Chronic indwelling central vessel catheters provide vascular access for compartmental infusion or sampling. However, complications with catheter patency during the postoperative and/or experimental period often arise. In order to identify physiological occurrences common with such complications, 10 multicatheterized sheep (61.8 +/- 7.8 kg BW), obtained from a previous nutrient flux study were u...

BACKGROUND The aim of our study was revised as follows: to clarify the postoperative complications of multifunctional central venous ports and the risk factors for such complications to promote the safe use of the PowerPort system in the hospital. METHODS The study group comprised 132 patients in whom implantable central venous access ports (PowerPortⓇ) were placed in our hospital from March ...

Bacterial counts were made of catheter insertion site and of catheter tips to help determine risk factors associated with catheterization of the jugular and subclavian veins. Among the 116 patients included in this study, 69% had central venous catheters (CVC) in the subclavian vein. Seven or more days catheterization (p=0.001) and > or =3 invasive devices (p=0.01) were infection risk factors a...

Totally Implantable Central Venous Access Devices (Intraports) are commonly used in cancer patients to administer chemotherapy or parenteral nutrition. These devices are placed by Seldinger technique. We report an unusual case of intraport catheter rupture before the use of the device. The ruptured part of the catheter migrated into the left pulmonary vein via right ventricle. The ruptured part...

OBJECTIVES In emergency departments, emergency physicians frequently have to perform central venous access. In cases where peripheral venous access is not possible, central venous access is required for dialysis, fulfillment of urgent fluid need, or central venous pressure measurement. This study was carried out to evaluate the emergence of complications in the process of and in the 15 days fol...

Central venous catheters (CVCs) are placed in operating rooms worldwide via different approaches. Like any other medical procedure, CVC placement can cause a variety of complications. We report the case of an unexpected malposition of a catheter in the right internal jugular vein, where it looped back on itself during placement and went upward into the right internal jugular vein. CVC line plac...

STUDY OBJECTIVE Standard length (3 to 5 cm) intravenous catheters in the deep brachial or basilic vein tend to dislodge prematurely. We assess the safety and longevity of a 15-cm catheter inserted in these veins by a novel ultrasonographically guided technique. METHODS This is a prospective cohort study conducted in an urban teaching emergency department (ED). Adult subjects were enrolled if ...

The catheter breaking into the body is a rare complication. In this report, we described one case in which the Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) broke and fell into the body, and then removed by a snare. A 32 year old female suffering from cervical cancer was enrolled in this study. She was catheterized with 4 Fr PICC in the left median vein on April 21, 2014. She fell on the ground...

Corresponding author: Dr. Stefano Romagnoli Department of Heart and Vessels Cardiac and Vascular Anesthesia and Post-Surgical Intensive Care Unit Careggi Hospital Viale Morgagni, 85 50134 Florence, Italy e.mail: [email protected] Complication rates associated with attempted central venous catheter (CVC) insertion were reported to be as high as 10% and, among them, the displacement into a ...