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Does the choice of surgical approach to insert an intratumoral catheter influence the results of intratumoral cystic treatment?
(Elsevier B.V., 2008-07-01)
Background: in the literature, only a few articles are related to the surgical approach for insertion of an intratumoral catheter. No one has evaluated the complications related to the different surgical techniques for the ...
Inferior vena cava thrombosis related to hypothermia catheter: Report of 20 consecutive cases
(Neurocritical Care Society wiith Springer International Publishing AG, 2015)
BACKGROUND:
Temperature management using endovascular catheters is an established therapy in neurointensive care. Nonetheless, several case series have reported a high rate of thrombosis related to the use of endovascular ...
Catheter-associated bloodstream infection caused by Leifsonia aquatica in a haemodialysis patient: a case report
(Microbiology Society, 2012)
Leifsonia aquatica is an aquatic coryneform rod that is capable of forming biofilms in environmental water sources. It has rarely been associated with human infections and its pathogenicity and clinical significance are ...
Catheter-associated bloodstream infection caused by Leifsonia aquatica in a haemodialysis patient: a case report
(Microbiology Society, 2012)
Leifsonia aquatica is an aquatic coryneform rod that is capable of forming biofilms in environmental water sources. It has rarely been associated with human infections and its pathogenicity and clinical significance are ...
Double-lumen catheter in the right jugular vein induces two sub-endothelial abscesses in an unusual place, the transition between the superior vena cava and the right atrium: A case report
(2014-07-31)
Endocarditis is a type of infection that is common in internal medicine wards and in haemodialysis clinics. The location that is most affected are the heart valves. Herein, we report a case of an uncommon abscess, a ...
Staphylococcal biofilm on the surface of catheters: Electron microscopy evaluation of the inhibition of biofilm growth by rnaiii inhibiting peptide
(2021-07-01)
Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) have become the main causative agents of medical device-related infections due to their biofilm-forming capability, which protects them from the host’s ...
An unusual case of Candida parapsilosis endocarditis of the native tricuspid valve secondary to a tunneled dialysis catheter.
(Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular, 2023)
Candida endocarditis is a severe disease associated with high mortality rates. Candida parapsilosis is frequently identified as the causative pathogen in intravenous drug users and is commonly associated with nosocomial ...
A dangerous entanglement
(WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2011)
Entrapment of guidewires by inferior vena cava filters can occur during the blind insertion of a jugular or a subclavian central venous catheter. Recently, few case reports have been published in the radiology literature. ...
Tunneled Pleural Catheters for Patients With Chronic Pleural Infection and Nonexpandable Lung
(2019)
Chronic pleural infection is characterized by thickened pleura and nonexpandable lung often requiring definitive surgical intervention, such as decortication and/or pleural obliteration procedures. Such procedures are ...
Subcutaneous catheter used for administration of low-molecular-weight-heparin in pediatrics
(2014)
Introducción: El catéter subcutáneo es un dispositivo de fácil instalación, el cual fue ideado para la administración de insulinas en pacientes diabéticos, especialmente en pediatría, con el fin de disminuir el número de ...