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Recent advancements in regional anaesthesia

open access: yesIndian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2023
Patient safety, improved quality of care, and better patient satisfaction and functional outcomes are currently the topmost priorities in regional anaesthesia (RA) and all advancements in RA move in this direction.
Madhuri S Kurdi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lethal coronary air embolism caused by the removal of a double-lumen hemodialysis catheter: a case report [PDF]

open access: yesKorean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2016
Coronary air embolism is a rare event. We report a case in which an acute myocardial infarction occurred in the region supplied by the right coronary artery after the removal of a double-lumen hemodialysis catheter. Emergent coronary angiography revealed
Sung Ha Mun   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Insulin infusion sets associated with adverse events: strategies for improved diabetes education

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2023
IntroductionInsulin Infusion Sets (IIS) play a crucial role in ensuring the safe delivery of insulin through a Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (CSII) for individuals with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). Recent advancements in therapy have highlighted the
Ana Lucia Domingues Neves   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Infection Rate of Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheters

open access: yesDüzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2021
Aim: Tunneled hemodialysis catheters are frequently used for hemodialysis patients and provide temporary venous access. However, it causes complications such as catheter-related infection, pneumothorax and hematoma.
Mehmet Kalender   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strategies for prevention of lower limb post-amputation pain: A clinical narrative review

open access: yesJournal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2018
Postamputation limb pain or phantom limb pain (PLP) develops due to the complex interplay of peripheral and central sensitization. The pain mechanisms are different during the initial phase following amputation as compared with the chronic PLP.
Vanita Ahuja, Deepak Thapa, Babita Ghai
doaj   +1 more source

Policies for replacing long-term indwelling urinary catheters in adults [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
We would also like to thank the foll owing Cochrane Incontinence editorial base staff members for their help and support with this re-view: Cathryn Glazener, Sheila Wallace, Mandy Fader, Peter Her-bison and Suzanne Macdonald.
Alexander, Cameron Edwin   +3 more
core   +1 more source

A randomized, controlled trial of the use of pulmonary-artery catheters in high-risk surgical patients.

open access: yesNew England Journal of Medicine, 2003
BACKGROUND Some observational studies suggest that the use of pulmonary-artery catheters to guide therapy is associated with increased mortality. METHODS We performed a randomized trial comparing goal-directed therapy guided by a pulmonary-artery ...
J. D. Sandham   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Risk factors for central venous catheter-related infections in surgical and intensive care units. The Central Venous Catheter-Related Infections Study Group. [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
To identify avoidable risk factors for central venous catheter (CVC) infections in patients undergoing short-term ...
Cozzi Lepri, A, Moro, ML, Viganò, EF
core   +1 more source

Central venous catheters and biofilms: where do we stand in 2017?

open access: yesActa Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica (APMIS), 2017
The use of central venous catheters (CVC) is associated with a risk of microbial colonization and subsequent potentially severe infection. Microbial contamination of the catheter leads to the development of a microbial consortia associated with the CVC ...
M. Gominet   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Use of Intracervical Foley Catheter for Induction of Labour in Cases of Previous Caesarean Section : Experience of a single tertiary centre in Oman

open access: yesSultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2016
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate rates of success and perinatal complications of labour induction using an intracervical Foley catheter among women with a previous Caesarean delivery at a tertiary centre in Oman.
Hazel Gonsalves   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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