OBJECTIVE Although malposition of a catheter for selective cerebral perfusion can lead to postoperative neurologic complications, the clinical relevance or even an incidence of this event is not clear because there have been no measures to diagnose it. The purpose of this study is to report the results of intraoperative diagnosis of catheter malposition by means of near-infrared spectroscopy, o...

Malposition of venous cannula can cause inadequate venous drainage during cardiopulmonary bypass. It would be good clinical practice to use TEE to check the position of inferior venous cannula to avoid this problem at the earliest.

BACKGROUND Contemporary medical care, especially in the field of pediatrics often requires central venous line (CVC - Central Venous Catheter) implantation for carrying out treatment. Some conditions are treated intravenously for several months, other require long-term venous access due to periodical administration of medications or daily nutritional supplementation. MATERIAL/METHODS A total ...

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...

RATIONALE Malposition of cervical pedicle screw (CPS) has a risk of vertebral artery (VA) injury which sometimes may cause unexpected and catastrophic outcome. A rare case of delayed onset of cerebral infarction caused by malposition of CPS was reported. PATIENT CONCERNS A 23-year-old man who underwent a posterior cervical reduction and fusion of C4-5 using CPS fixation and allograft for cerv...

AIMS Several studies have shown a large diversity in the prevalence, extent and severity of gingival recession as well as controversial conclusions of its associated factors. Therefore, the aim of this pilot study was to evaluate gingival recession with predisposing factors in young Vietnamese. METHODS A cross-sectional study using clinical examination was performed in 120 dental students. Or...

PURPOSE To determine whether satisfactory results of both eyelid surgery and strabismus surgery can be obtained when these procedures are performed in the same setting in selected patients. METHODS Nine patients (16 eyelids) who had undergone surgery in the same setting for eyelid malposition and strabismus of the horizontal rectus muscles, with or without concurrent vertical rectus muscle su...