Central Venous Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Hemodialysis Patients: Another Patient Safety Bundle? by B Lynn Johnston, John M Conly

“…campaign's focus on reducing central venous catheter (CVC)-associated bloodstream infections (BSIs) as a way of improving patient safety (1). …”
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Development of a Robotic Catheter Manipulation System Based on BP Neural Network PID Controller by Xu Ma, Jinpeng Zhou, Xu Zhang, Qi Zhou

“…In the process of artificial interventional therapy, the operation of artificial catheter is not accurate, which will bring strong radiation damage to surgeons. …”
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White noise’s effect on premature infants’ physiological parameters during peripheral intravenous catheter insertion by Omolbani Rahimi, FatemehSadat SeyedNematollah Roshan, Leila Nikrouz

“…From 5 min before Indwelling catheters to 10 min after, white noise was played through headphones to infants at a controlled volume in the test group. …”
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Circulating Galectin-3 and Aldosterone for Predicting Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence after Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation by Zhong-bao Ruan, Run-feng Gao, Fei Wang, Ge-cai Chen, Jun-guo Zhu, Yin Ren, Li Zhu

“…However, their potential value as predictors of atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) is unknown or controversial. …”
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Axillary Block as the Sole Anesthetic for Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Placement in an Infant with Goldenhar Syndrome by Ma. Carmen Bernardo-Ocampo

“…Described below is a medically complex infant who had an USG axillary brachial plexus block for peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) placement.…”
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Why do we use transpulmonary thermodilution and pulmonary artery catheter in severe shock patients? by Xavier Monnet, Christopher Lai, Daniel De Backer

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A Foley Fallacy: A Case of Bladder Rupture after “Routine” Foley Catheter Placement by Shiva Poola, Arjun Mohan

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Pigtail Catheter: A Less Invasive Option for Pleural Drainage in Egyptian Patients with Recurrent Hepatic Hydrothorax by Mohamed Sharaf-Eldin, Adel Salah Bediwy, Abdelrahman Kobtan, Sherief Abd-Elsalam, Ferial El-Kalla, Loai Mansour, Walaa Elkhalawany, Mohamed Elhendawy, Samah Soliman

“…Insertion was done by pushing the trocar and catheter until reaching the pleural cavity and then the trocar was withdrawn gradually while inserting the catheter which was then connected to a collecting bag via a triple way valve. …”
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The Tunnelled Atrial Catheter: A Promising Solution for Vascular Capital Depletion in Dialysis despite Associated Thrombi by Meriam Hajji, Salah Saied, Ikram Mami, Yassine Khadhar, Tasnim Ben Ayed, Imen Gorsane, Fethi Ben Hamida, Jalel Ziadi, Mohamed Karim Zouaghi, Ezzeddine Abderrahim

“…Among the available options, atrial tunneled dialysis catheter (ATDC) has been reported as an effective vascular access in this population. …”
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Real-time ultrasound for umbilical venous catheter insertion in neonates- a systematic review and meta-analysis by Rajendra Prasad Anne, Emine A. Rahiman, Abhishek Somashekara Aradhya

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Effective Analgesia with Bilateral Erector Spinae Plane Catheters for a Patient with Traumatic Rib and Spine Fractures by L. Klesius, K. Schroeder

“…With the addition of bilateral ESP catheters, the patient’s pain control improved and he was weaned from respiratory support. …”
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Guidewire-Related Complications during Central Venous Catheter Placement: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Faisal A. Khasawneh, Roger D. Smalligan

“…Seldinger's technique is widely used to place central venous and arterial catheters and is generally considered safe. The technique does have multiple potential risks. …”
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Catheter Ablation of Long-Lasting Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm in a Patient with Mild Left Ventricular Dysfunction by Takanao Mine, Mamoru Hamaoka, Hideyuki Kishima, Tohru Masuyama

“…Symptoms appeared 10 years after the AIVR was first noted, and she underwent catheter ablation for curative therapy of AIVR after 12 years. …”
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Challenges in central venous catheter placement due to thoracic venous anomaly in an infant – A case report by Anita S. Joselyn, R Vijayalakshmi, Amit Mathew, Anand B. Medidi

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Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter (PICC) Line Use for Conjoined Twins: Single-Center Experience by Mohamed Elzahrani, Yousof Al Zahrani, Alwaleed Alqarni, Meshal Alothri, Mohammed Al Moaiqel, Mohammed Alotaibi, Amin Alzahrani, Abdulaziz Almulhim

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Biofilm-Producing Bacteria and Risk Factors (Gender and Duration of Catheterization) Characterized as Catheter-Associated Biofilm Formation by Wani Devita Gunardi, Anis Karuniawati, Rainy Umbas, Saptawati Bardosono, Aida Lydia, Amin Soebandrio, Dodi Safari

“…Background. A catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CA-UTI) is preceded by biofilm formation, which is related to several risk factors such as gender, age, diabetic status, duration of catheterization, bacteriuria before catheterization, virulence gene factor, and antibiotic usage. …”
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Double Transseptal Puncture for Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Safety of the Technique and Its Use in the Outpatient Setting by Laurent M. Haegeli, Thomas Wolber, Ercüment Ercin, Lukas Altwegg, Nazmi Krasniqi, Paul G. Novak, Laurence D. Sterns, Corinna B. Brunckhorst, Thomas F. Lüscher, Richard A. Leather, Firat Duru

“…The double transseptal puncture catheterization technique allows easy catheter manipulation within the left atrium to reach the goal of acute procedural success in AF ablation. …”
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A Rare Cause of Persistent Blood Loss after Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Placement by T. Natroshvili, T. Elling, S. A. Dam, M. vd Berg, R. R. H. Nap, R. J. Hissink

“…The potential complications of this procedure include perforation of intra-abdominal organs, surgical site infection, peritonitis, catheter migration, catheter blockage, port site herniation, and bleeding. …”
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Intermittent Boluses of Local Anesthetic Through Quadratus Lumborum Catheters for Analgesia in a Living Donor Hepatectomy by Shelly B. Borden, Molly K. Groose, Eric R. Simon, Aaron S. Hess, Kristopher M. Schroeder

“…Quadratus lumborum catheters are a safe option for a multimodal, opioid-sparing approach to analgesia.…”
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A qualitative study on the real experience of discharging patients with urinary catheter placement after radical prostatectomy by LIU Yuping, GAI Qiongyan, ZHONG Weiqin, LI Ping

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