Pneumothorax in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with COVID-19 Infection by Raziye Ecem Akdogan, Turab Mohammed, Asma Syeda, Nasheena Jiwa, Omar Ibrahim, Rahul Mutneja

“…A surgical chest tube or pigtail catheter was placed for the management of pneumothorax. …”
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Cost of Intravenous Analgesia for the Management of Acute Pain in the Emergency Department is Substantial in the United States by Pamela P. Palmer, Judith A. Walker, Asad E. Patanwala, Carin A. Hagberg, John A. House

“…Of these 7.3 million encounters, 4.3 million (58%) did not lead to hospital admission of the patient and, therefore, the patient may have only required an IV catheter for opioid administration. **Conclusions:** IV opioid use in the ED is indicated for moderate-to-severe pain but is associated with significant costs. …”
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Vascular access on YouTube: Navigating the stream of information for hemodialysis patients by Alp Yildirim, Muhammed Sefa Saglam, Serkan Mola, Ali Baran Budak

“…Treatment options include renal transplant, peritoneal dialysis, and hemodialysis, with hemodialysis being the most common, necessitating suitable vascular access like arteriovenous fistula (AVF), graft, or catheter. This study aims to analyze the quality of YouTube videos on vascular access for hemodialysis, using the 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines of the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) as a benchmark and employing JAMA, Global Quality, and DISCERN scores. …”
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Biofilm-associated metabolism via ERG251 in Candida albicans. by Liping Xiong, Nivea Pereira De Sa, Robert Zarnowski, Manning Y Huang, Caroline Mota Fernandes, Frederick Lanni, David R Andes, Maurizio Del Poeta, Aaron P Mitchell

“…An erg251Δ/Δ mutation impairs biofilm formation in vitro and in an in vivo catheter infection model. In both in vitro and in vivo biofilm contexts, cell number is reduced and hyphal length is limited. …”
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A Case of Idiopathic Acute Pancreatitis in the First Trimester of Pregnancy by Tomomi Hara, Haruhiko Kanasaki, Aki Oride, Tomoko Ishihara, Satoru Kyo

“…Medical interventions were initiated with nafamostat mesilate and ulinastatin, and parenteral nutrition was administered through a central venous catheter. On the eighth day of hospitalization, her condition gradually improved with a decreased level of pancreatic amylase and the pain subsided. …”
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IDENTIFICATION OF THE CTX-M GENE IN KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE PRODUCING ESBLS IN UTI PATIENTS AT A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN PURWOKERTO, BANYUMAS REGENCY, CENTRAL JAVA - CROSS SECTIONAL STUD... by Anang Kurniawan, Joko Setyono, Dwi Utami Anjarawati

“…Using a direct molecular approach called Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) directed against the CTX-M gene, DNA was isolated from isolates cultured in CHROMagarTM ESBLs obtained from catheter urine samples. Result: A total of 4 out of 40 urine samples (10%) tested positive for ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. …”
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The Change of Left Ventricular Function in Rats with Subclinical Hypothyroid and the Effects of Thyroxine Replacement by Xuedi Chen, Cuixia Gao, Ningning Gong, Yu Wang, Limin Tian

“…Serum TT4, TSH, APN, chemerin, and TNF-α were detected by radioimmunoassay kits and ELISA kits; left ventricular function was measured by PowerLab system via subclavian artery catheter. The expression of Serca2a, Ryr2, APN, chemerin, and TNF-α were detected by RT-PCR, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry. …”
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The Impact of ERAS and Multidisciplinary Teams on Perioperative Management in Colorectal Cancer by Qianqian Zhang, Qinfeng Sun, Junfeng Li, Xing Fu, Yuhuan Wu, Jiawei Zhang, Xia Jin

“…Results Patients in the ERAS group demonstrated significantly shorter hospital stays, quicker catheter removal, and earlier mobilization compared to the control group (P < 0.0001 for all). …”
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Cutaneous Mucormycosis Co-infection in a Patient with COVID-19 by Raham Rahgoshai, Peter Goldberg, Rayhaneh Rahgoshai, Shadi Zain

“…During their course in the intensive care unit (ICU), they developed a right thigh haematoma, thought to be related to the previous insertion of a femoral arterial pressure monitoring catheter. Several days before the patient’s death, the wound noted to be covered by a brown-black eschar was cultured on April 30 and returned positive for Rhizopus oryzae and Staphylococcus epidermidis on May 5. …”
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Artery of Percheron Infarction: A Case Report of Bilateral Thalamic Stroke Presenting with Acute Encephalopathy by Charles Donohoe, Nooshin Kiani Nia, Patricia Carey, Vamsi Vemulapalli

“…AOP infarction may be missed on vascular imaging utilizing CT, MRI, and even catheter angiography. Clinical recognition that the AOP is one of the only single artery occlusions that can affect bilateral structures and frequently present solely as altered mental status without focal neurologic deficits is crucial to the diagnosis.…”
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Dialysate White Blood Cell Change after Initial Antibiotic Treatment Represented the Patterns of Response in Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Peritonitis by Pichaya Tantiyavarong, Opas Traitanon, Piyatida Chuengsaman, Jayanton Patumanond, Adis Tasanarong

“…Clinicians should focus on the delayed response and failure patterns in order to make a decision whether to continue medical therapies or to aggressively remove the peritoneal catheter.…”
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Suppurative Flexor Tenosynovitis: A Case Report by Pramono Ari Wibowo, M.D., Arham Adnani

“…Surgical interventions typically include open drainage and debridement or closed catheter irrigation. Additionally, postoperative rehabilitation is a crucial aspect that requires careful consideration, as it has been shown to accelerate the healing process. …”
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The Current Role of Endourologic Management of Renal Transplantation Complications by Brian D. Duty, Michael J. Conlin, Eugene F. Fuchs, John M. Barry

“…Up to 62% of patients have been successfully treated with maximal decompression (nephrostomy tube, ureteral stent, and Foley catheter). Excellent outcomes have been reported following transurethral resection of the prostate shortly after transplantation for patients with urinary retention. …”
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Design and Evaluation of a Leader–Follower Isomorphic Vascular Interventional Surgical Robot by Pengfei Chen, Yutang Wang, Dapeng Tian

“…The leader–follower delivery error of the catheter/guidewire is less than 1 mm, and the leader–follower rotation error of the guidewire is less than 0.3° in an actual intervention task based on a human vascular model. …”
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Mothers’ experiences as legal guardian of children's phlebitis during hospitalization in Indonesia: A phenomenological study by Casman Casman, Dian Mahanani, Balbina Antonelda Marled Wawo, Muhammad Iqbal, Desy Rizki Ariani, Anung Ahadi Pradana

“…Background: Peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) insertion is a common procedure performed by nurses for hospitalized children, but phlebitis—an inflammation of the vein—is a frequent complication. …”
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Retrograde Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Case of Takayasu Arteritis with Left Main Coronary Artery Chronic Total Occlusion by Prathap Kumar, Blessvin Jino, Stalin Roy, Manu Rajendran

“…Her coronary angiogram showed total occlusion of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) ostium and atretic LIMA graft. Since the guiding catheter could not engage the LMCA, a retrograde approach was planned. …”
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Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy: Ideal and reality by Fan-He Dong, Yu-Qiang Shan, Wen-Cheng Kong, Hao-Ran Wei, Lin-Po Zhou, Ye-Bin Yang, Jing Shi, Cheng-Hao Ji, Yi-Jia Zhang

“…However, there are still many problems in the practical operation of HIPEC, such as non-uniform distribution of perfusate temperature, inadequate perfusion due to the presence of ‘dead space’, incomplete cytoreductive surgery (CRS), instances of catheter obstruction during perfusate circulation, the lack of a uniform standard for selecting appropriate HIPEC techniques, occupational exposure of medical personnel during the HIPEC procedure, and the selection of HIPEC chemotherapy regimens for patients with various types of tumors. …”
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Advanced Imaging Modalities in the Detection of Cerebral Vasospasm by Jena N. Mills, Vivek Mehta, Jonathan Russin, Arun P. Amar, Anandh Rajamohan, William J. Mack

“…Structural imaging techniques, including catheter-based Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA), CT Angiography (CTA), and MR Angiography (MRA), are reviewed. …”
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The Initial Vascular Access Type Contributes to Inflammation in Incident Hemodialysis Patients by Mala Sachdeva, Adriana Hung, Oleksandr Kovalchuk, Markus Bitzer, Michele H. Mokrzycki

“…Sixty-four incident HD patients were included (tunneled catheter (TC), 𝑛=40, arteriovenous fistula (AVF), 𝑛=14, and arteriovenous graft (AVG), 𝑛=10). …”
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Preovulatory uterine flushing with saline as a treatment for unexplained infertility: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Lynne Moore, Jessica Lefebvre, Sarah Maheux-Lacroix, Marie-Ève Bergeron, Emmanuel Bujold, Sylvie Dodin

“…On the day of their luteinising hormone surge, 192 participants will be randomised in two equal groups to either receive 20 mL of physiological saline by an intrauterine catheter or 10 mL of saline intravaginally. We will assess relative risk of live birth (primary outcome), as well as pregnancy (secondary outcome) over one cycle of treatment. …”
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