Epoprostenol (EPO) improves hemodynamics and survival in patients with advanced pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) by vessel dilatation and inhibiting platelet aggregation. 1 3 However, it requires continuous infusion and may lead to catheter-related complications (CRCs) (infection, thromboembolism, or bleeding). In patients with indwelling central venous catheters, the incidence of catheter...

background: peripherally inserted central catheter (picc) is commonly used in nursing for patients with leukemia. the purpose of this study was to investigate the risk factors of catheter-related infection (cri) in patients with leukemia and to provide some nursing strategies based on the results. methods: clinical data from 140 patients with leukemia between may 2014 and july 2016 in haiyang p...

We relate our experience with the Cook (Cook Medial Inc., Bloomington, IN, USA), triple-lumen hyperalimentation (HAS) catheter for treatment related to autologous stem-cell transplant. Nineteen HAS catheters were implanted in the right jugular vein, and tunneled to the right anterior chest wall, under imaging guidance. Retrospectively, we reviewed each catheter. Three patient's experienced "bal...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the incidence of bacteraemia and bacterial colonization related to the use of dual-lumen catheters in ESRD patients on haemodialysis. METHODS Sixty patients with ESRD of varied etiologies, both males and females falling in the age range (16-74 years) were randomly selected. Non-cuffed, non-tunneled polyurethane double lumen catheters were inserted under aseptic techni...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Several inflammatory biomarkers have been found to be associated with cardiovascular disease or all-cause mortality in dialysis patients, but their usefulness in clinical practice or as surrogate endpoints is not certain. The purpose of the present study was to determine the intrapatient variation of C-reactive protein, IL-6, fetuin-A and albumin in a population of dialysis pati...

The clinical usefulness of hemodialysis catheters is limited by increased infectious morbidity and mortality. Topical antiseptic agents, such as mupirocin, are effective at reducing this risk but have been reported to select for antibiotic-resistant strains. The aim of the present study was to determine the efficacy and the safety of exit-site application of a standardized antibacterial honey v...

Tunneled dialysis catheter tip design may affect freedom from dysfunction and/or infection; improved performance within a critical care setting reduce costs and need for guidewire exchange or removal. This study compared rates of failure between symmetrical, helical-tip (VectorFlow) with conventional split-tip (Ash-Split) among ICU patients undergoing tunneled placement. A retrospective databas...