OBJECTIVE To determine the pathogenesis of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) and the relative importance of each of the possible mechanisms of entry of infecting microorganisms to the catheterized urinary tract. MATERIAL AND METHODS We conducted a prospective study of 1,497 newly catheterized patients. Paired quantitative urine cultures were obtained daily, from the catheter...

BACKGROUND When treating children with cancer, long-term venous access is critical. This is especially true in the context of children receiving daily radiation therapy (RT) under general anesthesia. We have previously reported <0.1% risk of complications in complications in over 4,040 pediatric treatments under general anesthesia in our outpatient facility. Here, we present our experience with...

665 The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association August 2014 | Vol 114 | No. 8 An 18-year-old woman presented with a 1-day history of edema and erythema associated with a port central venous access device of the anterior left chest wall. The patient reported difficulty with catheter flushing for 2 days. Medical history included severe gastroparesis requiring placement of the catheter 2 m...

BACKGROUND While 5-port laparoendoscopic radical prostatectomy is standard practice, efforts have been focused in developing a single port surgery for cosmetic reasons. However, this is still in the pioneering stage considering the challenging nature of the surgical procedures. We have therefore focused on reduced port surgery, using only 2-ports. In this study, we compared 2-port laparoendosco...

We describe herein a recurrent catheter-related (Port-A-Cath; Smiths Industries Medical Systems [SIMS] Deltec, Inc., St. Paul, Minn.) infection caused by multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium chelonae with two colonial morphotypes in a 53-year-old woman with gastric adenocarcinoma. Four isolates recovered from this patient within a 3-month period were found to belong to a single clone on the basis ...

conclusions invasive treatment of dialysis patients for cvc related complications is effective and durable during mid-term follow up with no re-intervention, clinical episode of vte or death. cta is a reliable mean for the diagnosis of cvc related complications. methods this is a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data of dialysis patients treated for cvc-related complications an...