Inadvertent migration of central venous catheters can lead to several issues including delayed therapy and clinical morbidities such as thrombosis. Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are particularly at risk of movement. An innovative new device which allows anchorage of the catheter has proved very successful in the minimisation of catheter migration. The SecurAcath device incorpo...

Objective A peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) is a safe and effective drug delivery method of chemoradiotherapy for lung cancer. However, the risk vascular damage to patients who require PICC implantation during radiotherapy may be increased. This study compared dosimetry differences in blood vessel region, as well planning target volume other organs at between two volumetric modula...

background carbapenemes are a good choice for treatment of infections caused by multidrug resistant pseudomonads aeruginosa. the emergence of carbapenem resistance has become a major problem in treatment of this organism especially among immunocompromised patients including burn patients. objectives the aim of this study was to investigate carbapenem-resistance mechanisms among burn patients in...

PURPOSE To assess prevalence, size and location of peripapillary intrachoroidal cavitations (PICCs) and their associations in a population-based sample. . METHODS The population-based Beijing Eye Study 2011 included 3468 individuals with a mean age of 64.6 ± 9.8 years (range:50-93 years). A detailed ophthalmic examination included enhanced depth imaging of the choroid by spectral-domain optic...

La persistencia de la vena cava superior izquierda (VCSI) es una anomalía diagnosticada forma casual mediante pruebas radiográficas. Presenta incidencia actual 0.3% en población general y hasta del 10% paciente con cardiopatías congénitas. Presentamos el caso un varón 3 meses que se llevó a cabo canalización catéter central inserción periférica (PICC).

BACKGROUND Ultrasound-guided cannulation of deep mid-arm veins by a modified Seldinger (US-Seldinger) technique has been demonstrated to yield better puncture success rates and lower postoperative complication rates than direct cannulation of superficial veins near the elbow with a short peripheral cannula and peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) insertion through the cannula (non-US c...