hypertension in newborn infants, particularly those requiring intensive care, is becoming increasingly recognized, with prevalence of 0.2-3%. recent studies have established normative tables for blood pressure (bp) in both term and pre-term infants based on the gestational age, postnatal age, gender, weight and height, identifying the neonates at increased risk for early-onset cardiovascular di...

Cardiac arrest with ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation in the catheterization laboratory is not uncommon, but patients who suffered cardiac arrest requiring prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation is not infrequent and still a major problem, because it is essentially impossible to perform effective manual chest compressions during percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs). [1]...

Apseudoaneurysm (PSA) is a contained rupture; there is a disruption in all 3 layers of the arterial wall (Figure 1). PSAs may occur under 4 circumstances: (1) after catheterization (Figure 2); (2) at the site of native artery and synthetic graft anastomosis (eg, aortofemoral bypass graft); (3) trauma; and (4) infection (eg, mycotic PSA) (Figure 3). This review will focus on PSAs that occur afte...

Background: Studies regarding cleansing the area with antiseptic solutions prior to catheterization in premature infants are limited. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate and compare the effects of chlorhexidine 2% and iodopovidone-alcohol solutions on bacterial colonization associated with the peripheral venous catheterization in premature infants. ...

Catheter-related bladder discomfort (CRBD) is a distressing symptom complex after surgery, especially in male patients who have had urinary catheterization under general anesthesia. In this prospective, randomized, controlled trial, we compared dorsal penile nerve block (DPNB) with 0.33% ropivacaine with intravenous tramadol 1.5 mg kg(-1) in prevention of CRBD, as well as the incidences of post...

Few studies have focused on the risks of peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVs) as sources for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB), a life-threatening complication. We identified 34 PIV-related infections (7.6%) in a cohort of 445 patients with SAB. Peripheral intravenous catheter-related SAB was associated with significantly longer bacteremia duration and thrombophlebitis at old PIV sites ...

This article reports a 3-month-old baby girl with Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) PDA ligation surgery, performed postoperative intercostal peripheral nerve block. Cardiac toxicity occured features of ventricular extrasystole bigeminy and AV block signs cardiac depression immediately after Administration intravenous 20% lipid emulsion, epinephrine, antiarrhythmics improved hemodynamic conditions...