AIM To determine whether apoptosis is more common in previously punctured native veins than in non-punctured native veins among patients who undergo surgical creation of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) for dialysis access. METHODS Cephalic vein specimens were obtained from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2014 from 60 patients, 30 with previously punctured native veins and 30 with non-punctured na...

The purpose of this study was to determine the presence and extent of pulmonary elimination for 5-fluorouracil (FUra). A secondary aim was to characterize the relative importance of the liver, gastrointestinal tract, splanchnic region, and lungs toward the overall elimination of FUra. A total of 10 mixed-breed male and female dogs were used in these acute studies in which FUra was administered ...

A 28-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) for acute respiratory distress from an extended care facility, where she was rehabilitating from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and remained comatose. On arrival, the patient was tachycardic, with a sinus rhythm on monitor at 140 bpm. She was placed on a ventilator with settings as previously recorded at the nursing home. Blood pres...

In patients unsuitable for radiocephalic fistula creation, the next option is brachiocephalic fistula. In such patients, we exploited the venous interconnections in the cubital fossa for median cubital vein-Brachiocephalic arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation. In this article, we describe our experience in the creation of such technical variant of the brachiocephalic fistula AVF, its success an...

Amifostine is a prodrug in which selectivity is largely determined by the preferential formation and uptake of its cytoprotective metabolite, WR-1065, in normal tissues as a result of differences in membrane-bound alkaline phosphatase activity. In this study, we characterized the sites and extent of organ-specific activation by the liver, gastrointestinal tract, lungs, and kidneys after systemi...

BACKGROUND Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are used widely in patients with cancer, but catheter malposition often occurs. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to provide a reference for clinically safe catheterization through multifactor analysis of malposition of PICCs in patients with cancer. METHODS The occurrence of PICC malposition in patients with cancer was retrospectively re...

Arita Y, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-222487 Description A 72-year-old man was referred for a contrast-enhanced multidetector coronary CT examination. A physician tried to place an angiocatheter (BD Insyte Autoguard Winged, 20G, 1.1×25 mm) into the right median basilic vein; however, the vein could not be punctured correctly because it was difficult to detect owing to the tort...

Introduction: Patients having End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) require kidney replacement therapy for survival. As transplantation is expensive, haemodialysis using an Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF) the preferred mode of management. Preoperative assessment blood vessels Doppler Ultrasonography (DUS) in creation efficient AVF. Aim: To use DUS evaluation and mapping vessels, selection AVF construction...