This report describes a 2-year-old child with neuroectodermal tumor presenting with febrile neutropenia. Blood cultures drawn from the peripheral vein and Hickman catheter revealed Kluyvera cryocrescens growth. The Hickman catheter was removed and the patient was successfully treated with cefepime and amikacin. Isolation of Kluyvera spp. from clinical specimens is rare. This saprophyte microorg...

A 23-month-old child with leukemia who was receiving chemotherapy developed fevers. Serial blood cultures from a central venous catheter and a peripheral venous site grew an organism identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and phenotypic analysis as Nocardia higoensis, an opportunistic organism isolated once previously from a pulmonary infection in Japan.

This is a case report describing the ultrasound-guided placement of a peripheral intravenous catheter into the internal jugular vein of a patient with difficult vascular access. Although this technique has been described in the past, this case is novel in that the Seldinger technique was used to place the catheter. This allows for safer placement of a longer catheter (2.25″) without the need fo...

BACKGROUND To determine complications during outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) administrated through a peripheral venous line, PICC-line or PORT-A-CATH (PAC). METHODS Catheter related complications in patients with cystic fibrosis during OPAT were identified through a retrospective review of patient files supplemented by an interview. RESULTS In 64 treatment episodes with a...

A brain CT, performed because of subacute pain and weakness in the left arm of a 61-year-old man, revealed cerebral and faciocervical venous gas emboli (figures 1 and 2). A peripheral IV catheter had been placed 2 hours prior to CT without incident of disconnection. A second CT, performed 2 hours later, showed only persistent gas in the cavernous sinus. Twelve days later, CT was normal. Transth...

From February to November 2006, 100 central venous catheters (CVCs) were collected from patients admitted consecutively to the medical and surgical intensive care units (ICUs) of Colombo South Teaching Hospital (CSTH), who had temperature >38°C. Before removal of the venous catheter, two blood culture samples were collected, one through the central venous line and the other from a peripheral ve...

Background: Arterial catheters are frequently needed to optimize the intensive care in sick newborn. Umbilical Catheters (UAC) is more popular than peripheral arterial catheterization. They utilized provide continuous accurate blood pressure monitoring, frequent assessment of gas exchange efficiency, sampling and rarely for transfusion. may be used emergencies infuse fluids or medications absen...

Background: Percutaneous transhepatic venous access is an option for hemodialysis patients who have exhausted all traditional sites of venous access. Objectives: To present a small sample regarding the possibility and the functionality of transhepatic implantation of long-term catheters for hemodialysis in patients with no other possible access routes. Methods: Retrospective observational analy...

Background: Different types of vascular access devices are commonly used for delivery intravenous fluids, most common is peripheral catheter. It inserted into vein extremity and short-term medications, blood products. prone to complications failure prior completion treatment. Aim was study venous catheter related local complications.Methods: The observational conducted among 900 indoor patients...