Routine Changing of Intravenous Administration Sets Does Not Reduce Colonization or Infection in Central Venous Catheters [PDF]
Objective: To determine the effect of routine intravascular administration-set changes on central venous catheter (CVC) colonization and catheter related bacteremia (CRB).
Courtney, Mary +4 more
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Estimated central blood volume in cirrhosis [PDF]
The estimated central blood volume (i.e., blood volume in the heart cavities, lungs and central arterial tree) was determined by multiplying cardiac output by circulatory mean transit time in 19 patients with cirrhosis and compared with sympathetic ...
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Transcatheter interatrial shunt device for the treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (REDUCE LAP-HF I [Reduce Elevated Left Atrial Pressure in Patients With Heart Failure]): A phase 2, randomized, sham-controlled trial [PDF]
Background -In non-randomized, open-label studies, a transcatheter interatrial shunt device (IASD, Corvia Medical) was associated with lower pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP), less symptoms, and greater quality of life and exercise capacity in ...
Basuray, Anupam +17 more
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Influence of Long-term Cytotoxic Chemotherapy on the Condition of Peripheral Venous Channel [PDF]
The necessity of long-term venous access in cancer patients appears at frequent and long-term courses of cytotoxic therapy. Peripheral veins of forearms are most often used for these aims. The conditions of peripheral venous channel in 32 cancer patients,
Tkachuk, T. (Tetiana)
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Central venous catheterization can cause various complications. Inadvertent subclavian artery catheterization was performed during insertion of a central venous catheter in a 73-year-old man suffering from panperitonitis due to small-bowel perforation ...
So Hee Kim +3 more
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A rare case of internal jugular vein dissection following central venous catheterization
Background: Central venous catheterization (CVC) is an important and common procedure performed for the purpose of drug administration, hemodynamic monitoring, emergency venous access, and extracorporeal intervention.
Hitesh Bansal, Giulia Gambino
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Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Vs Traditional Arterial Cannulation by Emergency Medicine Residents [PDF]
Introduction: We sought to determine whether ultrasound-guided arterial cannulation (USGAC) is more successful than traditional radial artery cannulation (AC) as performed by emergency medicine (EM) residents with standard ultrasound training.Methods: We
Billioux, Veena +4 more
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Liver transplantation for arteriohepatic dysplasia (Alagille's syndrome) [PDF]
Thirteen out of 268 children (
Borland, L +9 more
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Thermodilution vs estimated Fick cardiac output measurement in an elderly cohort of patients: A single-centre experience [PDF]
AIMS: Patients referred to the cath-lab are an increasingly elderly population. Thermodilution (TD, gold standard) and the estimated Fick method (eFM) are interchangeably used in the clinical routine to measure cardiac output (CO).
Abawi, Dawud +6 more
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Infectious Complications of Central Venous Catheterization
The extensive introduction of invasive diagnosis and treatment methods into medical practice is inseparably linked with the necessity of catheterizing the vessels to monitor patient status and to administer medications and other agents into the vascular ...
E. Yu. Matveyeva +3 more
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