BACKGROUND Central venous catheters (CVCs) have been an effective access for chemotherapy instead of peripherally intravenous catheters. There were limited studies on the choices and effects of different types of CVCs for chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to compare the complications, cost, and patients' quality of life and satisfaction of three commonly used CVCs for chemotherapy, such a...

TCC placement is a skilled procedure; one must be aware of possible complications, particularly those related to the positioning catheters, which are vital for proper functioning catheters and hemodialysis procedure. It also equally important familiar with appropriate management if such complications encountered.

Patients and methods The US system we tested consists of a 5-13 MHz linear probe connected by wireless technology (8 GHz ultra wide band) to a compact, keyboardless device. The probe can be completely wrapped up in a sterile cover so to perform the procedure with maximal barrier precautions. The main functions (gain, depth, freeze, save, etc.) can be operated either by controls built-in in the ...

Inpatient management of malignant pleural effusion includes the placement of a conventional thoracostomy tube for drainage and talc slurry pleurodesis and/or a surgical approach consisting of video-assisted thoracoscopic talc insufflation. Both techniques require prolonged hospital stays of up to 1 week. Unfortunately, life expectancy in patients with this disease does not usually exceed 6 mont...

Abstract Background and Aims There is scarcity in epidemiological data regarding chronic kidney (CKD) disease low- medium-income countries, information about vascular access infectious complications limited. In Mexico, to renal replacement therapy (RRT) burdensome for the uninsured patients. The General Hospital Agustin O'Horán, a secondary care level unit Yucatan, which receives patients from ...

conclusions most of the catheter-related deaths were due to severe sepsis and hemothorax, and a significant relationship was noted between infection and both the mortality rate and catheterization duration. a significant relationship was also evident between birth weight and infection rates. background developments in the use of central venous catheters have improved the treatment of critically...