Emergent spinal pathologies in late-term pregnancy by Souvik Roy, Rida Mitha, Raj Swaroop Lavadi, Rohit Prem Kumar, Vinay Jaikumar, Matthew Pease, Nima Alan, Alp Ozpinar, Eren Kuris, Alan H. Daniels, Thomas J. Buell, Robert F. Heary, Nitin Agarwal, D. Kojo Hamilton

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Effect of intermittent urethral catheter clamping combined with active urination training (ICCAUT) strategy on postoperative urinary dysfunction after radical rectal cancer surgery: single-centre randomised controlled trial (ICCAUT -1) study protocol by Yuchen Guo, Quan Wang, Tingting He, Sen Liang, Yunan Guan, Jianan Sun, Haiyan Hu

“…Background Urinary catheter placement is routinely performed after proctectomy. …”
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Bloodstream Infections in Critical Care Units in England, April 2017 to March 2023: Results from the First Six Years of a National Surveillance Programme by Olivia D. Conroy, Andrea Mazzella, Hannah Choi, Jocelyn Elmes, Matt Wilson, Dimple Y. Chudasama, Sarah M. Gerver, Miroslava Mihalkova, Andrew Rhodes, A. Peter R. Wilson, Nicholas Brown, Jasmin Islam, Russell Hope

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Comparison of the Effectiveness of Three Methods of Recanalization in a Model of the Middle Cerebral Artery: Thrombus Aspiration via a 4F Catheter, Thrombus Aspiration via the GP Thromboaspiration Device, and Mechanical Thrombectomy Using the Solitaire Thrombectomy Device by Christopher Tennuci, Gillian Pearce, Julian Wong, Sanjeev Nayak, Tom Jones, Frank Lally, Christine Roffe

“…Three methods of clot retrieval were tested: thrombus aspiration via a 4F catheter (n=26), thrombus aspiration via the GP thrombus aspiration device (GPTAD) (n=30), and mechanical thrombectomy via the Solitaire Device (n=30). …”
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ECMO in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab—Patient Selection Is Key by William Tracy, Brandon E. Ferrell, John P. Skendelas, Mayuko Uehara, Tadahisa Sugiura

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Vector Field Heterogeneity for the Assessment of Locally Disorganised Cardiac Electrical Propagation Wavefronts From High-Density Multielectrodes by Lucia Pancorbo, Samuel Ruiperez-Campillo, Alvaro Tormos, Antonio Guill, Raquel Cervigon, Antonio Alberola, Francisco Javier Chorro, Jose Millet, Francisco Castells

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Analgesic effect of intravesical lignocaine in urology surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Ka T. Ng, Wei E. Lim, Wan Y. Teoh, Ahmad N. B. Fadzli, Mohd F. B. Z. Abidin

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Is Single-View Fluoroscopy Sufficient in Guiding Cardiac Ablation Procedures? by Pascal Fallavollita

“…However, when using the 8-French catheter, the average recovered depth error was 1.54±1.29 mm. …”
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Candida albicans Fungaemia following Traumatic Urethral Catheterisation in a Paraplegic Patient with Diabetes Mellitus and Candiduria Treated by Caspofungin by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Bakul Soni, Peter Hughes, Gordon Ramage, Leighann Sherry, Gurpreet Singh, Paul Mansour

“…A 58-year-old paraplegic male, with long-term indwelling urethral catheter, developed catheter block. The catheter was changed, but blood-stained urine was drained intermittently. …”
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Ordinary AV Nodal Reentry Tachycardia-Unusual Ablation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Franz Haertel, P. Christian Schulze, Anett Große, Dirk Prochnau, Ralf Surber

“…A 72-year-old woman was referred to us with typical symptoms of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia for electrophysiological diagnostics and catheter ablation. During the first session of catheter ablation, a probing of the right ventricle was not successful. …”
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Surgery Averted Using a Novel, Minimally Invasive Approach to Treat Very Severe Radial Artery Spasm by Anthony A. Cochet, Daniel A. Bellin

“…Despite possessing none of the consensus risk factors for radial artery spasm, in addition to receiving standard arterial spasm prophylaxis and conscious sedation, the patient suffered very severe radial artery spasm with initial catheter placement, resulting in entrapment of a 5 Fr pigtail catheter within the left ventricle. …”
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Interventional radiology placement of totally implantable venous access devices in oncology practice by Shao Jin Ong, Gopinathan Anil

“… In November 1929, Werner Forssmann, a German surgical resident, attempted the first documented central venous catheter with a 35 cm-long catheter via his left antecubital vein.1 Although revolutionary for his time, this innovation encountered significant opposition, and he was expelled from his training programme for this unauthorised experimentation. …”
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Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in Two Elderly Men with Urinary Tract Infection by Jan Van Keer, Daan Detroyer, Bert Bammens

“…There was a sudden purple discoloration of the urine in the collection bag from his indwelling catheter. He was diagnosed with an E. coli urinary infection and treated with amoxicillin and removal of the indwelling catheter. …”
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Modification of the No-Touch Technique during Renal Artery Stenting by John A. Stathopoulos

“…We describe a modification of the no-touch technique by using an over-the-wire (OTW) balloon or a Quickcross catheter with a coronary wire inside, instead of the rigid  J wire. …”
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Fourteen-Year Patency of an Anterior Tibial Artery-Saphenous Vein Fistula in an Ambulatory Patient by Zerrin Pulathan, Gökalp Altun

“…A 43-year-old female patient who had been undergoing hemodialysis via a right femoral tunnel catheter for six months was referred for recurrent catheter infection and a 4 cm pulsatile mass in the anterior aspect of the ankle. …”
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Pola Sensitifitas dan Resistensi Kuman Urin, Ujung Kateter dan Ujung Drain Pasien Resipient Transplantasi Ginjal di RS PGI Cikini Jakarta by Etriyel Myh, David Manuputty

“…Coli, tip of urine catheter was S. Epidermidis and tip of drain was S Aureus. …”
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Systemic Air Embolism Associated with Pleural Pigtail Chest Tube Insertion by Emad Alkhankan, Ahmad Nusair, Rida Mazagri, Mohammed Al-Ourani

“…Pleural pigtail catheter placement is associated with many complications including pneumothorax, hemorrhage, and chest pain. …”
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The Effect of Embryo Transfer Process Duration on Implantation Success by Isıl Kasapoglu, Kiper Aslan, Adnan Orhan, Ozge Albayrak, Seyma Haskoylu, Goktan Kuspinar, Berrin Avcı, Gürkan Uncu

“…Also, sub-steps of as; cleaning of the cervical mucus and placing the outer catheter in the cervix, loading the embryo to the catheter, the period between embryo loading and embryo transfer, and following that, time spent for retracting the outer catheter evaluated. …”
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Perbandingan Levofloxacin dengan Ciprofloxacin Peroral dalam Menurunkan Leukosituria Sebagai Profilaksis Isk pada Kateterisasi di RSUP. Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Marwazi Sofyan, Alvarino ., Erkadius3 .

“…The diagnosis of UTI is confirmed by clinical manifestations with bacteriuria and leukocyturia. Post-catheterization UTI is the biggest cause of nosocomial infection, with the bacteria spread in ascending (such as the use of catheter), haematogenous or lymphogenous fashions. …”
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Histoplasma Peritonitis: An Extremely Rare Complication of Peritoneal Dialysis by Asjad Sardar, Bijin Thajudeen, Pradeep V. Kadambi

“…Treatment recommendations include removal of catheter and initiation of antifungal therapy. With the availability of newer antifungals, medical management without removal of PD catheter is possible, but at the same time if there is no response to treatment within a week, PD catheter should be removed promptly.…”
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