A 69-year-old woman with obstructive nephropathy required emergent hemodialysis. The initial placement of a catheter into the right jugular vein was not successful as it was not possible to establish adequate blood flow. The second catheter introduced into the right subclavian vein failed too. Therefore, there was a need to place a catheter in the left jugular vein. However, chest radiography s...

OBJECTIVES To determine the impact of an educational program on the prevention of central venous catheter-related infections in a Brazilian Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. PATIENTS AND METHODS All patients admitted to the unit between February 2004 and May 2005 were included in the cohort study in a longitudinal assessment. An educational program was developed based on the Centers for Disease ...

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy Chinese herbal ointment Qingluo San in preventing phlebitis patients with peripheral venous catheters. We conducted a single-center randomized controlled trial, which 127 eligible were assigned randomly one two groups; experimental group or control group. degrees pain intensity and measured at baseline, 24 h, 48 h 72 h. Demographic informati...

BACKGROUND: Totally implantable venous access devices are widely used for infusion of chemotherapy or parenteral nutrition. Device associated complications include technical operative problems, infections, paravasal infusions and catheter or punction chamber dislocation. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 49-year-old patient with the rare complication of a intrapulmonal catheter disloc...

conclusions invasive treatment of dialysis patients for cvc related complications is effective and durable during mid-term follow up with no re-intervention, clinical episode of vte or death. cta is a reliable mean for the diagnosis of cvc related complications. methods this is a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data of dialysis patients treated for cvc-related complications an...

THERAPEUTIC catheter intervention probably started with Dotter and Judkins performance of transluminal treatment of arteriosclerotic obstruction of peripheral vessels.' Rashkind extended the therapeutic use of the catheter to intracardiac work with the performance of balloon atrial septostomy for transposition of the great arteries.2 Over the next 20 years, the field has blossomed, with removal...

BACKGROUND Continuous peripheral nerve block (CPNB) is an important therapeutic tool in the anaesthetic and analgesic management of combat casualties at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC). We describe our experience using CPNB techniques in combat trauma patients treated with low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH). Guidelines used at our institution for managing CPNB catheters in patients bei...

Introduction: Peripheral Intravenous catheterization is the most commonly used invasive treatment method in patients admitted to the hospitals, but it has some complications. The indwell time of catheter is one of the factors associated with the occurrence of complications, especially phlebitis. In spite of the instructions for replacing the catheters after 72 hours, sometimes the complications...

BACKGROUND Central venous catheterization is a fundamental component in delivering haemodialysis yet is associated with significantly higher complication rates than other methods of vascular access. In this study, we report results of univariate and multivariate analyses designed to identify and quantify independent risk association for catheterization type, clinical variables and laboratory va...