Effects of Quorum Sensing Systems on Regulatory T Cells in Catheter-Related Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Infection Rat Models by Lei Feng, Qingqing Xiang, Qing Ai, Zhengli Wang, Yunhui Zhang, Qi Lu

“…To explore the effects of QS systems on Tregs in catheter-related Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm infection rat models. …”
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Implementation of 2% Chlorhexidine Bathing to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections Among Patients in the Intensive Care Unit by Hsu-Liang Chang, Tzu-Ying Liu, Po-Shou Huang, Chin-Hwan Chen, Chia-Wen Yen, Hui-Zhu Chen, Shin-Huei Kuo, Tun-Chieh Chen, Shang-Yi Lin, Po-Liang Lu

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Integrated Management of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation by Xindi Yue, Ling Zhou, Chunxia Zhao

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The Electroanatomic Volume of the Left Atrium as a Determinant of Recurrences in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation After Pulmonary Vein Isolation: A Prospective Study by Amaia Martínez León, David Testa Alonso, María Salgado, Ruth Álvarez Velasco, Minel Soroa, Daniel Gracia Iglesias, David Calvo

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Perioperative and mid-term results of trans-graft embolization of the hypogastric artery for treatment of type II endoleaks after endovascular aortic repair with off-label use of re-entry catheters by Filippo Griselli, MD, Alessia D’Andrea, MD, Sandro Lepidi, MD, Beatrice Grando, MD, Giovanni Badalamenti, MD, Mario D’Oria, MD

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An Indwelling Urethral Catheter Knotted Around a Double-J Ureteral Stent: An Unusual Complication after Kidney Transplantation by E. G. Warmerdam, R. J. Toorop, A. C. Abrahams, P. Berger

“…Knotting of an indwelling urethral catheter is a very rare complication, and there are only a few case reports on knotted catheters, most of them concerning children. …”
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Transcatheter Approach for Critical Pulmonary Stenosis or Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum in Young Infants Using the Simmons Catheter by Jian Wang, Jing Sun, Jian Shen, Jianping Yang, Ling Yang, Pengjun Zhao, Sun Chen

“…In this study, we introduced a novel transcatheter approach with the Simmons catheter to reach the RVOT and compared its efficacy and safety with those of the approaches using a floating catheter and the Judkins right coronary catheter. …”
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A Distinctive Strategy for Catheter Ablation in Patients With Bilateral Common Ostium in the Inferior Pulmonary Veins: A Case Report by Zhaoyang Wei, Linan Gong, Zanzan Wang, Zheng Zuo, Zhiguo Zhang

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Combined Therapy of Catheter Ablation and Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Case-Control Study by Bin-Feng Mo, Jian Sun, Peng-Pai Zhang, Wei Li, Mu Chen, Jia-Li Yuan, Yi Yu, Qun-Shan Wang, Yi-Gang Li

“…The feasibility and safety of performing the combined procedure of catheter ablation (CA) and left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) for atrial fibrillation (AF) have been reported by observational studies without controls. …”
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Outcome-based simulation training for ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement: clinical impact on preventing mechanical complications by Joho Tokumine, Tomoko Yorozu, Kiyoshi Moriyama, Teruko Suzuki, Chikako Okada

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Acute Arterial Thrombosis after Covered Stent Exclusion of Bleeding Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm: Treatment Using Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis by Sarah Palestrant, M. Grace Knuttinen, Ron C. Gaba, James T. Bui, Charles A. Owens

“…Conventional absolute contraindications to catheter-directed thrombolysis include active or recent hemorrhage and the presence of local vascular infection, both of which increase the risk of procedure-related complications such as bleeding and systemic sepsis. …”
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Study of the passage of low-frequency ultrasonic vibrations through heterogeneous biological media during ultrasonic sanitation of urological catheters by A. A. Novikov, A. R. Putintseva, A. Yu. Tsukanov, D. S. Akhmedov

“…Recommendations on the choice of topographic landmarks of ultrasound exposure for noninvasive sanitation of urological catheters are made.…”
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New Method of Parent Catheter Advancement in the Balloon Anchor Technique during Balloon-Occluded Transarterial Chemoembolization for Hepatic Tumors by Kei Shibuya, Hiroki Tahara, Suguru Takeuchi, Yoshinori Koyama, Yoshito Tsushima

“…We report a new technique for successful parent catheter advancement for achievement of stable backup for the selective insertion of a microballoon catheter during B-TACE using the microballoon as an anchor, even in patients with tortuous anatomy of the hepatic and celiac arteries. …”
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Need to clamp indwelling urinary catheters before removal after different durations: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaoyan Fan, Sumin Ma, Jiayi Gu

“…Objective This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effect of bladder training by clamping on bladder urethral function in patients with indwelling urinary catheters used for different durations.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources The UpToDate, Cochrane Library, OVID, PubMed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, CINAHL and Embase were screened from 1 January 2000 to 28 February 2022.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) or quasi-experimental designs comparing the efficacy of bladder training in patients with an indwelling urinary catheter by clamping or free drainage before urinary catheter removal were published in English or Chinese.Data extraction and synthesis Two reviewers independently extracted the data and assessed the quality of studies. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of a New Renal Denervation Catheter in Hypertensive Patients in the Absent of Antihypertensive Medications: A Pilot Study by Yang Li, Abdul Qadir Nawabi, Yi Feng, Qiming Dai, Genshan Ma, Naifeng Liu

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Impact of Left Atrial Appendage Closure Combined with Catheter Ablation on Endocrine and Mechanical Cardiac Function in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation by Jing Yang, Ling You, Mingqing Liu, Guangming Zhang, Liang Feng, Yue Liu, Xue Geng, Jinglan Wu, Ruiqin Xie

“…The combined procedure of left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) and catheter ablation (CA) is a safe and feasible therapy to treat patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). …”
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Zero-fluoroscopy approach for radiofrequency catheter ablation of left-sided, idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias – feasibility, efficacy, and safety evaluation by Dariusz Rodkiewicz, Karol Momot, Edward Koźluk, Agnieszka Piątkowska, Przemysław Kwasiborski, Małgorzata Buksińska-Lisik, Artur Mamcarz

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Inadvertent Entrapment of a Central Venous Catheter by a Purse-String Suture during Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Case Report by Abdorasoul Anvaripour, Forouzan Yazdanian, Mohammad-Zia Totonchi, Houshang Shahryari

“…During postoperative fluoroscopy, fixation of the catheter at the heart was confirmed which necessitated reopening the chest, cutting the suture, and removing the catheter. …”
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Pulmonary Artery Catheter (PAC) Accuracy and Efficacy Compared with Flow Probe and Transcutaneous Doppler (USCOM): An Ovine Cardiac Output Validation by Robert A. Phillips, Sally G. Hood, Beverley M. Jacobson, Malcolm J. West, Li Wan, Clive N. May

“…The pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) is an accepted clinical method of measuring cardiac output (CO) despite no prior validation. …”
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A Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection by Brevibacterium casei in a Child with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Case Report and Literature Review by Fumihiro Ochi, Hisamichi Tauchi, Kyoko Moritani, Shinobu Murakami, Hitoshi Miyamoto, Mayo Ueda, Kozo Nagai, Minenori Eguchi-Ishimae, Mariko Eguchi

“…The most common organisms isolated from pediatric catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) are Gram-positive cocci, such as coagulase-negative staphylococci and Staphylococcus aureus. …”
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