The authors report the complication that occurred after stereotactic catheterization in a 71-year-old patient with a spontaneous intracerebral hematoma (ICH). After stereotactic catheterization, a subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) was found in the post-operative CT scan. An SAH is a rare complication related with stereotactic catheterization. We investigated the cause and reported about a newly oc...

BACKGROUND Women and minorities traditionally have shown less use of diagnostic cardiac catheterization. We sought to determine whether mobile cardiac catheterization laboratories may increase the use of catheterization among women and minorities by bringing the technology to remote communities. METHODS We collected data on consecutive patients undergoing cardiac catheterization at mobile lab...

transradial coronary angiography has been known as an alternative to the transfemoral approach with fewer serious complications. radial artery pseudoaneurysms present as a rare complication of transradial catheterization. although some methods have been applied for the obliteration of pseudoaneurysms, the use of radial bands such as the tr band ® (terumo medical corporation, somerset, nj) is a ...

introduction respiratory distress syndrome (rds) is a current cause of morbidity in premature infants resulted from surfactant deficiency. the primary aim of this randomized study was to describe the feasibility of early administration of surfactant via a thin catheter during spontaneous breathing (tec) and compare its outcomes with the insure (intubate, surfactant, extubate) procedure material...

background: urinary tract infection (uti) is one of the most common types of infection which can occur in all age groups. the use of catheters is one of the most important underlying factors, especially when they are left in place for a long time. objectives: this study aimed to investigate the effect of sterile catheter fixation on bacteriuria and urinary tract infections. patients and methods...

abstract we report a 54-year-old woman with the history of end-stage renal disease (esrd) who was admitted to our hospital because of volume overload. due to long-term use of peripheral veins and arteriovenous fistula (avf) failure, central venous catheterization was the only choice for hemodialysis. she developed right upper extremiti’s pain and paresis during hemodialysis. a posteroanterior c...

BACKGROUND Central venous catheters are commonly inserted for hemodynamic monitoring, volume monitoring, administration of medications, long-term total parenteral nutrition, access for renal replacement therapy, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and difficult peripheral catheterization. The primary outcome of this study was to define venipuncture, catheterization and entire procedure success rates...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cerebral microembolism detected by transcranial Doppler occurs systematically during cardiac catheterization, but its clinical relevance remains unknown. Studies suggest that asymptomatic embolic cerebral infarction detectable by diffusion-weighted (DW) MRI might exist after percutaneous cardiac interventions, especially after retrograde catheterization of the aortic valv...

BACKGROUND Patients with ACS often present to community hospitals without on-site cardiac catheterization and revascularization therapies. Transfer to specialized cardiac procedural centers is necessary to provide access to these procedures. We evaluated process of care within a regional care model by comparing cardiac catheterization and revascularization rates and outcomes in ACS patients pre...

BACKGROUND Improper catheterization can lead to urethral injury. Yet research from four continents suggests training of junior doctors in catheterization is insufficient. European research suggests a majority of catheterization related morbidities occur when the procedure is performed by interns. METHODS To assess the knowledge and practices of medical interns relating to urethral catheteriza...