OBJECTIVE Assess the performance of self-expanding venous cannulas for routine use in open-heart surgery. METHODS Prospective study in 100 unselected consecutive patients undergoing open-heart surgery with either remote or central smart venous cannulation. RESULTS The study focuses on the 76 consecutive adult patients (mean age 59.2+/-17.3 years; 60 males, 16 females) undergoing surgical pr...

OBJECTIVE Ultrasound-guided (USG) cannulation of the brachiocephalic vein (BCV) has been shown to be technically easy. We hypothesised that adoption of USG in-plane cannulation of the BCV as the primary approach to central venous cannulation at our institution would lead to central venous cannulation for a greater variety of indications. METHODS We performed retrospective, descriptive compari...

BACKGROUND Periampullary diverticula (PAD) are found in 9% to 32% of patients who undergo an ERCP. Published studies confer conflicting results regarding the true impact of PAD on the technical success and complications of ERCP. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to investigate and compare success rate, difficulty at cannulation, and complications between patients with and without PAD, as wel...

STUDY OBJECTIVE Peripheral intravenous cannulation is procedurally challenging and painful. We perform a systematic review to evaluate ultrasonographic guidance as an aid to peripheral intravenous cannulation. METHODS We searched MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EMBASE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Web of Science, ClinicalTrials.go...

A:Although there are published descriptions of hemodialysis cannulation techniques, best practices have not been determined (Brouwer, 2005). There is a paucity of detailed information regarding appropriate or optimal positioning of the access arm. The first author uses a “cushion cannulation” technique where the nurse sits on a stool with a firm cushion in the lap, over the knees. The patient e...

Fig. 1. Picture showing the position of four cannulae to achieve a complete antegrade perfusion of epiaortic vessels and peripheral organs. ration was restored and good urine output confirmed a good general perfusion. The patient was cooled down to 18 8C and the operation was then completed in the usual fashion. Complete aortic arch reconstruction with elephant trunk and reimplantation of epiao...

Background: Intravenous cannulation is a prerequisite before any major or minor surgical procedures. Objectives: The rationale of the study was to compare effectiveness eutectic mixtures local anesthetics (EMLA) cream and vapocoolant spray for pain reduction during intravenous (I.V.) cannulation. Methods: This observational prospective cohort done on 140 patients requiring I.V. prior elective p...

Currently, radial artery cannulation is the preferred method for continuous hemodynamic monitoring in critically ill patients. Reported complications of radial artery cannulation include infection, digital gangrene, thrombosis, pseudoaneurysm, skin necrosis and median nerve palsy. Radial artery catheter fracture is a very rare complication. A review of the English language literature revealed o...

Chronic portal vein cannulation in the rat is an important technique to study secretory rates of hormones from the endocrine pancreas. Moreover, it can be used for studying the effects of enteric hormones and pharmaca on behavioral and physiological processes. This article contains an extensive description of a cannulation technique of the portal vein that has many advantages over those reporte...