated polymers were challenged with cultures of four diffe...

long-term use of indwelling medical catheters has often been hindered by catheter-associated nosocomial infections. in this study the effectiveness of silver coating of polystyrene and polyethylene polymers was investigated. polymer pieces of 2 cm2 each were coated with a thin layer of silver using electroless plating technique. silver-coated polymers were challenged with cultures of four diffe...

conclusions considering possible side effects of heparin and the increase in treatment charges and the fact that using heparin did not have a significant effect on patency and survival of catheters in the studied patients, it is recommended to use normal saline solution to maintain the patency of central venous catheters. results there was no significant difference in the rate of flushing (p = ...

BACKGROUND Prior studies evaluating the efficacy of catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) among patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) have reported varied outcomes. More recently, studies have suggested that an epicardial ablation is necessary for improved outcomes after catheter ablation of VT. The overall objective of the present study wa...

INTRODUCTION Congenital tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is a common anomaly, occurring in one of every 2,500 live births. Greater than 90% of cases involve esophageal atresia (EA). The most common form of TEF with EA is the upper esophagus ending as a blind pouch and TEF connecting to distal esophagus a few millimeters above the carina. The exact cause is not yet completely understood. In recen...

Aim: Tunneled dialysis catheters are generally not used as a primary access but bridging therapy until permanent is available. However, it has been stated that long-term use may be appropriate if needed. In our study, we aimed to reveal the patency rates of tunneled and frequency catheter-related diseases in large patient group.
 Material Method: Patients who referred center for catheter i...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the survival gains achieved in critically ill cancer patients in recent years exist in the subset with neutropenia and severe sepsis or septic shock. DESIGN Retrospective 11-yr study (1998-2008). SETTING Medical intensive care unit in a teaching hospital. PATIENTS Four hundred twenty-eight intensive care unit patients with cancer, neutropenia, and severe sep...

Purpose. To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Possis rheolytic thrombectomy with or without indwelling catheter-directed pharmacolysis for the treatment of massive pulmonary embolus in patients presenting with right heart strain and/or a pulseless electrical activity (PEA). Materials and Methods. Retrospective review of patients undergoing pulmonary pharmacolysis was performed (07/2004-06...

Background Although elderly patients have been included in published series of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF), clinical benefit and safety remain still less defined in this population. A retrospective analysis of the results of catheter ablation for AF in a large volume center focused on comparison of elderly patients with the rest of the patient cohort was conducted in this stu...