A Mysterious Gram-Positive Rods by Javzandulam Natsag, Zaw Min, Yasir Hamad, Bassel Alkhalil, Atiq Rahman, Richard Williams

“…In immunocompetent people, M. fortuitum causes human infection primarily by direct inoculation, including localized post-traumatic and surgical wound infections, and catheter-related sepsis. Our patient, an HIV-negative intravenous drug user, had Mycobacterium fortuitum sepsis associated with infective endocarditis, septic pulmonary emboli, and granulomatous hepatitis. …”
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Antisecretory factor in severe traumatic brain injury (AFISTBI): protocol for an exploratory randomized placebo-controlled trial by Linus Réen, David Cederberg, Niklas Marklund, Edward Visse, Peter Siesjö

“…All patients with GCS < 9 and clinical indication for insertion of ICP-monitor and microdialysis catheter will be screened for inclusion and assigned to either the treatment group (n = 10) or placebo group (n = 10). …”
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Intra Cervical Foley’s Versus Combination Of Intra Cervical Foley’s And Extra Amniotic Saline Infusion As Cervical Ripening Agent For Induction Of Labor by Humera Javed, Humera Noreen, Humaira Bilqis, Lubna Ejaz Kahloon, Iqra Khalid, Naheed Bano

“…In Group  A, Foley’s catheter was placed cervically while in Group B extraamniotic saline infusion was also administered in the urine drainage port at midnight. …”
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Extensive Prostatic Abscess in an Elderly Patient Requiring Multidisciplinary Drainage by John Michael Nesemann, Kathy Huen, Jonathan Bergman

“…A postoperative Foley catheter was left in place, and the patient recovered without complications. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Clinical Characteristics and Antimicrobial Resistance Between <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> and Other <i>Acinetobacter</i> Species by Si-Ho Kim, Seok Jun Mun

“…Female patients, younger patients, and those with catheter-related infections were more commonly observed in the NBA group than in the AB group, while pneumonia and septic shock were more prevalent in the AB group. …”
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Effects of different doses marbofloxacin on biochemical and hematological parameters in sheep by Feray Altan, Orhan Çorum, Duygu Durna Çorum, Kamil Üney

“…Blood samples were collected using a catheter placed in the left jugular vein at 0 (pre-treatment), and 10. and 22 hours post-dosing. …”
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Modifiable Risk Factors for Early Mortality on Hemodialysis by Rory McQuillan, Lilyanna Trpeski, Stanley Fenton, Charmaine E. Lok

“…Also, central venous catheter use was associated with a 2.40 fold increase risk of death (CI: 1.4–3.90). …”
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Quality of life of hemodialyzed patients with the consideration of the type of vascular access by Anna Michalik, Natalia Maciejczyk, Kornelia Skoczylas

“…Results and conclusions: Patients with a fistula tend to have a higher quality of life, better physical and social functioning, and better overall health than patients using a vascular catheter. Gender and place of residence have no significant effect on the quality of life of hemodialyzed patients, regardless of the type of vascular access. …”
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Effects of perioperative oxycodone as the sole opioid on immunity within a multi-modal analgesia framework in patients undergoing cervical cancer surgery: A randomised controlled t... by Jingjing Liu, Sumeng Chen, Jianxiao Chen, Hailian Liu, Weiyi Li, Haomin Chi, Xiaowei Ding, Shaoqiang Huang

“…Within 24 h postoperatively, the visual analogue scale (VAS) scores for resting and movement-evoked pain were lower in Group O than in Group C (all P < 0.001), and the same was observed at 48 h postoperatively (both P = 0.002), as was the incidence of catheter-related bladder discomfort (P = 0.001). The VASs for postoperative analgesia satisfaction were higher in Group O than in Group C (P = 0.006). …”
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Continuum and Soft Robots in Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Systematic Review by Fahad Iqbal, Mojtaba Esfandiari, Golchehr Amirkhani, Hamidreza Hoshyarmanesh, Sanju Lama, Mahdi Tavakoli, Garnette R. Sutherland

“…In this review, we first highlight recent developments in mechanical-continuum robots for traditional minimally invasive surgery and then summarize the current state-of-the-art in steerable catheter-based interventions. We discuss limitations to current approaches and explore the emerging potential of soft robots as a novel strategy to address the challenge of developing versatile, highly articulated flexible tools for minimally invasive surgical interventions. …”
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Electrocardiogram Parameters That Affect the Success Rate of Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients with Outflow Tract Ventricular Premature Complexes by Zhen Ye, Zhe Xu, Kezeng Gong, Xuehai Chen, Weiwei Wang, Jianhua Chen, Lianglong Chen, Feilong Zhang

“…The objectives of this study are to assess the efficacy of radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) in patients with outflow tract (OT) ventricular premature complexes (VPCs) and to explore the electrocardiographic (ECG) features of initially successful procedures. …”
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Gamified Virtual Reality Training for Visuospatial Ability in Neuroradiology by Allgaier Mareen, Jered Härtel Tim, Zubel Seraphine, Thormann Maximilian, Behme Daniel, Preim Bernhard, Saalfeld Sylvia

“…During neuroradiological interventions such as treating intracranial aneurysms, neuroradiologists have to navigate a catheter in the 3D anatomy while watching a 2D projection of the vessels. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Ropivacaine Addition to Intrathecal Morphine for Pain Management in Intractable Cancer by Ying Huang, Xihan Li, Tong Zhu, Jian Lin, Gaojian Tao

“…Thirty-six cancer patients received either a continuous morphine (n=19) or morphine and ropivacaine (n=17) infusion using an intrathecal catheter through a subcutaneous port. Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) scores and the Barthel Index were analyzed. …”
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Superbugs-related prolonged admissions in three tertiary hospitals, Kano State, Nigeria by Alkali, Bashir, Garba, Iliyasu, Adamu, Almustapha Aliero, Abdurrazak, Kibiya, Muhammad, Hassan Abubakar, Ibrahim, Ntulume, Faruku, Sarkinfada, Ezera, Agwu

“…A sample collected comprises wound/pus, urine, urine catheter and nasal intubation and were analysed using standard microbiological methods for Acinetobacter spp and other related nosocomial bacterial pathogens. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Versus Standard of Care Recovery for Emergency Cesarean Deliveries at Mbarara Hospital, Uganda by Moris, Baluku, Francis, Bajunirwe, Joseph, Ngonzi, Joseph, Kiwanuka, Stephen, Ttendo

“…They also received early initiation of mobilization, feeding, and urethral catheter removal. The primary end point was length of hospital stay. …”
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Splenic Artery Pseudoaneurysm Presenting as Massive Hematemesis: A Diagnostic Dilemma by Peeyush Varshney, Bhupen Songra, Shivank Mathur, Sudarshan Gothwal, Puneet Malik, Mahnedra Rathi, Rajveer Arya

“…Pseudoaneurysm can be at times a very difficult situation to manage; options available are either catheter embolisation if patient is vitally stable, or otherwise, exploration.…”
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Short-Term Clinical Outcomes after Using Novel Deeper Intubation Technique (DIT) of Ileus Tube for Acute Bowel Obstruction Patients by Yanlu Tan, Haibin Chen, Wenji Mao, Qin Yuan, Jun Niu

“…We developed a novel intubation technique, named Deeper Intubation Technique (DIT), by using the Zebra Urological Guidewire and digital gastrointestinal fluoroscopy, where we deepened the catheter intubation, and further compared the effects of DIT with the Traditional Intubation Technique (TIT) on the short-term clinical outcomes of 183 patients. …”
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Mitral Annular Plane Systolic Excursion (MAPSE) as a Predictor of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence in Patients after Pulmonary Vein Isolation by Jan Alatic, David Suran, Damijan Vokac, Franjo Husam Naji

“…Introduction. Catheter ablation (CA) with pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) has become widely used in the past years for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). …”
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Pulmonary Hypertension in Pregnancy: Critical Care Management by Adel M. Bassily-Marcus, Carol Yuan, John Oropello, Anthony Manasia, Roopa Kohli-Seth, Ernest Benjamin

“…Imaging workup may have undesirable radiation exposure. Pulmonary artery catheter remains the gold standard for diagnosing pulmonary hypertension, although its use in the intensive care unit for other conditions has slowly fallen out of favor. …”
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The Development of Simple Scoring System to Predict Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Patients with Stroke by In-Hui Pak, Se-Ryong Han, Chol-Ho Sin, Hyo-Song Kim, Un-Ryong Rim

“…The variables with significant difference between the non-UTI group and the UTI group were age (non-UTI versus UTI, 56.4 ± 7.2 vs. 59.0 ± 12.8; p<0.001), female (244 (24.2) vs. 176 (36.1), p<0.001), 300 ≦ SI (smoking index) (16 (2.4) vs. 48 (12.0), p<0.001), alcohol > 25 g/d (292 (29.0) vs. 184 (37.7), p<0.001), poststroke hyperglycemia (120 (10.3) vs. 163 (33.4), p<0.001), indwelling of urinary catheter (157 (15.6) vs. 351 (72.0), p<0.001), GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale) on admission (11.2 ± 3.9 vs. 8.5 ± 4.0, p=0.038), and WFNS (World Federation of Neurosurgeons) (in subarachnoid hemorrhage) on admission (2.9 ± 1.7 vs. 3.5 ± 1.5, p<0.001). …”
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