Efficacy of an Intrathecal Multidrug Infusion for Pain Control in Older Adults and in End-Stage Malignancies: A Report of Three Cases by Sadegh Abdolmohammadi, Pierre-Olivier Hétu, Andrée Néron, Gilbert Blaise

“…Opioid consumption was reduced dramatically. The catheter was kept in place for one month in the first and third patients, and for six months in the second patient, until his death. …”
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Application of Chain Nursing Process in the Nursing of Elderly Inpatients with Implantable Venous Infusion Port by Juan Hu, Li Zhou, Juanying Ding

“…The patients in both groups were intervened for 1 month. The catheter-related indicators and incidence rates of adverse events (drug extravasation, local hematoma, infusion port blockage, catheter-related infection) were compared between the two groups of patients. …”
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Unusual Localization of Clostridium Difficile Infection in an Isolated Segment of the Descending Colon in a Critical Care Patient by Evgeni Brotfain, Leonid Koyfman, Amit Frenkel, Jochanan G. Peiser, Abraham Borer, Benjamin F. Gruenbaum, Alexander Zlotnik, Moti Klein

“…Here, we present a case of a 48-year-old man with Clostridium difficile colitis of an isolated segment in the descending colon treated by a novel catheter intraluminal antibiotic irrigation. The intraluminal antibiotic irrigation was performed through a Foley catheter inserted into the isolated mucus fistula. …”
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Unilateral Hemiparesis with Thoracic Epidural in an Adolescent by Rosalie F. Tassone, Christian Seefelder, Navil F. Sethna

“…An epidurogram was performed to ascertain the correct location of the catheter within the epidural space and presence of sagittal compartmentalization. …”
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Rare Congenital Aberrant Left Superior Pulmonary Vein Discovered with Central Line Placement in a Patient with Critical Cardiorespiratory Collapse by Spencer Knox, Mario Madruga, S. J. Carlan

“…A 66-year-old male was found to have an anomalous left pulmonary vein when a central venous catheter was inserted for management of hypoxemia. …”
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Right Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain in a Patient with Prior Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting: Consider the Tip! by Petros Charalampoudis

“…Apart from acute appendicitis, primary or secondary VP catheter tip infection must be considered because the latter can be disastrous.…”
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Mediastinal extension of amoebic liver abscess: A case report on the rare thoracic complication of Entamoeba histolytica by Gautam Jesrani, Jaspreet Kaur, Samiksha Gupta, Yuvraj Singh Cheema, Prashant Ahlawat

“…An ultrasound-guided pigtail catheter was manipulated and placed at the site of thoracic communication. …”
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Postoperative Delayed Duodenum Perforation following Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy by Kong Jing, Wu Shuo-Dong

“…Sonographically guided percutaneous needle aspiration and catheter drainage can be used to treat the intraperitoneal abscess. …”
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GuideLiner Balloon Assisted Tracking (GBAT): A New Addition to the Interventional Toolbox by Basem Elbarouni, Motaz Moussa, Malek Kass, Olga Toleva, Minh Vo, Amir Ravandi

“…The use of guide extension catheters, such as GuideLiner, allows for increased guide support and facilitates device delivery in tortuous vessels. …”
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Radiologic placement of totally implantable venous access devices: Outcomes and complications from a large oncology cohort by Sonam Tashi, Alfred Bingchao Tan, Jasmine Ming Er Chua, Gek Hsiang Lim, Nanda Venkatanarasimha, Sivanathan Chandramohan

“…The delayed post-procedure complications were TIVAD site cellulitis (3.80%); discharge (1.10%); skin erosion with device extrusion (0.60%); malpositioned catheter (0.33%), which was successfully repositioned, catheter-related bloodstream infections (0.25%); migration of TIVAD leading to catheter dislodgement (0.25%); venous thrombosis (0.25%); fibrin sheath formation requiring stripping (0.10%) and TIVAD chamber inversion (0.10%). …”
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Epidural Analgesia for Severe Chest Trauma: An Analysis of Current Practice on the Efficacy and Safety by Jesse Peek, Reinier B. Beks, B. Feike Kingma, Marije Marsman, Jelle P. Ruurda, Roderick M. Houwert, Loek P. H. Leenen, Falco Hietbrink, Mirjam B. de Jong

“…In 14 patients (18%), epidural analgesia was terminated early without intervention due to insufficient sensory blockade (n=4), medication-related side effects (n=4), and catheter-related complications (n=6). In 17 patients (22%), the epidural catheter was removed after one or multiple additional interventions due to insufficient pain control. …”
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Transcatheter ventilation with a modified Rapid-O2 oxygen insufflation device by Jaewon Jang, Hye Jin Kim, Hyun Joo Kim, Wyun Kon Park

“…Methods To determine the most effective combination of inner catheters (20 gauge [G], 18 G, 16 G, 14 G, and 2-mm inner diameter [ID] transtracheal catheter [TTC]) and insufflation catheters (16 G, 14 G, and 2-mm ID TTC) for achieving optimum ventilation, insufflating and expiratory flows were measured at an oxygen flow rate of 15 L/min. …”
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Postpartum Vaginal Blood Loss following Two Different Methods of Cervical Ripening by Okon Asuquo Okon, John Egede Ekabua

“…Comparison of blood loss in vaginal deliveries between the two groups revealed that subjects in the misoprostol group had significantly higher blood loss than subjects in the Foley catheter group (488 ± 222 versus 326 ± 106, p<0.05). …”
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Investigation of hemostasis by thromboelastography in the patient with liver cirrhosis (Clinical case) by Ye. L. Bulanova, A. Yu. Bulanov, D. S. Gatsolayeva

“…Intravenous infusion therapy required installation of central venous catheter, that was complicated by catheter bleeding. …”
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Penetrating Posterior Urethral Injuries: Case Report and Management Strategies by Seyed Sajjad Tabei, Brandon Lippold, Wesley Baas, Gregory Murphy

“…Initial management involved urethral catheter placement, with one patient requiring operative placement of urethral and suprapubic catheters (SPTs). …”
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Chylopericardium due to Subclavian Vein Thrombosis in the Setting of Protein S Deficiency by Ian Jackson, Yaman Alali, Abedel Rahman Anani, Ali Nayfeh, Arindam Sharma, Abhishek Thandra, Amjad Kabach

“…Management is typically with surgical intervention, although our case represents successful treatment with catheter-assisted thrombolysis.…”
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The Effects of Induction and Treatment of Intracranial Hypertension on Cerebral Autoregulation: An Experimental Study by Marcelo de Lima Oliveira, Angela Macedo Salinet, Ricardo de Carvalho Nogueira, Alessandro Rodrigo Belon, Wellingson Silva Paiva, Brasil Chian Ping Jeng, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira, Edson Bor-Seng-Shu

“…After 1.5 h, a 3% saline solution was infused via venous catheter, and 30 min later, the bladder catheter balloon was deflated (surgery). …”
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Phages as potential life-saving therapeutic option in the treatment of multidrug-resistant urinary tract infections by Beata Zalewska-Piątek, Michalina Nagórka

“…PT demonstrates significant potential in treating chronic and recurrent UTIs, also including catheter-associated infection by reducing bacterial biofilms, delaying catheter blockage, and enhancing antibiotic efficacy when used in combination. …”
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Continuous Spinal Anesthesia following Inadvertent Dural Puncture during Epidural Placement for an Emergency Laparotomy by Andrew Emyedu, Bernadette Kyoheirwe, Patience Atumanya

“…This case demonstrates that in case of an accidental dural puncture during epidural placement, the catheter can be advanced into the intrathecal space and continuous spinal anesthesia conducted for abdominal surgeries using a standard epidural catheter.…”
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Sudden Cardiac Death: The Most Feared but Potentially Preventable Presentation of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome by Ana Rita Pereira, Alexandra Briosa, Rita Miranda, Sofia Sequeira Almeida, Luís Brandão, Hélder Pereira

“…Successful radiofrequency catheter ablation was achieved. Discussion. The reported clinical case recalls fundamental features of the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and outlines the increasing evidence and importance of the invasive risk stratification and even catheter ablation in asymptomatic patients who suffer from this uncommon disease that may have a dramatic and fatal initial clinical manifestation.…”
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