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Catheter related atrial thrombosis in an infant: A case report and review of the literature

open access: yesThrombosis Update, 2020
Catheter-related thrombosis is one of the potential major complications of the central venous access devices; main risk factors include catheter-related blood stream infection and hypercoagulable state such as malignancy and systemic infections. Catheter-
Rana Sharara-Chami   +4 more
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Preventing catheter-associated infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Impact of an educational program surveying policies for insertion and care of central venous catheters in a Brazilian teaching hospital

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2011
Objectives: To determine the impact of an educational program on the prevention of central venous catheter-related infections in a Brazilian Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
Marcelo Luiz Abramczyk   +2 more
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Genotypic study documents divergence in the pathogenesis of bloodstream infection related central venous catheters in neonates

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014
Objective: To investigate the pathogenesis of bloodstream infection by Staphylococcus epidermidis, using the molecular epidemiology, in high-risk neonates. Methods: We conducted a prospective study of a cohort of neonates with bloodstream infection using
Cristiane Silveira Brito   +8 more
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Outcome-based simulation training for ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement: clinical impact on preventing mechanical complications

open access: yesBMC Medical Education
Background Central venous catheter placement has been associated with mechanical complications, some of which can be life-threatening. Recent studies have shown that simulation-based education on ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement ...
Joho Tokumine   +4 more
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An unusual Complication of Central Venous Cannulation [PDF]

open access: yesThe Indian Anaesthetists' Forum, 2013
Central venous catheter (CVC) hub fracture is a rare complication of central venous cannulation. We report a case where catheter hub fracture was detected immediately after CVC insertion.
Prakash Sharma, Ashvini Kumar
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Thrombolytic therapy for central venous catheter occlusion

open access: yesHaematologica, 2012
Background Long-term central venous catheters have improved the quality of care for patients with chronic illnesses, but are complicated by obstructions which can result in delay of treatment or catheter removal.Design and Methods This paper reviews ...
Jacquelyn L. Baskin   +6 more
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Umbilical venous catheter and peripherally inserted central catheter malposition and tip migration in neonates: A mixed methods cost analysis

open access: yesInternational Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
Background: Hospitalized neonates require reliable vascular access for life-saving care. The costs associated with their clinical management, and which aspects of care these costs are attributable to, is not well-known.
Arun M Jones   +11 more
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Late venous laceration after inappropriate placement of a left internal jugular hemodialysis catheter: a case report

open access: yesJournal of International Medical Research, 2022
Central venous catheterization is a necessary and common method of building the circulation pathways of patients with end-stage kidney disease. Venous rupture is a severe and fatal complication of central venous catheterization.
Xiaohua Hu   +5 more
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A modified loop snare technique for the retrieval of a dislodged central venous catheter

open access: yesRadiology Case Reports, 2020
A dislodged central venous port catheter is typically retrieved using an endovascular approach; however, the retrieval procedure poses a challenge for vascular specialists.
Makoto Haga, MD, PhD   +1 more
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