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Dilemma with the route of venous access for hemodialysis catheter insertion in a patient with dilated ischemic cardiomyopathy treated by cardiac resynchronization therapy

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2016
A 68 year old patient requiring urgent dialysis due to raising potassium was referred to our center. He had 3 indwelling catheters in his heart via right subclavian vein.
Devanahalli Ashokananda, Murali Chakravarthy, Mohan Gowda, Pavani Maddirala, Sanjay Sripar   +4 more
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Spontaneous Bladder Perforation in a Patient with a Long-Term Intraurethral Catheter [PDF]

Urogenital Tract Infection, 2023
Urinary catheters are commonly used to address various urinary problems. However, the catheter itself can be a cause of several complications, including catheter-associated urinary tract infections, damage to the bladder and kidneys, and, in extremely ...
Taegi Choi, Hyunkyung Lee, Junseok Kim, Sunghoon Lee, Younkyung Cho, Eunyoung Kang, Jinsun Kang, Sumin Lee, Eunju Na   +8 more
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Recent tPA administration can cause pseudo‐hyperargininemia and may mimic arginase deficiency or arginine supplementation

JIMD Reports, 2022
Individuals suspected of or diagnosed with a rare disorder, including inherited metabolic disorders (IMD), often need frequent and/or urgent vascular access for blood draws and treatment, making central indwelling catheters commonly used devices in this ...
Kristina P. Cusmano‐Ozog, Alicia K. Renck, Christina G. Tise   +2 more
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Fibrinolysis with Lower Dose Urokinase in Patients with Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion [PDF]

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, 2021
Background Intrapleural urokinase is one of the most widely used fibrinolytic agents in the treatment of complicated parapneumonic effusion (CPPE). However, little research has been performed on the optimal urokinase dosage.
Seul Lee, Heock Lee, Dong Hyun Lee, Bo Hyoung Kang, Mee Sook Roh, Choohee Son, Sung Hyun Kim, Hyun-Kyung Lee, Soo-Jung Um   +8 more
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The method of bladder drainage in spinal cord injury patients may influence the histological changes in the mucosa of neuropathic bladder – a hypothesis

BMC Urology, 2002
Background In spinal cord injury (SCI) patients, no correlation was found between the number of bladder infections per year, the period since injury, the neurologic level of the spinal cord lesion and the histopathology of the urinary bladder mucosa. The
Singh Gurpreet, M Soni Bakul, Mansour Paul, Vaidyanathan Subramanian, Sett Pradipkumar   +4 more
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Efficacy and Safety of Midline Catheters with Integrated Wire Accelerated Seldinger Technique

Vascular Specialist International, 2022
Purpose: The midline catheter (MC) is a peripheral venous access device with the catheter tip located in the axilla and available for mid-term intravenous (IV) therapy. This study evaluated the efficacy and clinical outcomes associated with the placement
Mun Hee Jeon, Cheol Seung Kim, Kyu Dam Han, Mi Jin Kim   +3 more
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Indwelling Catheters Should Be Restricted in Primary and Revision Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Analysis After Changes to Hospital Standard Perioperative Treatment Protocol

Antibiotics
Background: Indwelling catheters are used in the perioperative management of patients treated with total joint arthroplasty (TJA) to facilitate fluid control, ease postoperative miction until patients are able to ambulate, and prevent postoperative ...
Matthias Schnetz, Tim Jakobi, Larissa Ewald, Alexander Klug, Matthias Münzberg, Yves Gramlich   +5 more
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Indwelling pleural catheters: Complications and management strategies [PDF]

, 2018
©Journal of Thoracic Disease. Indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) are increasingly being used for patients with recurrent malignant pleural effusions. They are simple to place and can be done on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia.
Chalhoub, M., Saqib, A., Castellano, M.
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A novel intervention to reduce noninfectious and infectious complications associated with indwelling urethral catheters in hospitalized older patients: a quasi-experimental study

BMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background Indwelling urethral catheters are widely used in clinical settings. Catheter-associated urinary tract infection has been recognized as a common adverse event in older patients.
Fang-Wen Hu, Chun-Yin Yeh, Chi-Chang Huang, Hsiu-Chi Cheng, Cheng-Han Lin, Chia-Ming Chang   +5 more
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Urinary pH and the Indwelling Catheter

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 1980
The pH of the urine within a blocked indwelling catheter was significantly higher than the pH of the first urine portion from the new catheter. This observation suggests that the urinary pH was changed in an alkaline direction within the indwelling catheter, probably due to the production of ammonia induced by urease from Proteus strains.
A, Norberg, B, Norberg, K, Lundbeck, U, Parkhede   +3 more
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