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Central venous catheter placement in coagulopathic patients: risk factors and incidence of bleeding complications

Transfusion, 2017
Central venous catheters are frequently inserted into patients with coagulation disorders. It is unclear whether preprocedural correction of hemostasis is beneficial.
E. K. van de Weerdt, B. Biemond, Bart Baake, Ben Vermin, J. Binnekade, K. V. van Lienden, A. Vlaar   +6 more
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Biotimer assay: A reliable and rapid method for the evaluation of central venous catheter microbial colonization [PDF]

, 2017
Adherent bacteria and biofilm frequently colonize central venous catheters (CVCs). CVC colonization is correlated to infections and particularly to bloodstream ones.
Antimo Cutone, COLETTI, Monica, Francesca Berlutti, Giammarco Raponi, Luigi Rosa, Maria Cristina Ghezzi, Maria Stefania Lepanto, Piera Valenti, SCOTTI, MELLANI   +8 more
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Antimicrobial-impregnated central venous catheters for preventing neonatal bloodstream infection: the PREVAIL RCT

Health Technology Assessment, 2020
Background: Clinical trials show that antimicrobial-impregnated central venous catheters reduce catheter-related bloodstream infection in adults and children receiving intensive care, but there is insufficient evidence for use in newborn babies ...
Ruth Gilbert, Michaela Brown, Rita Faria, Caroline Fraser, Chloe Donohue, Naomi Rainford, Alessandro Grosso, Ajay K Sinha, Jon Dorling, Jim Gray, Berit Muller-Pebody, Katie Harron, Tracy Moitt, William McGuire, Laura Bojke, Carrol Gamble, Sam J Oddie   +16 more
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Life-threatening post-thrombectomy hypotension due to residual complications from a translumbar catheter [PDF]

, 2010
Translumbar catheters offer an alternative life-saving option in patients without conventional dialysis access, though their use and complication rates are poorly understood.
Butty, Sabah D., Friedman, Allon N.
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Central Venous Catheter Complications during Home Parenteral Nutrition: A Prospective Pilot Study of 481 Patients with More than 30,000 Catheter Days [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) has been shown to delay deterioration in cancer patients with malnutrition. Its risk-benefit ratio, however, is determined by the threat of central venous catheter (CVC) complications.
Arnold, Dirk, Crispin, Alexander, Schild, Sandra, Thul, Paul, Weimann, Arved   +4 more
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Malposition of Central Venous Catheter: Presentation and Management

Chinese Medical Journal, 2016
227 IntRoductIon Central venous catheters (CVCs) are commonly utilized to gain vascular access for varied clinical indications. These include administering drugs, renal replacement therapy, total parenteral nutrition, poor peripheral venous access ...
Lin Wang, Zhangsuo Liu, Changan Wang
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Central Venous Catheter Intravascular Malpositioning: Causes, Prevention, Diagnosis, and Correction

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2015
Despite the level of skill of the operator and the use of ultrasound guidance, central venous catheter (CVC) placement can result in CVC malpositioning, an unintended placement of the catheter tip in an inadequate vessel.
C. Roldan, L. Paniagua
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava in Hematological Malignancy Requiring Central Venous Catheter Insertion for Intensive Chemotherapy

Case Reports in Oncology, 2015
Persistent left superior vena cava is a congenital vascular anomaly, which is possibly arrhythmogenic and thrombogenic, rarely complicated with coronary sinus atresia.
Osamu Imataki, Hiroyuki Kubo, Yukiko Hamasaki, Maki Oku, Jun-ichiro Kida, Makiko Uemura, Harumi Matsuka   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reliability of intra-atrial ECG method of insertion of central venous line through right internal jugular vein when compared to formula and radiological landmark method: a prospective randomized study

Ain Shams Journal of Anesthesiology, 2023
Background Ideal position of central venous catheter tip should be within 2 cm above and 1 cm below superior vena cava–right atrium (SVC-RA) junction. The objective of the study was to compare intra-atrial ECG method of Central venous catheterization of ...
Manjunatha R. Kamath, Sakshi Tiku, M. Gopalakrishnan, Amith Kiran   +3 more
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Contribution of Coagulopathy on the Risk of Bleeding After Central Venous Catheter Placement in Critically Ill Thrombocytopenic Patients

Critical Care Explorations, 2022
Objectives:. Critically ill patients often undergo central venous catheter placement during thrombocytopenia and/or coagulopathy. It is unclear whether severe coagulopathy increases the risk of postprocedural bleeding in critically ill patients with ...
Floor L.F. van Baarle, MD, Arezoe Tisheh, BSc, Shanisa S. Jhingoeriesingh, BSc, Alexander P. J. Vlaar, MD, PhD, Bart J. Biemond, MD, PhD   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source