OBJECTIVES To identify risk factors for short-term percutaneously inserted central venous catheter-related infections in children and to evaluate the accuracy of a mortality score in predicting the risk of infection. METHOD After reviewing the charts of patients who developed catheter-related infection in a university hospital's pediatric intensive care unit, we conducted a case-controlled st...

Corresponding author: Jae Jun Lee, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, 153, Kyo-dong, Chuncheon 200-704, Korea. Tel: 82-33-240-5594, Fax: 82-33-251-0941, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/...

BACKGROUND The effectiveness of simulation-based training of critical care nurses in sterile techniques has not been determined. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of simulation-based training of critical care nurses to use sterile techniques during central vein catheterization and the effect of such training on infection rates. METHODS A prospective controlled study with 12-month obse...

BACKGROUND Vein graft stenosis after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is common. Identifying genes associated with vein graft stenosis after CABG could reveal novel mechanisms of disease and discriminate patients at risk for graft failure. We hypothesized that genome-wide association would identify these genes. METHODS We performed a genome-wide association study on a subset of patients...

OBJECTIVES To assess use of urinary collection devices (external, intermittent, and indwelling catheters; pads or briefs) and examine predictors of indwelling catheters in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING SNFs in California, Florida, Michigan, New York, and Texas. PARTICIPANTS All patients admitted to SNFs in 2003 who remained there for 1 year ...

Internal Jugular Vein (IJV) thrombosis is a rare but potentially fatal condition. First described in 1912 as a complication of peritonsillar abscess [1] it is now known to have a varied aetiology. The leading cause of IJV thrombosis is the use of the IJV for venous access [2] and central venous catheterization. Other causes include oropharyngeal infection (Lemierre Syndrome), deep neck space in...

Internal jugular vein thrombosis (IJVT) is a rare condition which may lead to life-threatening complications such as sepsis and pulmonary embolism. Prolonged central venous catheterization, intravenous (IV) drug use, trauma, and radiotherapy are the most frequent causes of the IJVT. IJVT that develops after the oropharyngeal infection is a quite rare situation today. In this paper, a 37-year-ol...