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Nguyen TA, Kim HY, Stocker S, Kidd S, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Dao A, Harrison T, Wahyuningsih R, Rickerts V, Perfect J, Denning DW, Nucci M, Cassini A, Beardsley J, Gigante V, Sati H, Morrissey CO, Alffenaar JW. Pichia kudriavzevii (Candida krusei): A systematic review to inform the World Health Organisation priority list of fungal pathogens. Med Mycol 2024; 62:myad132. [PMID: 38935911 PMCID: PMC11210618 DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myad132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2024] Open
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In response to the growing global threat of fungal infections, in 2020 the World Health Organisation (WHO) established an Expert Group to identify priority fungi and develop the first WHO fungal priority pathogen list (FPPL). The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the features and global impact of invasive infections caused by Pichia kudriavzevii (formerly known as Candida krusei). PubMed and Web of Science were used to identify studies published between 1 January 2011 and 18 February 2021 reporting on the criteria of mortality, morbidity (defined as hospitalisation and length of stay), drug resistance, preventability, yearly incidence, and distribution/emergence. Overall, 33 studies were evaluated. Mortality rates of up to 67% in adults were reported. Despite the intrinsic resistance of P. kudriavzevii to fluconazole with decreased susceptibility to amphotericin B, resistance (or non-wild-type rate) to other azoles and echinocandins was low, ranging between 0 and 5%. Risk factors for developing P. kudriavzevii infections included low birth weight, prior use of antibiotics/antifungals, and an underlying diagnosis of gastrointestinal disease or cancer. The incidence of infections caused by P. kudriavzevii is generally low (∼5% of all Candida-like blood isolates) and stable over the 10-year timeframe, although additional surveillance data are needed. Strategies targeting the identified risk factors for developing P. kudriavzevii infections should be developed and tested for effectiveness and feasibility of implementation. Studies presenting data on epidemiology and susceptibility of P. kudriavzevii were scarce, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Thus, global surveillance systems are required to monitor the incidence, susceptibility, and morbidity of P. kudriavzevii invasive infections to inform diagnosis and treatment. Timely species-level identification and susceptibility testing should be conducted to reduce the high mortality and limit the spread of P. kudriavzevii in healthcare facilities.
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- Thi Anh Nguyen
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Pharmacy, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- National Mycology Reference Centre, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Mycology Reference Laboratory, National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Institute of Infection and Immunity, St George's University London, London, UK
- MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Manchester Fungal Infection Group (MFIG), Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Cantonal Doctor Office, Public Health Department, Canton of Vaud, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- AMR Division, World Health Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland
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- AMR Division, World Health Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Pharmacy, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Buehler PK, Wendel-Garcia PD, Müller M, Schmidt MT, Schuepbach RA, Lohmeyer Q, Hofmaenner DA. Where do ICU trainees really look? An eye-tracking analysis of gaze patterns during central venous catheter insertion. J Vasc Access 2024:11297298241258628. [PMID: 38856000 DOI: 10.1177/11297298241258628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND There is limited knowledge about gaze patterns of intensive care unit (ICU) trainee doctors during the insertion of a central venous catheter (CVC). The primary objective of this study was to examine visual patterns exhibited by ICU trainee doctors during CVC insertion. Additionally, the study investigated whether differences in gaze patterns could be identified between more and less experienced trainee doctors. METHODS In a real-life, prospective observational study conducted at the interdisciplinary ICU at the University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland, ICU trainee doctors underwent eye-tracking during CVC insertion in a real ICU patient. Using mixed-effects model analyses, the primary outcomes were dwell time, first fixation duration, revisits, fixation count, and average fixation time on different areas of interest (AOI). Secondary outcomes were above eye-tracking outcome measures stratified according to experience level of participants. RESULTS Eighteen participants were included, of whom 10 were inexperienced and eight more experienced. Dwell time was highest for CVC preparation table (p = 0.02), jugular vein on ultrasound image (p < 0.001) and cervical puncture location (p < 0.001). Concerning experience, dwell time and revisits on jugular vein on ultrasound image (p = 0.02 and p = 0.04, respectively) and cervical puncture location (p = 0.004 and p = 0.01, respectively) were decreased in more experienced ICU trainees. CONCLUSIONS Various AOIs have distinct significance for ICU trainee doctors during CVC insertion. Experienced participants exhibited different gaze behavior, requiring less attention for preparation and handling tasks, emphasizing the importance of hand-eye coordination.
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- Philipp K Buehler
- Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Center of Intensive Care Medicine, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Palić B, Goluža Sesar M, Galić K, Bogdan G, Prskalo Z. A Double Rarity: Lost intravascular Catheter Guidewire in Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Coronary Sinus - A Case Report. Vasc Health Risk Manag 2024; 20:245-250. [PMID: 38859874 PMCID: PMC11164207 DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.s453977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024] Open
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Guidewire loss is a rare complication of central venous catheterization. A 65-year-old male was hospitalized in a high-dependency unit for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, erythrocytosis, and clinical signs of heart failure. Upon admission, after an unsuccessful right jugular approach, a left jugular central venous catheter was placed. The next day, chest radiography revealed the catheter located in the left parasternal region, with suspected retention of the guidewire, visually confirmed by the presence of its proximal end inside the catheter. The left parasternal location of the catheter and the typical projection of the guidewire in the coronary sinus, later confirmed by echocardiography, raised suspicion of a persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC). Agitated saline injected into the left antecubital vein confirmed bubble entry from the coronary sinus into the right atrium. After clamping the guidewire, the catheter was carefully retrieved along with the guidewire without any complications. This is the first reported case of guidewire retention in PLSVC and coronary sinus. It underscores the potential causes of guidewire loss and advocates preventive measures to avoid this potentially fatal complication.
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- Benjamin Palić
- Department of Internal Medicine, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Radiology, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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McManus C, Mifflin N, Rivera R, Vause S, Tran T, Ostroff M, Harrowell L, Frost S, Alexandrou E. Comparison of outcomes from tunnelled femorally inserted central catheters and peripherally inserted central catheters: a propensity score-matched cohort study. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e081749. [PMID: 38760049 PMCID: PMC11103188 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES To compare catheter-related outcomes of individuals who received a tunnelled femorally inserted central catheter (tFICC) with those who received a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) in the upper extremities. DESIGN A propensity-score matched cohort study. SETTING A 980-bed tertiary referral hospital in South West Sydney, Australia. PARTICIPANTS In-patients referred to the hospital central venous access service for the insertion of a central venous access device. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome of interest was the incidence of all-cause catheter failure. Secondary outcomes included the rates of catheters removed because of suspected or confirmed catheter-associated infection, catheter dwell and confirmed upper or lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT). RESULTS The overall rate of all-cause catheter failure in the matched tFICC and PICC cohort was 2.4/1000 catheter days (95% CI 1.1 to 4.4) and 3.0/1000 catheter days (95% CI 2.3 to 3.9), respectively, and when compared, no difference was observed (difference -0.63/1000 catheter days, 95% CI -2.32 to 1.06). We found no differences in catheter dwell (mean difference of 14.2 days, 95% CI -6.6 to 35.0, p=0.910); or in the cumulative probability of failure between the two groups within the first month of dwell (p=0.358). No significant differences were observed in the rate of catheters requiring removal for confirmed central line-associated bloodstream infection (difference 0.13/1000 catheter day, 95% CI -0.36 to 0.63, p=0.896). Similarly, no significant differences were found between the groups for confirmed catheter-related DVT (difference -0.11 per 1000 catheter days, 95% CI -0.26 to 0.04, p=1.00). CONCLUSION There were no differences in catheter-related outcomes between the matched cohort of tFICC and PICC patients, suggesting that tFICCs are a possible alternative for vascular access when the veins of the upper extremities or thoracic region are not viable for catheterisation.
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- Craig McManus
- Intensive Care Unit, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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- Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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- Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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- St Joseph's Health and Medical Centre, Emerson, New Jersey, USA
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- Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
- School of Nursing, University of Wollongong, Faculty of Science Medicine and Health, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Nursing, University of Wollongong, Faculty of Science Medicine and Health, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
- School of Nursing, University of Wollongong, Faculty of Science Medicine and Health, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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Trebuian CI, Marza AM, Cindrea AC, Petrica A, Onea S, Sutoi D, Barsac C, Crintea-Najette I, Popa D, Chioibas R, Mederle OA. Risk Assessment of Venous Thromboembolism among Septic Shock Patients: Single versus Concurrent Insertion of Central Venous Catheters. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2024; 60:785. [PMID: 38792968 PMCID: PMC11123159 DOI: 10.3390/medicina60050785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2024] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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Background and Objectives: Thrombosis is a serious complication experienced by some hospitalized patients. While concurrent placement of two catheters (CVCs) in the same central vein offers several benefits in clinical settings, we aimed to investigate the role of this procedure in relation to the risk of thrombosis. Materials and Methods: Over a two-year retrospective analysis, we examined 114 patients with septic shock caused by a pulmonary infection, who underwent the insertion of one or more central lines into a central vein during their ICU stay. Logistic regression models were employed to assess the correlation between the Caprini risk score, the placement of two CVCs in the same vein, COVID-19 infection and the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Results: In total, 53% of the patients underwent the concurrent insertion of two CVCs. The placement of two CVCs in the same vein appears to elevate the VTE risk by 2.5 times (95% CI: 1.03-6.12). Logistic regression analysis indicated that hemodialysis catheters amplify the VTE risk by nearly five times, even when accounting for a series of factors (95% CI: 1.86-12.31). Conclusions: Our study suggests that the elevated risk of VTE is likely associated with the insertion of the hemodialysis catheters rather than solely the presence of two concurrent catheters.
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- Cosmin Iosif Trebuian
- Department of Surgery, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (C.I.T.); (A.C.C.); (A.P.); (D.S.); (C.B.); (I.C.-N.); (D.P.); (R.C.); (O.A.M.)
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Emergency County Hospital, 320210 Resita, Romania
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- Department of Surgery, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (C.I.T.); (A.C.C.); (A.P.); (D.S.); (C.B.); (I.C.-N.); (D.P.); (R.C.); (O.A.M.)
- Emergency Department, Emergency Clinical Municipal Hospital, 300079 Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Surgery, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (C.I.T.); (A.C.C.); (A.P.); (D.S.); (C.B.); (I.C.-N.); (D.P.); (R.C.); (O.A.M.)
- Emergency Department, Emergency Clinical Municipal Hospital, 300079 Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Surgery, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (C.I.T.); (A.C.C.); (A.P.); (D.S.); (C.B.); (I.C.-N.); (D.P.); (R.C.); (O.A.M.)
- Emergency Department, “Pius Brinzeu” Emergency Clinical County Hospital, 300736 Timisoara, Romania
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- Clinic of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, “Pius Brinzeu” Emergency Clinical County Hospital, 300736 Timisoara, Romania;
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- Department of Surgery, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (C.I.T.); (A.C.C.); (A.P.); (D.S.); (C.B.); (I.C.-N.); (D.P.); (R.C.); (O.A.M.)
- Clinic of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, “Pius Brinzeu” Emergency Clinical County Hospital, 300736 Timisoara, Romania;
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- Department of Surgery, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (C.I.T.); (A.C.C.); (A.P.); (D.S.); (C.B.); (I.C.-N.); (D.P.); (R.C.); (O.A.M.)
- Clinic of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, “Pius Brinzeu” Emergency Clinical County Hospital, 300736 Timisoara, Romania;
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- Department of Surgery, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (C.I.T.); (A.C.C.); (A.P.); (D.S.); (C.B.); (I.C.-N.); (D.P.); (R.C.); (O.A.M.)
- Emergency Department, Emergency Clinical Municipal Hospital, 300079 Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Surgery, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (C.I.T.); (A.C.C.); (A.P.); (D.S.); (C.B.); (I.C.-N.); (D.P.); (R.C.); (O.A.M.)
- Emergency Department, Emergency Clinical Municipal Hospital, 300079 Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Surgery, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (C.I.T.); (A.C.C.); (A.P.); (D.S.); (C.B.); (I.C.-N.); (D.P.); (R.C.); (O.A.M.)
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- Department of Surgery, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (C.I.T.); (A.C.C.); (A.P.); (D.S.); (C.B.); (I.C.-N.); (D.P.); (R.C.); (O.A.M.)
- Emergency Department, Emergency Clinical Municipal Hospital, 300079 Timisoara, Romania
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Keeyapaj W, Cheung AT. Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Novel Dermatotomy Device for Central Venous Cannulation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2024:S1053-0770(24)00239-8. [PMID: 38908939 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2024.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/24/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To test the effectiveness of a novel wire-guided scalpel (Guideblade) to create a precise dermatotomy incision for central venous catheter (CVC) insertion. DESIGN Prospective, nonrandomized interventional study. SETTING Stanford University, single-center teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS Cardiac and vascular surgical patients (n = 100) with planned CVC insertion for operation. INTERVENTIONS A wire-guided scalpel was used during CVC insertion. RESULTS A total of 188 CVCs were performed successfully with a wire-guided scalpel without the need for additional equipment in 100 patients, and 94% of CVCs were accomplished with only a single dermatotomy attempt. "No bleeding" or "minimal bleeding" at the insertion site was observed in 90% of patients 30 minutes after insertion and 80.7% at the conclusion of surgery. CONCLUSION The wire-guided scalpel was effective in performing dermatotomy for CVC with a 100% success rate and a very high first-attempt rate. The wire-guided scalpel may decrease bleeding at the CVC insertion site.
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- Worasak Keeyapaj
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Dr., Stanford, CA, 94305.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Dr., Stanford, CA, 94305
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Nagalingam S, T S, Ravindran C, Ponnusamy R. Influence of arm position on the first pass success rates of ultrasound-guided infraclavicular axillary vein cannulation in spontaneously breathing patients: A randomised clinical trial. J Vasc Access 2024; 25:963-970. [PMID: 36765461 DOI: 10.1177/11297298231152631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Significant collapsibility during spontaneous respiration, deeper location, and smaller vein size are key challenging factors to safe infraclavicular axillary vein cannulation. Arm abduction reduces collapsibility, but interventional data supporting this observation is lacking. This study investigates the effect of neutral and abducted arm position on the first pass success rate of infraclavicular axillary vein cannulation in spontaneously breathing patients. METHODS One hundred and twelve patients were randomly assigned to two arm positions, neutral or abducted by 90° at the shoulder joint. Under ultrasound guidance, the infraclavicular axillary vein was cannulated using an in-plane approach. The primary outcome was the first pass success rate of guidewire placement in the infraclavicular axillary vein. The secondary outcome measures were the number of attempts for successful cannulation, failure rate, and catheter tip malposition. RESULTS Fifty-two patients in the neutral arm and fifty-six patients in the arm abduction group were compared according to the intention to treat analysis. The abducted arm position was associated with a higher first pass success rate (RR = 3.39, 95% CI = 1.47-7.85; p = 0.004) with fewer attempts (p = 0.005), lower failure rate (RR = 1.37, 95% CI = 1.16-1.61; p = 0.000) and lower catheter tip malposition (1.5 vs 15.8%; p = 0.012) when compared to the neutral arm position. CONCLUSION Abducted arm position resulted in a significantly higher first pass success rate with a lower failure rate and catheter tip malposition during ultrasound-guided infraclavicular axillary vein cannulation in spontaneously breathing patients.
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- Saranya Nagalingam
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University (Deemed to be), Puducherry, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University (Deemed to be), Puducherry, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University (Deemed to be), Puducherry, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University (Deemed to be), Puducherry, India
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Rodriguez L, Pydi R, Choi PJK, Pradhan J, Thite S, Satoskar S, Parikh HR, Shah A, Girishkumar H. Two Cases of Malpositioning of Internal Jugular Central Venous Catheters: A Review of Literature and Current Treatment Recommendations. Cureus 2024; 16:e59814. [PMID: 38846204 PMCID: PMC11156211 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.59814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
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Percutaneous central venous catheterization, despite ultrasound guidance, is known to carry significant risks. While central venous catheters are widely used in clinical practice, they are also associated with various complications, including incorrect positioning during insertion. Arterial puncture is a well-recognized complication, and although unintended subclavian or carotid artery cannulation is rare, it can lead to serious consequences. We present two cases, in which a dual-lumen, non-tunneled temporary hemodialysis catheter was inadvertently inserted into the left common carotid artery and in the left innominate vein.
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- Surgery, BronxCare Health System, New York, USA
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- Surgery, BronxCare Health System, New York, USA
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- Surgery, BronxCare Health System, New York, USA
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Teja B, Bosch NA, Diep C, Pereira TV, Mauricio P, Sklar MC, Sankar A, Wijeysundera HC, Saskin R, Walkey A, Wijeysundera DN, Wunsch H. Complication Rates of Central Venous Catheters: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JAMA Intern Med 2024; 184:474-482. [PMID: 38436976 DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.8232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Importance Central venous catheters (CVCs) are commonly used but are associated with complications. Quantifying complication rates is essential for guiding CVC utilization decisions. Objective To summarize current rates of CVC-associated complications. Data Sources MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, and CENTRAL databases were searched for observational studies and randomized clinical trials published between 2015 to 2023. Study Selection This study included English-language observational studies and randomized clinical trials of adult patients that reported complication rates of short-term centrally inserted CVCs and data for 1 or more outcomes of interest. Studies that evaluated long-term intravascular devices, focused on dialysis catheters not typically used for medication administration, or studied catheters placed by radiologists were excluded. Data Extraction and Synthesis Two reviewers independently extracted data and assessed risk of bias. Bayesian random-effects meta-analysis was applied to summarize event rates. Rates of placement complications (events/1000 catheters with 95% credible interval [CrI]) and use complications (events/1000 catheter-days with 95% CrI) were estimated. Main Outcomes and Measures Ten prespecified complications associated with CVC placement (placement failure, arterial puncture, arterial cannulation, pneumothorax, bleeding events requiring action, nerve injury, arteriovenous fistula, cardiac tamponade, arrhythmia, and delay of ≥1 hour in vasopressor administration) and 5 prespecified complications associated with CVC use (malfunction, infection, deep vein thrombosis [DVT], thrombophlebitis, and venous stenosis) were assessed. The composite of 4 serious complications (arterial cannulation, pneumothorax, infection, or DVT) after CVC exposure for 3 days was also assessed. Results Of 11 722 screened studies, 130 were included in the analyses. Seven of 15 prespecified complications were meta-analyzed. Placement failure occurred at 20.4 (95% CrI, 10.9-34.4) events per 1000 catheters placed. Other rates of CVC placement complications (per 1000 catheters) were arterial canulation (2.8; 95% CrI, 0.1-10), arterial puncture (16.2; 95% CrI, 11.5-22), and pneumothorax (4.4; 95% CrI, 2.7-6.5). Rates of CVC use complications (per 1000 catheter-days) were malfunction (5.5; 95% CrI, 0.6-38), infection (4.8; 95% CrI, 3.4-6.6), and DVT (2.7; 95% CrI, 1.0-6.2). It was estimated that 30.2 (95% CrI, 21.8-43.0) in 1000 patients with a CVC for 3 days would develop 1 or more serious complication (arterial cannulation, pneumothorax, infection, or DVT). Use of ultrasonography was associated with lower rates of arterial puncture (risk ratio [RR], 0.20; 95% CrI, 0.09-0.44; 13.5 events vs 68.8 events/1000 catheters) and pneumothorax (RR, 0.25; 95% CrI, 0.08-0.80; 2.4 events vs 9.9 events/1000 catheters). Conclusions and Relevance Approximately 3% of CVC placements were associated with major complications. Use of ultrasonography guidance may reduce specific risks including arterial puncture and pneumothorax.
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- Bijan Teja
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Anesthesia, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Pulmonary Center, Department of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Clinical Trial Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- The Pulmonary Center, Department of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Anesthesia, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Anesthesia, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Schulich Heart Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- ICES Central, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Health Systems Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Anesthesia, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- ICES Central, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Applied Health Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
- Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Salinaro G, Pirrone M, Cardone C, Cova M, Abbruzzese C, Galazzi A. Effects of positive airway pressure on basilic vein diameter and venous flow velocity in healthy volunteers. J Vasc Access 2024; 25:928-934. [PMID: 36527186 PMCID: PMC11075407 DOI: 10.1177/11297298221124405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION The placement of vascular catheters of adequate size in accordance to catheter-to-vein ratio (CVR) recommendations represents one of the cornerstones of catheter-related upper vein thrombosis prevention. However there is scarcity of data on its effect on the venous dynamics of the basilic vein, a common site for long-term catheter placement. This study investigates the effects of the application of positive airway pressure on the diameter and blood flow velocity of basilic vein. We also measured the effects of under-armpit straps, a device commonly used to keep continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) helmets in place. METHODS We enrolled 28 healthy volunteers. Basilic vein diameter and minimum/maximum blood flow velocity, according to respiratory venous flow oscillation, were measured by ultrasound on the midpoint of their dominant arm during spontaneous breathing and during breathing in a CPAP helmet with 10 cm H2O of airway pressure applied, with the helmet kept in place either through armpit straps or by tying the helmet to the bed. RESULTS The application of 10 cm H2O of positive airway pressure significantly increased basilic vein diameter by 0.9 ± 0.2 mm, while reducing minimum blood flow velocity by 1.8 ± 0.4 cm/s. These effects were amplified by the application of under armpit straps. CONCLUSIONS Breathing with positive airway pressure increases basilic vein diameter while reducing blood flow-velocity. This phenomenon might lead to an incorrect assessment of CVR, misleading the operator into choosing improperly large catheters.
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- Gianluca Salinaro
- Department of Healthcare Professions, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Emergency Department, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Healthcare Professions, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Emergency Department, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Healthcare Professions, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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Armbruster W, Eichholz R, Notheisen T. [Practice Guidelines for Central Venous Access 2020 - Time for German Guidelines]. Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther 2024; 59:252-262. [PMID: 38684160 DOI: 10.1055/a-1690-5730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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The American Society of Anesthesiologists released practice guidelines for central venous access in 2020, and the entire world literature was examined for evidence on how to perform the entire process with best practice and minimal risk and harm to the patient. These guidelines may serve as a gold standard for individual procedural steps, allowing practitioners and hospital departments to critically question the own standard and improve upon them.We interpreted the guidelines for individual procedural steps on how to improve success of catheterization, minimize risks or adverse effects, enhance the management of accidental arterial punctures, adhere to evidence-based practices, and generally reduce the trauma of puncturing. In our opinion, the most needed recommendation for central venous access is to utilize ultrasound guidance, a practice that many international societies have already incorporated into their published national guidelines.In our view, it is time to implement a national guideline for central venous access using ultrasound in Germany. Doing so may improve success rates in the first attempt, reduce procedural time, decrease the number of needle insertions per patient, and lower the rate of arterial punctures. This approach represents best practice from ethical, insurance, civil rights, and patient security perspectives, and is supported by relevant societies.
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Ängeby E, Adrian M, Bozovic G, Borgquist O, Kander T. Central venous catheter tip misplacement: A multicentre cohort study of 8556 thoracocervical central venous catheterisations. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2024; 68:520-529. [PMID: 38351546 DOI: 10.1111/aas.14380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND There is a paucity of data on the incidence of central venous catheter tip misplacements after the implementation of ultrasound guidance during insertion. The aims of the present study were to determine the incidence of tip misplacements and to identify independent variables associated with tip misplacement. METHODS All jugular and subclavian central venous catheter insertions in patients ≥16 years with a post-procedural chest radiography at four hospitals were included. Each case was reviewed for relevant catheter data and radiologic evaluations of chest radiographies. Tip misplacements were classified as 'any tip misplacement', 'minor tip misplacement' or 'major tip misplacement'. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to investigate associations between predefined independent variables and tip misplacements. RESULTS A total of 8556 central venous catheter insertions in 5587 patients were included. Real-time ultrasound guidance was used in 91% of all insertions. Any tip misplacement occurred (95% confidence interval) in 3.7 (3.3-4.1)% of the catheterisations, and 2.1 (1.8-2.4)% were classified as major tip misplacements. The multivariable logistic regression analyses showed that female patient gender, subclavian vein insertions, number of skin punctures and limited operator experience were associated with a higher risk of major tip misplacement, whereas increasing age and height were associated with a lower risk. CONCLUSIONS In this large prospective multicentre cohort study, performed in the ultrasound-guided era, we demonstrated the incidence of tip misplacements to be 3.7 (3.3-4.1)%. Right internal jugular vein catheterisation had the lowest incidence of both minor and major tip misplacement.
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- Emilia Ängeby
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Intensive and Perioperative Care, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Medical Imaging and Clinical Physiology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Intensive and Perioperative Care, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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Walsh MH, Balan M, Montague SJ, Butler D, Chan B, Tran A, Viau-Lapointe J, Wiseman J, Traquair H, Yu J, Lépine PA, Desy J, Friesen TB, Gaudreau-Simard M, Kolbenson L, Jayaraman D, Lubbers S, Mayette M, Sattin M, Smyth LM, Sandhu M, Spiegle G, Lacasse A, Lam AW, Wiskar K, Arishenkoff S, Wong J, Ma IWY. Canadian Internal Medicine Ultrasound (CIMUS) consensus statement: recommendations for mandatory ultrasound competencies for ultrasound-guided thoracentesis, paracentesis, and central venous catheterization. Ultrasound J 2024; 16:21. [PMID: 38519740 PMCID: PMC10959885 DOI: 10.1186/s13089-024-00363-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES To develop a Canadian Internal Medicine Ultrasound (CIMUS) consensus statement on recommended mandatory point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) competencies for ultrasound-guided thoracentesis, paracentesis, and central venous catheterizations (CVC) for internal medicine physicians. METHODS The 2022 CIMUS group consists of 27 voting members, with representations from all 17 Canadian academic institutions across 8 provinces. Members voted in 3 rounds on 46 procedural competencies as "mandatory, must include", "optional, could include" or "superfluous, do not include". These 46 competencies included 6 general competencies that apply to all POCUS-guided procedures, 11 competencies for thoracentesis, 10 competencies for paracentesis, and 19 competencies for CVC. RESULTS In the first round, members reached consensus on 27 competencies (5 general, 6 thoracentesis, 8 paracentesis, 8 CVC). In the second round, 10 competencies (1 general, 2 thoracentesis, 1 paracentesis, 6 CVC) reached consensus. In the third round, 2 additional competencies (1 paracentesis, 1 CVC) reached consensus for being mandatory and 3 as optional (1 thoracentesis and 2 CVC). Overall, a total of 28 competencies reached consensus as mandatory, 3 as optional, while 11 competencies reached consensus as superfluous. Four competencies did not reach consensus for either inclusion or exclusion. CONCLUSIONS The CIMUS group recommends 28 competencies be considered mandatory and 3 as optional for internal medicine physicians performing POCUS guided thoracentesis, paracentesis, and CVC placement. National curriculum development and implementation efforts should include training these mandatory competencies.
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Franchi F, Detti E, Fogagnolo A, Spadaro S, Cevenini G, Cataldo G, Addabbo T, Biuzzi C, Marianello D, Volta CA, Taccone FS, Scolletta S. Estimation of the transpulmonary pressure from the central venous pressure in mechanically ventilated patients. J Clin Monit Comput 2024:10.1007/s10877-024-01150-5. [PMID: 38512359 DOI: 10.1007/s10877-024-01150-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Transpulmonary pressure (PL) calculation requires esophageal pressure (PES) as a surrogate of pleural pressure (Ppl), but its calibration is a cumbersome technique. Central venous pressure (CVP) swings may reflect tidal variations in Ppl and could be used instead of PES, but the interpretation of CVP waveforms could be difficult due to superposition of heartbeat-induced pressure changes. Thus, we developed a digital filter able to remove the cardiac noise to obtain a filtered CVP (f-CVP). The aim of the study was to evaluate the accuracy of CVP and filtered CVP swings (ΔCVP and Δf-CVP, respectively) in estimating esophageal respiratory swings (ΔPES) and compare PL calculated with CVP, f-CVP and PES; then we tested the diagnostic accuracy of the f-CVP method to identify unsafe high PL levels, defined as PL>10 cmH2O. Twenty patients with acute respiratory failure (defined as PaO2/FiO2 ratio below 200 mmHg) treated with invasive mechanical ventilation and monitored with an esophageal balloon and central venous catheter were enrolled prospectively. For each patient a recording session at baseline was performed, repeated if a modification in ventilatory settings occurred. PES, CVP and airway pressure during an end-inspiratory and -expiratory pause were simultaneously recorded; CVP, f-CVP and PES waveforms were analyzed off-line and used to calculate transpulmonary pressure (PLCVP, PLf-CVP, PLPES, respectively). Δf-CVP correlated better than ΔCVP with ΔPES (r = 0.8, p = 0.001 vs. r = 0.08, p = 0.73), with a lower bias in Bland Altman analysis in favor of PLf-CVP (mean bias - 0.16, Limits of Agreement (LoA) -1.31, 0.98 cmH2O vs. mean bias - 0.79, LoA - 3.14, 1.55 cmH2O). Both PLf-CVP and PLCVP correlated well with PLPES (r = 0.98, p < 0.001 vs. r = 0.94, p < 0.001), again with a lower bias in Bland Altman analysis in favor of PLf-CVP (0.15, LoA - 0.95, 1.26 cmH2O vs. 0.80, LoA - 1.51, 3.12, cmH2O). PLf-CVP discriminated high PL value with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve 0.99 (standard deviation, SD, 0.02) (AUC difference = 0.01 [-0.024; 0.05], p = 0.48). In mechanically ventilated patients with acute respiratory failure, the digital filtered CVP estimated ΔPES and PL obtained from digital filtered CVP represented a reliable value of standard PL measured with the esophageal method and could identify patients with non-protective ventilation settings.
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- Federico Franchi
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Siena, Viale Bracci 10, Siena, 53100, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Siena, Viale Bracci 10, Siena, 53100, Italy
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- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Translational Medicine and for Romagna, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Ferrara, University of Ferrara, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Translational Medicine and for Romagna, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Ferrara, University of Ferrara, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, 53100, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, 53100, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering and Mathematics, University of Siena, 53100, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Siena, Viale Bracci 10, Siena, 53100, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Siena, Viale Bracci 10, Siena, 53100, Italy
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- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Translational Medicine and for Romagna, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Ferrara, University of Ferrara, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, 1070, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Siena, Viale Bracci 10, Siena, 53100, Italy
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Yuan C, Wang Y, Xiao Y, Du GF. The practice of arterial catheters in ICUs and nurses' perceptions of infection prevention: A multicentre cross-sectional study. J Vasc Access 2024; 25:592-598. [PMID: 36239457 DOI: 10.1177/11297298221129000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Peripheral arterial catheters (AC) are increasingly used in intensive care units (ICUs). Arterial catheter-related bloodstream infection is a serious complication that can increase patients' morbidity and length of stay. Standardised infection prevention practices are important when using AC. However, the current practices regarding AC insertion, use and removal and the perceived infection prevention attitudes of nurses in ICUs are unknown. METHODS This was a multicentre cross-sectional study; 20 tertiary general hospitals were selected with a stratified random method in Beijing, China, using a self-reported internet survey. RESULTS A total of 981 valid questionnaires were collected. Overall, some infection prevention practices, such as AC insertion and disinfection of the blood sample hub, were generally consistent with clinical guidelines, whereas others were inconsistent: eye protection, skin antiseptic solution, dressing choice, blood sample collection and replacement of AC. More than 60% of participants mentioned occasionally or never having used eye protection. Only 6.0% of them stated using the chlorhexidine dressings. Among the participants, 80.6% reported that they replaced AC routinely rather than based on clinical indications, 64.2% self-rated that they did not routinely culture a catheter specimen after removal and 53.4% of participants positively agreed that AC could cause infection. Nurses with a higher education level were more likely to agree that an infection risk with AC exists (trend χ2 = 5.456, p = 0.019*). CONCLUSIONS Significant heterogeneity exists across hospitals in China in terms of antiseptic techniques and perception of infection prevention during AC insertion, use and removal. Critical care nurses' practices partially complied with guideline recommendations. Educational level was found to be a risk factor for their perceived infection prevention attitudes. Nurses with a lower education level underestimated the infection risk of AC. Future research may examine optimal preventive strategies for reducing infection.
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- Cui Yuan
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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McNamara PJ, Jain A, El-Khuffash A, Giesinger R, Weisz D, Freud L, Levy PT, Bhombal S, de Boode W, Leone T, Richards B, Singh Y, Acevedo JM, Simpson J, Noori S, Lai WW. Guidelines and Recommendations for Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography and Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2024; 37:171-215. [PMID: 38309835 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2023.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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Targeted neonatal echocardiography (TNE) involves the use of comprehensive echocardiography to appraise cardiovascular physiology and neonatal hemodynamics to enhance diagnostic and therapeutic precision in the neonatal intensive care unit. Since the last publication of guidelines for TNE in 2011, the field has matured through the development of formalized neonatal hemodynamics fellowships, clinical programs, and the expansion of scientific knowledge to further enhance clinical care. The most common indications for TNE include adjudication of hemodynamic significance of a patent ductus arteriosus, evaluation of acute and chronic pulmonary hypertension, evaluation of right and left ventricular systolic and/or diastolic function, and screening for pericardial effusions and/or malpositioned central catheters. Neonatal cardiac point-of-care ultrasound (cPOCUS) is a limited cardiovascular evaluation which may include line tip evaluation, identification of pericardial effusion and differentiation of hypovolemia from severe impairment in myocardial contractility in the hemodynamically unstable neonate. This document is the product of an American Society of Echocardiography task force composed of representatives from neonatology-hemodynamics, pediatric cardiology, pediatric cardiac sonography, and neonatology-cPOCUS. This document provides (1) guidance on the purpose and rationale for both TNE and cPOCUS, (2) an overview of the components of a standard TNE and cPOCUS evaluation, (3) disease and/or clinical scenario-based indications for TNE, (4) training and competency-based evaluative requirements for both TNE and cPOCUS, and (5) components of quality assurance. The writing group would like to acknowledge the contributions of Dr. Regan Giesinger who sadly passed during the final revisions phase of these guidelines. Her contributions to the field of neonatal hemodynamics were immense.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Paediatrics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Emory University and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Neonatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Amalia Children's Hospital, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California
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- Department of Pediatrics-Cardiology, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Pediatrics, Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Division of Neonatology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- CHOC Children's Hospital, Orange, California; University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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Ahmed SS, Samad K, Yousuf MS, Qamar-Ul-Hoda M. A Comparison of Techniques of Internal Jugular Vein Cannulation: Anatomical Landmark, Ultrasound Guided Pre-location, and Real-Time Ultrasound Guided. Cureus 2024; 16:e54499. [PMID: 38516452 PMCID: PMC10955425 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.54499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE The objective of our study is to compare the success rate, duration, and incidence of complications of a right internal jugular vein (IJV) cannulation by using three different techniques. METHODOLOGY A randomised controlled trial was conducted at a tertiary care teaching hospital. A total of 201 patients were randomly allocated to one of the following three groups (67 in each group). Techniques were categorised as anatomical landmark technique group (Group ALT), ultrasound guided pre-location group (Group USG-Pre), and real-time ultrasound-guided technique group (Group USG-RT). INTERVENTIONS Central venous catheter insertion via three techniques. RESULTS In 138 (73.01%) patients' IJV canulated in the first attempt, USG-RT, USG-Pre, and ALT were 51 (83.6%), 44 (72.1%), and 43 (64.2%), respectively. On the other hand, 37 (19.57%) patients were required in the second attempt, while only 14 (7.40%) patients were required in the third attempt for successful IJV cannulation. The success rates, as defined in our study, were only 138 (73%) as, in 51 (27%), we cannulated in more than a single attempt or switched to another technique. We found a significant difference in preparation time in all techniques as P-value <0.05, but no significant difference was found in venous access time, cannulation time, and duration of the procedure. CONCLUSIONS Any technique can be used for IJV cannulation, but the most acceptable is the real-time US technique. However, no difference in the overall procedure time among all three techniques was noted, and no major incidence of complication was found.
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- Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, PAK
- Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Aga Khan Health Service, Karachi, PAK
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Takashima M, Hyun A, Xu G, Lions A, Gibson V, Cruickshank M, Ullman A. Infection Associated With Invasive Devices in Pediatric Health Care: A Meta-analysis. Hosp Pediatr 2024; 14:e42-e56. [PMID: 38161188 DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2023-007194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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CONTEXT Indwelling invasive devices inserted into the body for extended are associated with infections. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to estimate infection proportion and rates associated with invasive devices in pediatric healthcare. DATA SOURCES Medline, CINAHL, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane CENTRAL, clinical trial registries, and unpublished study databases were searched. STUDY SELECTION Cohort studies and trials published from January 2011 to June 2022, including (1) indwelling invasive devices, (2) pediatric participants admitted to a hospital, (3) postinsertion infection complications, and (4) published in English, were included. DATA EXTRACTION Meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology guidelines for abstracting and assessing data quality and validity were used. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Device local, organ, and bloodstream infection (BSIs) pooled proportion and incidence rate (IR) per-1000-device-days per device type were reported. RESULTS A total of 116 studies (61 554 devices and 3 632 364 device-days) were included. The highest number of studies were central venous access devices associated BSI (CVAD-BSI), which had a pooled proportion of 8% (95% confidence interval [CI], 6-11; 50 studies) and IR of 0.96 per-1000-device-days (95% CI, 0.78-1.14). This was followed by ventilator-associated pneumonia in respiratory devices, which was 19% (95% CI, 14-24) and IR of 14.08 per-1000-device-days (95%CI, 10.57-17.58). CONCLUSIONS Although CVAD-BSI and ventilator associated pneumonia are well-documented, there is a scarcity of reporting on tissue and local organ infections. Standard guidelines and compliance initiatives similar to those dedicated to CVADs should be implemented in other devices in the future.
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- Mari Takashima
- The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Children's Health Research, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Queensland, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
- NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Wiser Wound Care, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Children's Health Research, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Queensland, Australia
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- Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, New South Wales, Australia
- The University of Technology Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Children's Health Research, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Queensland, Australia
- NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Wiser Wound Care, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
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Kumar K, Mathew JL, Sodhi KS. Confirmation of pleural displacement of central venous catheter tip in an infant, by bedside contrast injection. J Vasc Access 2024; 25:340-343. [PMID: 35915562 DOI: 10.1177/11297298221115561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A 14-week infant, with respiratory distress since birth, was referred to our institution. Chest radiography and ultrasonographic examination confirmed right-sided diaphragmatic eventration. Owing to difficulty in securing a peripheral venous access, a double-lumen 4-Fr central venous catheter (CVC) was inserted into the right internal jugular vein, under ultrasonographic guidance. Aspiration of blood from both ports confirmed intravascular placement. A frontal radiograph done after the procedure showed the catheter tip in the right atrium, hence it was withdrawn to a level just below the carina. Surgical plication of the right dome of the diaphragm was performed, following which an intercostal tube was placed. After 3 days, there was increased drainage of clear fluid. Biochemical analysis ruled out exudative effusion, hence displacement of the CVC into the pleural cavity was suspected. A frontal chest radiograph was done to confirm this, but it did not suggest CVC tip displacement. Bedside ultrasonography was done but the CVC tip could not be visualized. The patient was too unstable to perform a chest CT scan or echocardiography. Therefore, a bedside chest radiograph was taken while injecting 1 ml of iohexol (diluted with 4 ml of normal saline) into the CVC. This showed the contrast leaking out of the CVC, flowing into the mediastinal pleural space, and ultimately into the ICD tube, confirming displacement of the CVC tip. The catheter was immediately removed, and an alternate venous access was established.
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- Ketan Kumar
- Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India
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- Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, PGIMER Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India
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Tang JX, Wang L, Ouyang J, Tang X, Liu M, Liu H, Xu F. Modified combined short and long axis method versus oblique axis method in adult patients undergoing right internal jugular vein cannulation: A randomized controlled non-inferiority study. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0295916. [PMID: 38113248 PMCID: PMC10729954 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Modified combined short and long axis method (MCSL) can replace oblique axis in-plane method (OA-IP) for internal jugular vein cannulation (IJVC). This randomized, non-inferiority study estimated the efficacy of MCSL compared with OA-IP in right IJVC. METHODS Patients (18-75 yr. old) undergoing right IJVC under local anesthesia were randomly assigned to MCSL or OA-IP group. The primary outcome is the event of first needle pass without posterior vessel wall puncture (PVWP). Secondary outcomes included needle attempts, success rate, puncture and cannulation time, needle visualization, probe placement difficulty and complications. RESULTS Among 190 randomized patients, 187 were involved in the analysis. The first needle pass without PVWP was 85(89.47%) in the MCSL and 81 (85.26%) in the OA-IP (p = 0.382), with a mean rate difference of 4.2% (95% confidence interval: -5.2-13.6), which confirmed the non-inferiority with the margin of -8%. MCSL group exhibited shorter procedure time and lower complications than OA-IP group. No significant differences were discovered between groups in needle attempts, success rate, incidence of probe placement difficulty and needle visualization. CONCLUSIONS MCSL is non-inferior to OA-IP in first needle pass without PVWP in adults who underwent elective right IJVC and associate with less complications and shorter operating time. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION ChiCTR, ChiCTR2100046899.
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- Jia-Xi Tang
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Department of Anesthesiology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Phase I Clinical Trial Ward, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Hechuan District Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Naddi L, Borgquist O, Adrian M, Bark BP, Kander T. Ultrasound-guided subclavian vein catheterisation with a needle guide (ELUSIVE): protocol for a randomised controlled study. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e080515. [PMID: 38114277 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Central venous catheters are indispensable in modern healthcare. Unfortunately, they are accompanied by minor as well as major complications, leading to increased morbidity, mortality and costs. Immediate insertion-related complications (mechanical complications) have decreased due to the implementation of real-time ultrasound guidance, but they still occur and additional efforts to enhance patient safety are warranted. This study aims to investigate whether the use of a needle guide mounted on the ultrasound probe in subclavian catheterisations may decrease the number of catheterisations with >1 skin puncture (primary outcome). METHODS AND ANALYSIS This is an investigator-initiated, non-commercial, randomised, controlled, parallel-group study conducted at Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden. Adults (≥18 years) with a clinical indication for a subclavian central venous catheter and the ability to give written informed consent will be eligible for inclusion. Exclusion criteria include subclavian catheterisation deemed unsuitable based on the preprocedural ultrasound examination. Patients will be randomised to catheterisation by certified operators using a microconvex probe (long-axis, in-plane technique) with (n=150) or without (n=150) a needle guide. The ultrasound imaging from the procedures will be recorded and assessed by two reviewers individually. The assessors will be blinded for group affiliation. Secondary outcomes include the total number of skin punctures, mechanical complications, time to successful venous puncture, number of failed catheterisations and operator satisfaction with the needle guide at the end of the study period.Recruitment started on 8 November 2022 and will continue until the sample size is achieved. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This study was approved by the Swedish Ethical Review Authority (#2022-04073-01) and the Swedish Medical Products Agency (#5.1-2022-52130; CIV-21-12-038367). The findings will be submitted to an international peer-reviewed journal. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT05513378, clinicaltrials.gov.
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- Leila Naddi
- Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Intensive and Perioperative Care, Skåne University Hospital Lund, Lund, Skåne, Sweden
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- Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Skåne University Hospital Lund, Lund, Skåne, Sweden
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- Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Skåne University Hospital Lund, Lund, Skåne, Sweden
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- Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Intensive and Perioperative Care, Skåne University Hospital Lund, Lund, Skåne, Sweden
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- Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Intensive and Perioperative Care, Skåne University Hospital Lund, Lund, Skåne, Sweden
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Hwang GH, Eom W. Thoracic duct cannulation during left internal jugular vein cannulation: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11:8200-8204. [PMID: 38130787 PMCID: PMC10731171 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i34.8200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Central venous catheter insertion is an invasive procedure that can cause complications such as infection, embolization due to air or blood clots, pneumothorax, hemothorax, and, rarely, chylothorax due to damage to the thoracic duct. Herein, we report a case of suspected thoracic duct cannulation that occurred during left central venous catheter insertion. Fortunately, the patient was discharged without any adverse events related to thoracic duct cannulation. CASE SUMMARY A 46-year-old female patient presented at our department to undergo cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. During anesthesia, we decided to insert a central venous catheter through the left internal jugular vein because the patient already had a chemoport through the right central vein. During the procedure, blood reflux was observed when the needle tip was not within the ultrasound field of view. We did not try to find the tip; however, a guide wire and a central venous catheter were inserted without any resistance. Subsequently, when inducing blood reflux from the distal port of the central venous catheter, only clear fluid, suspected to be lymphatic fluid, was regurgitated. Further, chest X-ray revealed an appearance similar to that of the path of the thoracic duct. Given that intravenous fluid administration was not started and no abnormal fluid collection was noted on preoperative chest X-ray, we suspected thoracic duct cannulation. CONCLUSION It is important to use ultrasound to confirm the exact position of the needle tip and guide wire path.
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- Geal Hong Hwang
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si 10408, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si 10408, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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Mian M, Khan HR. Ultrasound utilization for implantation of cardiac implantable electronic devices. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2023; 135:712-718. [PMID: 37353694 PMCID: PMC10713767 DOI: 10.1007/s00508-023-02215-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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Ultrasound (US) guidance for implantation of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) is currently not routine practice. This article sought to review published data on the use of ultrasound in each of the major surgical steps involved in implantation of CIEDs, including achieving anesthesia, obtaining venous access and implantation of leads. A literature review was performed, revealing a total of 20 peer-reviewed studies that assessed US guidance for CIED implantation; 3 of these were randomized trials while the remainder were mostly feasibility studies. The available data suggest that ultrasound can be useful in guiding implantation of CIEDs, with a trend towards less complication rates; however, more high-quality studies that compare US guidance to traditional techniques in CIED implantation are required.
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- Muhtashim Mian
- University Hospital, University of Western Ontario, 339 Windermere Rd., N6A 5A5, London, Ontario, Canada
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- University Hospital, University of Western Ontario, 339 Windermere Rd., N6A 5A5, London, Ontario, Canada.
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Giustivi D, Elli S, Airoldi C, Lo Izzo F, Rossini M, Gidaro A, Lucchini A, Privitera D. Can the length of a catheter change the time to bubble at the tip performing the "Bubble Test"? A bench study. J Vasc Access 2023:11297298231199505. [PMID: 38018777 DOI: 10.1177/11297298231199505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Intraprocedural tip control techniques are critical during central venous catheter placement. According to international guidelines (INS 2021), intracavitary electrocardiography is the first method of choice to verify it; when this technique is not feasible, it is considered acceptable to use a contrast-enhanced ultrasound-based tip location method, commonly known as "bubble-test" as an effective alternative. OBJECTIVE To assess whether the length of the vascular catheter can alter the time between the injection of the contrast media and its appearance at the catheter tip and the injection duration. Differences between operators stratified according to experience were evaluated as secondary endpoints. METHODS A bench study was conducted using an extracorporeal circuit. For each catheter length (60, 40, and 20 cm), three injections were obtained by each of the five operators with different levels of experience for a total of 45 measurements. Differences among operators were evaluated using ANOVA, and the impact of catheter length and operator expertise on times was assessed using repeated measurement models. RESULTS Hub-to-tip times of 247.33 ms (SD 168.82), 166 ms (SD 95.46), 138 ms (SD 54.48), and injection duration of 1620 ms (SD 748.58), 1614 ms (SD 570.95), 1566 ms (SD 302.83) were observed for 60, 40, 20 cm catheter length, respectively. A significant time variability between operators was observed. Moreover, moving from 60 to 20 cm, hub-to-tip time was significantly longer for 60 cm devices (p = 0.0124), while little differences were observed for injection duration. CONCLUSIONS Catheter length can change both the time between the injection of the contrast media and its appearance at the catheter tip and the injection duration. Hub-to-tip times obtained with 20 and 40 cm and overall injection duration did not differ significantly; skilled personnel could substantially reduce both values analyzed in this study.
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- Vascular Access Team, IRCCS S.Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "Luigi Sacco," University of Milan, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- General Intensive Care Unit, IRCCS S.Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Italy
- Bicocca University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan
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Jia H, Zhang K, Han J, Liu Q, Chen P, Wang Y, Huang S. Short peripheral intravenous cannula and straight-tip guide wire in ultrasound-guided neonatal central venous catheterization. J Vasc Access 2023; 24:1332-1339. [PMID: 35360984 DOI: 10.1177/11297298221086186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Inserting a J-tip guide-wire into a vein's lumen is often difficult when using the Seldinger or modified Seldinger technique for central venous catheterization (CVC) in newborns. This study was designed to compare the efficacy and safety of guide-wire insertion using the combination of a short peripheral intravenous cannula with a straight-tip guide-wire vs. a needle with a J-tip guide-wire for ultrasound-guided (USG) cannulation of the internal jugular vein (IJV) in newborns using an in-plane technique. METHODS One hundred and thirty newborn patients (weight, 1.4-5.2 kg) scheduled for selective or emergency surgery, were randomly assigned to either the needle group (combined with a J-tip guide-wire) or cannula group (combined with a straight-tip guide-wire). The primary outcome was the rate of successful guide-wire insertion on the first attempt. The puncture attempts, catheter placement attempts, and mechanical complications were also compared between the groups. RESULTS The rate of successful guide-wire insertion on the first attempt was higher in the cannula group (97%) than in the needle group (76%) (p < 0.05, χ2 = 11.233). Moreover, fewer insertion attempts were needed in the cannula group (1.0 ± 0.2) than in the needle group (1.7 ± 1.1) (p < 0.05, 95% CI [0.449, 1.028]). The time to successful guide-wire insertion was shorter in the cannula group (63 ± 32 s) than in the needle group (92±50 s) (p < 0.05, 95% CI [14.024, 43.063]). No differences were found about other catheterization parameters and complications between the groups. CONCLUSION The short peripheral cannula combined with a straight-tip guide-wire was superior to the needle combined with a J-tip guide-wire for USG newborn IJV catheterization in terms of successful guide-wire insertion on the first attempt and overall number of insertion attempts.
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- Haitao Jia
- Department of Anesthesiology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Abbruzzese C, Guzzardella A, Consonni D, Turconi G, Bonetti C, Brioni M, Panigada M, Grasselli G. Incidence of asymptomatic catheter-related thrombosis in intensive care unit patients: a prospective cohort study. Ann Intensive Care 2023; 13:106. [PMID: 37858003 PMCID: PMC10587047 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-023-01206-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Catheter-related thrombosis (CRT) incidence, rate, and risk factors vary in literature due to differences in populations, catheters, diagnostic methods, and statistical approaches. The aim of this single-center, prospective, observational study was to assess incidence, incidence rate (IR), cumulative incidence, and risk factors by means of IR ratio (IRR) of asymptomatic CRT in a non-oncologic Intensive Care Unit (ICU) population. CRT development was assessed daily by means of ultrasound screening. The proportions of patients and catheters developing CRT and CRT incidence rates, expressed as the number of events per catheter-days (cd), were calculated. Kalbfleisch and Prentice's method was used to estimate the cumulative incidence of CRTs. Univariate and multivariable Poisson regression models were fitted to calculate IRR in risk factors analysis. RESULTS Fifty (25%, 95% CI 19-31) out of 203 included patients, and 52 (14%, 95% CI 11-18) out of 375 catheters inserted developed CRT [IR 17.7 (13.5-23.2) CRTs/1000*cd], after 5 [3-10] days from insertion. Forty-six CRTs (88%) were partial thrombosis. All CRTs remained asymptomatic. Obesity and ECMO support were patient-related protective factors [IRR 0.24 (0.10-0.60), p = 0.002 and 0.05 (0.01-0.50), p = 0.011, respectively]. The internal jugular vein had higher CRT IR than other sites [20.1 vs. 5.9 CRTs/1000*cd, IRR 4.22 (1.22-14.63), p = 0.023]. Pulmonary artery catheter and left-side cannulation were catheter-related risk factors [IRR 4.24 (2.00-9.00), p < 0.001 vs. central venous catheters; IRR 2.69 (1.45-4.98), p = 0.002 vs. right cannulation, respectively]. No statistically significant effect of the number of simultaneously inserted catheters [IRR 1.11 (0.64-1.94), p = 0.708] and of the catheterization length [IRR 1.09 (0.97-1.22), p = 0.155] was detected. The ICU length of stay was longer in CRT patients (20 [15-31] vs. 6 [4-14] days, p < 0.001), while no difference in mortality was observed. CONCLUSIONS CRTs are frequent but rarely symptomatic. This study suggests that obesity and ECMO are protective factors, while pulmonary artery catheter, internal jugular vein and left-side positioning are risk factors for CRT.
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- Chiara Abbruzzese
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Emergency, Intensive Care and Emergency, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Francesco Sforza, 35, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Via Francesco Sforza, 35, 20122, Milan, Italy.
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- Epidemiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Francesco Sforza, 35, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Via Francesco Sforza, 35, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Via Francesco Sforza, 35, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Emergency, Intensive Care and Emergency, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Francesco Sforza, 35, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Emergency, Intensive Care and Emergency, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Francesco Sforza, 35, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Emergency, Intensive Care and Emergency, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Francesco Sforza, 35, 20122, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Via Francesco Sforza, 35, 20122, Milan, Italy
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Boulet N, Lindwall R, Zielinska M. Is one puncture technique better in central venous catheterization? Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med 2023; 42:101259. [PMID: 37285918 DOI: 10.1016/j.accpm.2023.101259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- Nicolas Boulet
- UR-UM103 IMAGINE, Univ. Montpellier, Division of Anesthesia Critical Care, Pain and Emergency Medicine, Nîmes University Hospital, Montpellier, France.
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Danderyd University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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Rieger MJ, Schenkel X, Dedic I, Brunn T, Gnannt R, Hofmann M, de Rougemont O, Stolz SM, Rösler W, Studt JD, Balabanov S, Wicki A, Lorch A, Manz MG, Schwotzer R. Complication rates of peripherally inserted central catheters vs implanted ports in patients receiving systemic anticancer therapy: A retrospective cohort study. Int J Cancer 2023; 153:1397-1405. [PMID: 37254629 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2023] [Revised: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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While implanted port catheters ("PORTs") have historically been the standard device for intravenous systemic anticancer therapy, the use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) has increased continuously and reliable catheter selection guidelines are lacking. We compare complication rates of PORTs and PICCs in cancer treatment in a retrospective study of 3365 patients with both solid organ (n = 2612) and hematologic (n = 753) malignancies, between 2001 and 2021. 26.4% (n = 890) of all patients were treated via PICCs and 73.6% (2475) via PORTs. 20.7% (578) experienced a major catheter-related complication with a higher rate in PICCs than in PORTs (23.5% vs 14.9%, P < .001). Among major complications, infections and mechanical complications were more common in PICCs than in PORTs (11.9% vs 6.4%, P = .001, 7.3% vs 4.2%, P = .002), whereas the rate of thrombosis was similar (3.4% vs 3.0%, P = .9). While PORTs had a higher rate of periprocedural complications (2.7% vs 1.1%, P < .05), PICCs overall complication rate exceeded PORTs within 3 days from implantation. Median follow-up was 49 (PICC) and 60 weeks (PORT). PORTs are safer and therefore should be preferred in this setting regardless of catheter dwell time.
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- Max J Rieger
- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Kächele M, Bettac L, Hofmann C, Herrmann H, Brandt A, Schröppel B, Schulte-Kemna L. Feasibility Analysis of Ultrasound-Guided Placement of Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheters. Kidney Int Rep 2023; 8:2001-2007. [PMID: 37849990 PMCID: PMC10577359 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.07.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
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Introduction Radiographic fluoroscopy is the current standard for placement of tunneled central venous catheters (CVCs) for hemodialysis. Radiographic fluoroscopy requires structural and personnel infrastructure and exposes the patient to ionizing radiation. Here, we investigate the feasibility of solely ultrasound-guided placement of tunneled central venous dialysis catheters (USCVCs). Methods We evaluated prospectively collected single-center data regarding safety and catheter function of 134 consecutive patients who underwent USCVC implantation between 2020 and 2021. We used the inset guidewire to visualize the position of the catheter tip. In the case of inadequate visibility by ultrasound, we used intracardiac electrocardiography (ECG) recording or agitated saline. A total of 1844 catheter days were assessed. The optimal CVC position was defined as being within the upper right atrium (URA) and middle to deep right atrium. Results Of the 134 USCVCs, 87% were placed on the right side. The primary success rate for optimal tip position and catheter function was 98%. Of the USCVCs, 97% were placed solely by ultrasound. Regarding positioning, 6% were in the vena cava superior zone, 70% in the URA and 24% in the middle to deep right atrium, resulting in a rate of 94% with optimal positioning. Effective blood flow averaged 292 ± 39 ml/min. There were no immediate procedure-associated complications. Conclusion Placement of CVC for hemodialysis solely by ultrasound is an effective alternative to fluoroscopy-assisted placement.
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- Division of Nephrology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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Li YY, Liu YH, Yan L, Xiao J, Li XY, Ma J, Jia LG, Chen R, Zhang C, Yang Z, Zhang MB, Luo YK. Single-plane versus real-time biplane approaches for ultrasound-guided central venous catheterization in critical care patients: a randomized controlled trial. Crit Care 2023; 27:366. [PMID: 37742018 PMCID: PMC10517529 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04635-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Critical care patients often require central venous cannulation (CVC). We hypothesized that real-time biplane ultrasound-guided CVC would improve first-puncture success rate and reduce mechanical complications. The purpose of this study was to compare the success rate and safety of single-plane and real-time biplane approaches for ultrasound-guided CVC. METHODS From October 2022 to March 2023, 256 participants with critical illness requiring CVC were randomized to either the single-plane (n = 128) or biplane (n = 128) ultrasound-guided cannulation groups. The success rate, number of punctures, procedure duration, incidence of catheterization-related complications, and confidence score of operators were documented. RESULTS The central vein was successfully cannulated in all 256 participants (163 [64%] man and 93 [36%] women; mean age 69 ± 19 [range 13-104 years]), including 182 and 74 who underwent internal jugular vein cannulation (IJVC) and femoral vein cannulation (FVC), respectively. The incidence of successful puncture on the first attempt was higher in the biplane group than that in the single-plane group (91.6% vs. 74.7%; relative risk (RR), 1.226; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.069-1.405; P = 0.002 for the IJVC and 90.9% vs. 68.3%; RR, 1.331; 95% CI, 1.053-1.684; P = 0.019 for the FVC). The biplane group was also associated with a higher first-puncture single-pass catheterization success rate (87.4% vs. 69.0% and 90.9% vs. 68.3%), fewer undesired punctures (1[1-1(1-2)] vs. 1[1-2(1-4)] and 1[1-1(1-3)] vs. 1[1-2(1-4)]), shorter cannulation time (205 s [162-283 (66-1,526)] vs. 311 s [243-401 (136-1,223)] and 228 s [193-306 (66-1,669)] vs. 340 s [246-499 (130-944)]), and fewer immediate complications (10.5% vs. 28.7% and 9.1% vs. 34.1%) for both IJVC and FVC (all P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Real-time biplane imaging of ultrasound-guided CVCs offers advantages over the single-plane approach for critically ill patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION This prospective RCT was registered at Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR2200064843). Registered 19 October 2022.
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- Ying-Ying Li
- From the Medical School of Chinese PLA, No. 28 Fuxing Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
- Department of Ultrasound, First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxing Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- From the Medical School of Chinese PLA, No. 28 Fuxing Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxing Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxing Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxing Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxing Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxing Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, People's Hospital of Torch Development Zone, Zhongshan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxing Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxing Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxing Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China.
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- Department of Ultrasound, First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxing Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China.
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Tanwani J, Nabecker S, Hiansen JQ, Mashari A, Siddiqui N, Arzola C, Goffi A, Peacock S. Use of a Novel Three-Dimensional Model to Teach Ultrasound-guided Subclavian Vein Cannulation. ATS Sch 2023; 4:344-353. [PMID: 37795109 PMCID: PMC10547090 DOI: 10.34197/ats-scholar.2022-0104in] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023] Open
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Background Central venous cannulation is an essential skill in perioperative and critical care medicine. Ultrasound guidance is the standard of care for femoral and internal jugular vein access, with the subclavian vein being perceived to be less amenable to ultrasound-guided (UG) insertion, resulting in a lack of procedural competency and low cannulation rate. There is a paucity of resources and a lack of experience among staff physicians to effectively instruct trainees. Simulation-based medical education has the potential to help maintain high-stakes, infrequently performed skills and counteract possible unrecognized skill decline. We aimed to create a novel, low-cost, high-fidelity three-dimensional (3D) model for UG subclavian vein (UG-SCV) access with an accompanying curriculum to improve this important skill. Methods A curriculum was created consisting of preparatory material reviewing UG-SCV access, followed by an in-person didactic lecture focusing on ultrasound use and management of complications and a deliberate practice session scanning volunteers and practicing UG vascular puncture on a 3D model. A qualitative usability test design was used to assess the validity of the curriculum in trainees with advanced vascular access skills (anesthesiologists). Participants were second-year anesthesia residents, anesthesia fellows, and staff physicians. Focus groups conducted after each session explored the face validity of the model and curriculum. By applying a usability design, the curriculum was optimized and finalized. Results Between September 2020 and February 2021, 28 participants tested the curriculum. The focus groups ensured that the curriculum achieved its objective, with iterative changes made after each session in a quality improvement framework Plan-Do-Study-Act approach. After the third cycle, minimal changes were suggested, and the curriculum and 3D model were finalized. An additional group of participants was used to ensure that no new input would help improve the curriculum further. Conclusions A focused curriculum for enhancing skills in UG-SCV cannulation using a novel 3D model was successfully implemented and validated through a usability test design. This curriculum is better targeted for practitioners experienced in central venous access to master a subclavian approach and maintain their skill level.
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- Jaya Tanwani
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain
Medicine, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain
Medicine, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain
Management, and
- Advanced Perioperative Imaging Lab,
Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain
Management, and
- Advanced Perioperative Imaging Lab,
Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain
Medicine, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain
Medicine, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre and Li Ka Shing
Knowledge Institute, Department of Critical Care Medicine, St. Michael’s
Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical
Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain
Medicine, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Wang L, Bai J, Jin J, Zhi K, Nie S, Qu L. Treatment of inadvertent cervical arterial catheterization: Single-center experience. Vascular 2023; 31:791-798. [PMID: 35422197 DOI: 10.1177/17085381221083161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Inadvertent arterial catheterization can occur during transjugular central venous catheter insertion and should be promptly treated to prevent serious consequences. Although many treatment modalities are available, no exist guidelines regarding the selection of treatment. We aimed to describe our experience with the treatment of 11 patients who underwent inadvertent cervical arterial catheterization and propose an algorithm for the selection of treatment methods. METHODS We retrospectively identified all patients who were treated for inadvertent arterial catheterization at our center between January 2016 and March 2021. We reviewed patient profiles, images, treatment methods, and follow-up data. RESULTS Eleven patients were included (eight men and three women, age: 36-73 years). Ten catheter misplacements were in the right common carotid artery. The remaining catheter was inserted into the right subclavian artery after penetrating the right common carotid artery. Two catheters were 5-Fr and nine catheters were 11.5-Fr. Two patients underwent manual compressions, three underwent open surgery, three underwent stent-graft repairs, and four underwent Perclose Proglide closure. Clinical success was achieved in all 11 patients. Primary technical success was achieved in 10 patients. In one patient, unsuccessful manual compression was followed by successful stent-graft repair; the manual compression failed to prevent bleeding, possibly because of the long-term oral administration of aspirin for coronary heart disease. The mean follow-up was 5.4 months (range, 1-12 months). The overall mortality rate was zero, and no vascular or neurological events occurred. CONCLUSIONS The existing data show that the current protocol for the treatment of inadvertent cervical arterial catheterization at our center is safe and effective. However, the data are insufficient and require further clinical validation.
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- Liang Wang
- Department of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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van den Bogert PC, de Araujo WJB, Ruggeri VGM, Caron FC, Erzinger FL, de Macedo PEM. Accidental guide wire migration and late percutaneous externalization after central venous catheterization. J Vasc Access 2023; 24:824-827. [PMID: 34711084 DOI: 10.1177/11297298211054898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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A 70-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department with recent spontaneous externalization of a metallic device from his right inner thigh. He had been experiencing mild local pain for 2 weeks and had a recent hospitalization due to cardiogenic hemodynamic instability, requiring a central venous catheter placement in his right internal jugular vein 3 months earlier. Doppler ultrasound confirmed the intravascular foreign body hypothesis as a guidewire was identified inside the right femoral vein, associated with femoropopliteal venous thrombosis. The guidewire was successfully removed percutaneously through simple manual traction guided by radioscopy. The patient was discharged the following day on oral anticoagulation with rivaroxaban. On outpatient follow-up 4 weeks post discharge, he had no complaints in the right lower limb except for slight swelling. Central venous catheterization is a common invasive procedure that, although unquestionably safe and well stablished in medical practice, can lead to serious complications when performed without proper technique.
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- Petra Cristina van den Bogert
- Hospital Angelina Caron, Campina Grande do Sul, Paraná, Brazil
- Circulation Institute-Excellence in Angiology, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Hospital Angelina Caron, Campina Grande do Sul, Paraná, Brazil
- Circulation Institute-Excellence in Angiology, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Hospital Angelina Caron, Campina Grande do Sul, Paraná, Brazil
- Circulation Institute-Excellence in Angiology, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Hospital Angelina Caron, Campina Grande do Sul, Paraná, Brazil
- Circulation Institute-Excellence in Angiology, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Hospital Angelina Caron, Campina Grande do Sul, Paraná, Brazil
- Circulation Institute-Excellence in Angiology, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Hospital Angelina Caron, Campina Grande do Sul, Paraná, Brazil
- Circulation Institute-Excellence in Angiology, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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Vetrugno L, Deana C, Cammarota G, Maggiore SM. Define Subclavian Vein Anatomy Before Comparing Cannulation With the Landmark Technique Versus Real-Time Ultrasound Guidance: A Plea for Honesty! Crit Care Med 2023; 51:e145-e146. [PMID: 37318297 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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- Luigi Vetrugno
- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, Gabriele d'Annunzio University of Chieti Pescara, Chieti, Italy
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Emergency, SS, Annunziata Hospital, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Health Integrated Agency Friuli Centrale, Academic Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Emergency, SS, Annunziata Hospital, Chieti, Italy
- Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry, Gabriele d'Annunzio University of Chieti Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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Boulet N, Lefrant JY, Mimoz O, Roger C, Pirracchio R. Platelet Transfusion before CVC Placement in Patients with Thrombocytopenia. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med 2023:101271. [PMID: 37356619 DOI: 10.1016/j.accpm.2023.101271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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- Nicolas Boulet
- UR-UM103 IMAGINE, Univ Montpellier, Division of Anesthesia Critical Care, Pain and Emergency Medicine, Nîmes University Hospital, Montpellier, France.
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- UR-UM103 IMAGINE, Univ Montpellier, Division of Anesthesia Critical Care, Pain and Emergency Medicine, Nîmes University Hospital, Montpellier, France.
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- Services des Urgences Adultes and SAMU 86, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers, Poitiers 86021, France; Université de Poitiers, Inserm U1070, Poitiers, France.
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- UR-UM103 IMAGINE, Univ Montpellier, Division of Anesthesia Critical Care, Pain and Emergency Medicine, Nîmes University Hospital, Montpellier, France.
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- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States; Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States.
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Hou Y, Griffin LP, Ertmer K, Bernatchez SF, Kärpänen TJ, Palka-Santini M. Effectiveness of Disinfecting Caps for Intravenous Access Points in Reducing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections, Clinical Utilization, and Cost of Care During COVID-19. CLINICOECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH 2023; 15:477-486. [PMID: 37366386 PMCID: PMC10290837 DOI: 10.2147/ceor.s404823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Purpose Intravenous (IV) access point protectors, serving as passive disinfection devices and a cover between line accesses, are available to help reduce the risk of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs). This low-maintenance disinfection solution is particularly valuable in situations with excessive workloads. This study examined the effect of a disinfecting cap for an IV access point on CLABSI rates, hospital length of stay, and cost of care in an inpatient setting during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods The study utilized data from the Premier Healthcare Database, focusing on 200,411 hospitalizations involving central venous catheters between January 2020 and September 2020. Among these cases, 7423 patients received a disinfecting cap, while 192,988 patients did not use any disinfecting caps and followed the standard practice of hub scrubbing. The two cohorts, Disinfecting Cap and No-Disinfecting Cap groups, were compared in terms of CLABSI rates, hospital length of stay (LOS), and hospitalization costs. The analysis accounted for baseline group differences and random clustering effects by employing a 34-variable propensity score and mixed-effect multiple regression, respectively. Results The findings demonstrated a significant 73% decrease in CLABSI rates (p= 0.0013) in the Disinfecting Cap group, with an adjusted CLABSI rate of 0.3% compared to 1.1% in the No-Disinfecting Cap group. Additionally, the Disinfecting Cap group exhibited a 0.5-day reduction in hospital stay (9.2 days versus 9.7 days; p = 0.0169) and cost savings of $6703 ($35,604 versus $42,307; p = 0.0063) per hospital stay compared to the No-Disinfecting Cap group. Conclusion This study provides real-world evidence that implementing a disinfecting cap to protect IV access points effectively reduces the risk of CLABSIs in hospitalized patients compared to standard care, ultimately optimizing the utilization of healthcare resources, particularly in situations where the healthcare system is under significant strain or overloaded.
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- 3M Health Care, 3M Company, St, Paul, MN, USA
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Imai E, Watanabe J, Okano H, Yokozuka M. Efficacy and safety of supraclavicular versus infraclavicular approach for subclavian vein catheterisation: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Indian J Anaesth 2023; 67:486-496. [PMID: 37476443 PMCID: PMC10355348 DOI: 10.4103/ija.ija_837_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023] Open
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Background and Aims Subclavian vein catheterisation (SVC) is more effective than internal jugular or femoral catheterisation and is linked to a lesser incidence of infection and patient discomfort. Whether the supraclavicular (SC) or infraclavicular (IC) approach is more effective for SVC is unclear in the previous systematic review. This updated review is designed to search the efficacy and safety of both approaches adopting the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach. Methods In May 2022, we explored the databases of Embase, MEDLINE, CENTRAL, ClinicalTrials.gov and WHO-ICTRP for randomised controlled trials to compare the two approaches. Results Seventeen trials (2482 cases) were included. In the primary outcomes, the SC approach likely reduces the failure proportion (relative risk [RR], 0.63; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.47-0.86; I2 = 5%) and the incidence of malposition (RR, 0.23; 95% CI, 0.13-0.39; I2 = 0%) with moderate evidence and may slightly reduce the incidence of arterial puncture and pneumothorax (RR, 0.59; 95% CI, 0.29-1.22; I2 = 0%) with low evidence. In the secondary outcomes, the SC approach may decrease the access time and may increase the first-attempt success proportion. Conclusion The SC approach for SVC should be selected after considering the clinician's expertise.
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- Eriya Imai
- Division of Anesthesia, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Kanda-Izumi-cho-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8643, Japan
- Scientific Research WorkS Peer Support Group (SRWS-PSG), Osaka, Japan
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- Scientific Research WorkS Peer Support Group (SRWS-PSG), Osaka, Japan
- Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological, General and Transplant Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
- Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji Shimotsuke City, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
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- Scientific Research WorkS Peer Support Group (SRWS-PSG), Osaka, Japan
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Centre, 3-60-2 Harajuku, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Division of Anesthesia, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Kanda-Izumi-cho-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8643, Japan
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Walsh E, Fitzsimons M. Preventing mechanical complications associated with central venous catheter placement. BJA Educ 2023; 23:229-237. [PMID: 37223695 PMCID: PMC10201402 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjae.2023.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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- E.C. Walsh
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Pinnock TM, Volcheck GW, Smith MM, Murray AW, Renew JR, Smith BB. Perioperative anaphylactic reactions to central venous and pulmonary artery catheters containing chlorhexidine, sulfadiazine, or latex: a historical cohort study. Can J Anaesth 2023; 70:824-835. [PMID: 36829103 DOI: 10.1007/s12630-023-02403-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/26/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Central venous catheters (CVCs) and pulmonary artery catheters (PACs) containing chlorhexidine, silver sulfadiazine, or latex can cause perioperative anaphylaxis. We examined the incidence of and outcomes associated with anaphylaxis caused by CVCs/PACs. METHODS In a historical cohort study, we retrospectively identified adult patients fitted with CVCs/PACs at the Mayo Clinics in Minnesota, Arizona, and Florida from 1 January 2008 to 1 March 2018. Potential and confirmed cases of perioperative anaphylactic reactions were individually reviewed and classified. RESULTS During the study period, 39,505 procedures were performed during which CVCs/PACs were inserted. Of these, 2,937 patients with pre-existing chlorhexidine, sulfonamide (sulfa), and/or latex allergies had CVCs/PACs inserted that contained these substances. Perioperative anaphylaxis, in which CVCs/PACs were the confirmed or potential causative agent, occurred during 53 procedures. Seven patients had a preoperatively reported sulfa or latex allergy; no patients had a preoperative chlorhexidine allergy. Six of the seven patients with reported allergies to sulfa or latex had a CVC/PAC inserted that contained these substances. Twenty-four patients with anaphylaxis had postoperative allergic disease consultation; ten of these (42%) underwent skin testing. CONCLUSION Perioperative anaphylactic reactions related to CVCs/PACs containing chlorhexidine, silver sulfadiazine, or latex were rare in this large historical cohort study. We identified 2,937 patients with pre-existing chlorhexidine, sulfa, and/or latex allergies and had CVCs/PACs inserted that contained these substances. Although few cases of perioperative anaphylaxis attributable to these substances were observed in patients with corresponding allergies, the potential for substantial complication exists. Providers should be aware of the potential for these hidden exposures.
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- Terrique M Pinnock
- School of Medicine, The City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic Hospital, 5777 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ, 85054, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic Hospital, 5777 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ, 85054, USA.
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Shigyo H, Suzuki H, Tanaka T, Moriyama E, Shimotsuura Y, Nagasu S, Iwamoto H, Akagi Y, Murotani K, Kawaguchi T, Miwa K. Safety of Early Bevacizumab Administration after Central Venous Port Placement for Patients with Colorectal Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15082264. [PMID: 37190192 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15082264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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Bevacizumab (BEV) requires an adequate withdrawal period to avoid BEV-related complications during major surgery. However, the safety of BEV administration immediately after surgical placement of the central venous (CV) port, a minor surgery, is still unclear. This study aimed to investigate whether BEV is safe when administered early after CV port placement. We retrospectively evaluated 184 patients with advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) treated with a BEV-containing regimen and divided them into two groups according to the interval between CV port implantation and chemotherapy initiation, with the early administration group being ≤7 days and late administration group being >7 days. Complications were then compared between the two groups. The early-administration group was significantly older and had a higher rate of colon cancer than the late-administration group. Overall, 24 (13%) patients developed CV port-related complications. Male sex was a risk factor for complications (odds ratio [OR], 3.154; 95% CI, 1.19-8.36). The two groups showed no significant difference in the frequency of complications (p = 0.84) or patient characteristics (after the inverse probability of treatment weighting, p = 0.537). In conclusion, the frequency of complications is not affected by the timing of BEV initiation after CV port implantation. Thus, early BEV administration after CV port placement is safe.
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- Hirona Shigyo
- Multidisciplinary Treatment Cancer Center, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
- Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Multidisciplinary Treatment Cancer Center, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Multidisciplinary Treatment Cancer Center, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Multidisciplinary Treatment Cancer Center, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
- Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Biostatistics Center, Kurume University, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Multidisciplinary Treatment Cancer Center, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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Cheong I, Otero Castro V, Feijoo J, Mármol PDB, Tamagnone FM. Short Axis In-Plane Ultrasound-Guided Technique for Internal Jugular Vein Cannulation. J Emerg Med 2023; 64:488-490. [PMID: 37002164 DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Real-time ultrasound (US)-guided venipuncture has become the standard of care due to its reduced complications and higher success rate. There are various techniques for US-guided cannulation of the internal jugular vein (IJV); the transversal and longitudinal views are the most widely used. There is a less commonly used technique that combines the benefits of both methods. DISCUSSION Two main techniques for central line US-guided cannulation of the IJV are based on the location of the probe relative to the vessel and are known as the transversal view and the longitudinal view. The transversal view may make it difficult to identify the tip of the needle as it enters the vein, and the longitudinal view may not allow for visualization of surrounding structures. A third and less commonly used technique, the short axis in-plan view, aims to combine the benefits of both previous methods. In this technique, the entire needle can be tracked in real time as it enters the IJV, while also providing visualization of surrounding structures. CONCLUSIONS The short axis in-plane view technique for central venous line placements allows for real-time US-guided needle venipuncture with simultaneous visualization of surrounding structures.
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- Issac Cheong
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sanatorio De los Arcos, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Argentinian Critical Care Ultrasonography Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sanatorio De los Arcos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Argentinian Critical Care Ultrasonography Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Argentinian Critical Care Ultrasonography Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Hospital Militar Campo de Mayo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Benligül EM, Bektaş M. Effectiveness of Chlorhexidine-Impregnated Central Venous Catheter Dressing for Preventing Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Study. J PEDIAT INF DIS-GER 2023. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1764479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Objective The study's objective was to use meta-analysis to assess the effectiveness of a dressing impregnated with chlorhexidine in preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) in pediatric patients.
Methods The study was conducted and reported using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement. A comprehensive search of 18 databases was conducted up to 5 March 2020 to identify related studies. Following the evaluation of the methodological quality, 8 studies, 1,584 catheters in 1,556 patients were added to the meta-analysis. The odds ratio and Hedge's G effect size value were employed to analyze the data. Either a fixed-effects model or a random-effects model was used to compute the effect size value with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The heterogeneity of effect sizes was investigated using Cochrane Q statistics, I
2, and Tau2 tests. To test for publication bias, funnel plot, Orwin's safe n number, Begg and Mazumdar rank correlation, Egger test, and Duval and Tweedie's trim and fill procedures were all utilized.
Results The catheter colonization risk was lowered by 50.7% by the chlorhexidine-impregnated (C-I) dressing (odds ratio [OR] = 0.493 [%95 CI: 0.360–0.675]; p < 0.001). The use of C-I dressing was associated with a trend toward a decrease in CRBSIs, while this association was not statistically significant (OR = 0.858 [%95 CI: 0.567–1.300]; p = 0.471).
Conclusion The use of C-I dressing can effectively reduce the risk of catheter colonization, and it is also a helpful tactic in lowering CRBSIs in pediatric patients with central venous catheters, according to the findings of this meta-analysis.
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Hao S, Quan Z, Wang Y, Wang C. Cervical hematoma caused by accidental injury of superior thyroid artery: A rare complication of internal jugular vein catheterization. Asian J Surg 2023; 46:1321-1322. [PMID: 36089438 DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2022.08.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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- Shuai Hao
- Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing YouAn Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing YouAn Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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Iankovitch A, Ledley JS, Almabrouk T, Al-Jaberi N, Coey J. Anatomical variations of the internal jugular vein in the context of central line placement: A visual approach to data processing. Clin Anat 2023; 36:172-177. [PMID: 35869858 DOI: 10.1002/ca.23939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Central line placement in the internal jugular vein (IJV) can result in complications. Previous studies that examined variations in geometric anatomical parameters in pediatric populations have reduced these risks in children. The aim of this study was to establish possible anatomical variations to improve central line placement in the adult population and demonstrate the use of a correlation heatmap in processing large amounts of data. Twenty-seven volunteers were imaged using ultrasound at three different neck levels on right and left sides and various anatomical parameters were measured. Demographic information was also collected and included in the data processing. The Pearson coefficient was derived from each possible relationship between the measured parameters and was plotted in a correlation heatmap. Strong correlations were observed between the body mass index and the depth of the IJV and common carotid artery (CCA), the relative depth of the IJV to the CCA. No significant correlations were found in the dimensions of both vessels. Anatomical variations were more common than anticipated and should be taken into account when performing central line catheterization in order to minimize post-procedure complications.
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- Anna Iankovitch
- St. George's University School of Medicine, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies
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- St. George's University School of Medicine, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies
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- Department of Anatomy, St. George's University School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Anatomy, St. George's University School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- St. George's University School of Medicine, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies.,Department of Anatomy, St. George's University School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Culp WC, Beitzel M, Malan S, Wright KC. Arterial Cannulation Near-Miss During Jugular Venous Catheterization With Carotid Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report. A A Pract 2023; 17:e01661. [PMID: 36779873 DOI: 10.1213/xaa.0000000000001661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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Central venous catheterization is a common procedure that may lead to inadvertent arterial cannulation, potentially causing bleeding, hematoma, stroke or rarely, death. In this near-miss case presentation, an aneurysmal carotid artery was misidentified with ultrasound by a junior resident, nearly leading to placement of a sheath into the artery. This case highlights arterial punctures that still occur even with ultrasound guidance. Further, training inadequacies as well as anatomic, cultural, and production pressure factors led to this potentially highly morbid near-miss. Physician teachers should critically evaluate teaching methods to confirm that trainees are learning skills as intended. (A&A Practice. 2023;17:e01661.).
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- William C Culp
- From the Department of Anesthesiology, Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple, Texas.,Department of Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Temple, Texas
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- From the Department of Anesthesiology, Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple, Texas
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- From the Department of Anesthesiology, Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple, Texas
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- From the Department of Anesthesiology, Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple, Texas
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Kliem P, Ebel S, Werdehausen R, Girrbach F, Bösemann D, van Bömmel F, Denecke T, Stehr S, Struck MF. [Anesthesiological and postinterventional management in percutaneous hepatic melphalan perfusion (chemosaturation)]. DIE ANAESTHESIOLOGIE 2023; 72:113-120. [PMID: 36477906 PMCID: PMC9892165 DOI: 10.1007/s00101-022-01235-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Percutaneous hepatic melphalan perfusion (PHMP) is a last-line treatment of inoperable primary or secondary liver tumors. Selective perfusion and saturation (chemosaturation) of the liver with the chemotherapeutic agent melphalan is performed via catheterization of the hepatic artery without affecting the rest of the body with its cytotoxic properties. Using an extracorporeal circulation and balloon occlusion of the inferior vena cava, the venous hepatic blood is filtered and returned using a bypass procedure. During the procedure, considerable circulatory depression and coagulopathy are frequent. The purpose of this article is to review the anesthesiological and postprocedural management of patients undergoing PHMP with consideration of the pitfalls and special circumstances.
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- Peter Kliem
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Herz- und Thoraxchirurgie, Kardiotechnik, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Onkologie, Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Pneumologie und Infektiologie, Bereich Hepatologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland.
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Vijayananthan A, Bhurani D, Sapra H, Yasuda H, Kim JY, Hoerauf K, Mifflin N, Hong SK, Sheng WH, Terasaka Y. Asia-Pacific guidelines for standardization of appropriate selection, placement, and management of vascular access devices. J Vasc Access 2023:11297298221150664. [PMID: 36688479 DOI: 10.1177/11297298221150664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Vascular access devices (VADs) are common and essential in the healthcare setting. However, several factors influence VAD selection and management. Wide variations in VAD practices and the degree of VAD awareness are noted across Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries. An international panel was convened that applied the ASA 2020 method to develop standard criteria for use of VADs in the APAC region. After a literature search, scenarios related to VAD use, care, and maintenance were developed according to the patient population, indication for insertion, and duration of use. These scenarios were rated on a scale of 1-5 (1 being strongly disagreed and 5 strongly agreed) by 11 expert members. A total of 48 clinical scenarios were developed: 23 in hospitalized patients, 3 in critical patients, 4 in cancer settings, 7 pertinent to VAD placement, and 11 for VAD maintenance. The multidisciplinary panel generated several recommendations for the use, care, and management of VADs across general hospitalized patients with or without difficult venous access, critically ill patients, patients with malignancy, patients with different stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) with or without dialysis, and in other special populations through evidence-based standards. These recommendations may help in achieving uniformity in practice patterns and improving the quality of VAD care and quality of life of patients in APAC region.
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- Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre Sector 5, West Delhi, New Delhi, DL, India
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- The Medicity Hospital, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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- Department of Emergency and Critical care Medicine, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- VP Global Medical Affairs, Becton, Dickinson and Company, New York City Metropolitan Area, USA
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- Clinical Nurse Consultant Central Venous Access & Parenteral Nutrition Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW, Australia, Adjunct Fellow School of Nursing & Midwifery Western Sydney University, Blacktown, NSW, Australia
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- University of Ulsan College of Medicine: Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City
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- Director of Emergency Department, Kyoto Katsura Hospital, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Pitman JS, Buscemi M, Funk EM, Weaver S, Thompson JA, Falyar C. Incorporating Evidence-based Ultrasound-guided Vascular Access (USGVA) Standards Into the Nurse Anesthetist Armamentarium: A Quality Improvement Project. J Perianesth Nurs 2023:S1089-9472(22)00603-7. [PMID: 36658031 DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2022.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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PURPOSE This quality improvement (QI) project developed and implemented a hybrid training program, that included online modules and hands-on training for experienced certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) to increase confidence, knowledge, and competency with ultrasound-guided vascular access (USGVA). DESIGN This QI project used a pre-post design. Seventeen volunteer CRNAs participated in USGVA training and education, and a 90-day follow-up assessment was performed. METHODS The Revised Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE 2.0) guidelines were used as a framework to assess confidence, knowledge, and hands-on competency of 17 CRNAs who regularly place vascular access devices using USGVA in patients with difficult vascular access at a single facility. These assessments were measured at: (1) baseline, (2) immediately after attending a hybrid training educational program, and (3) 90 days after implementation into clinical practice. Additionally, the number of vascular access attempts required for successful placement of peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheters, arterial catheters, and central venous catheters (CVC) with ultrasound assistance over a 90-day period was reviewed. FINDINGS Certified registered nurse anesthetists' median confidence score increased significantly from pre- to post-education (P = .009). The confidence reported from post- to 90 days post-education improved, however it did not reach statistical significance (P = .812). The knowledge scores from pre- to post-education indicated significant improvement (P <. 001), as well as from pre- to 90 days post-education (P = .03). However, knowledge scores from post- to 90 days post-education revealed a statistically significant decline (P = .004). The overall median score for hands-on USGVA competency declined from post- to 90 days post-education (P = .109). The number of successful USGVA placements increased from 50% to 80% within a 90-day period. CONCLUSIONS The implementation of a USGVA hybrid training and education program improved overall provider confidence, knowledge, and competency. While confidence remained high in the 90-day follow-up, knowledge retention declined. Despite a decline in knowledge retention over time, results showed a significant improvement when compared to baseline scores. Although a decline in hands-on USGVA competency was seen at 90 days posteducation, it was not statistically significant. The percentage of overall successful USGVA placements in clinical practice increased following implementation.
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- University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Department of Anesthesiology
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Patient, Operator, and Procedural Characteristics of Guidewire Retention as a Complication of Vascular Catheter Insertion. Crit Care Explor 2023; 5:e0834. [PMID: 36699255 PMCID: PMC9831189 DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Guidewire retention after intravascular catheter insertion is considered a "never event." Prior reports attribute this complication to various characteristics including uncooperative patients, operator inexperience, off-hour or emergent insertion, and underutilization of ultrasound guidance. In this descriptive analysis of consecutive events, we assessed the frequency of patient, operator, and procedural factors in guidewire retention. DESIGN Pre-specified observational analysis as part of a quality improvement study of consecutive guidewire retention events across a multihospital health system from August 2007 to October 2015. SETTING Ten hospitals within the Cleveland Clinic Health System in Ohio, United States. PATIENTS Consecutive all-comers who experienced guidewire retention after vascular catheter insertion. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Data were manually obtained from the electronic medical records and reviewed for potential contributing factors for guidewire retention, stratified into patient, operator, and procedural characteristics. A total of 24 events were identified. Overall, the median age was 74 years, 58% were males, and the median body mass index was 26.5 kg/m2. A total of 12 (50%) individuals were sedated during the procedure. Most incidents (10 [42%]) occurred in internal jugular venous access sites. The majority of cases (13 [54%]) were performed or supervised by an attending. Among all cases, three (12%) were performed by first-year trainees, seven (29%) by residents, three (12%) by fellows, and four (17%) by certified nurse practitioners. Overall, 16 (67%) events occurred during regular working hours (8 amto 5 pm). In total, 22 (92%) guidewires were inserted nonemergently, with two (8%) during a cardiac arrest. Ultrasound guidance was used in all but one case. CONCLUSIONS Guidewire retention can occur even in the presence of optimal patient, operator, and procedural circumstances, highlighting the need for constant awareness of this risk. Efforts to eliminate this important complication will require attention to issues surrounding the technical performance of the procedure.
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Fournil C, Boulet N, Bastide S, Louart B, Ambert A, Boutin C, Lefrant JY, Muller L, Roger C. High success rates of ultrasound-guided distal internal jugular vein and axillary vein approaches for central venous catheterization: A randomized controlled open-label pilot trial. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND : JCU 2023; 51:158-166. [PMID: 36385459 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.23383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ultrasound (US)-guided axillary vein (AV) catheterization has been considered as the preferred site of insertion to minimize catheter-related infections. Given its difficulty of realization, internal jugular vein (IJV) access remains, thus, the first choice of catheter insertion site. This descriptive study was aimed to assess the success and complication rates of in-plane short axis approach of IJV in the lower neck and the AV approach under US-guidance. METHODS In a prospective randomized controlled open-label pilot trial, all patients requiring central venous catheterization (CVC) in intensive care unit or operating room were randomly assigned to low IJV or AV groups. The primary objective was to estimate the overall success rate of both approaches. The secondary objectives were immediate complication rates, procedure durations, success rate after the first puncture, late complication rates (i.e., thrombosis, catheter colonization, and catheter-related infections), and nurse satisfaction regarding insertion site dressings. RESULTS One hundred and seventy-three out of two hundred and ten included patients were fully analyzed (90 and 83 in the IJV and AV approach groups, respectively). Overall success rates for IJV and AV sites were 96% (95% confidence interval (CI) [90-99]) and 89% (95% CI [81-94]) respectively. First puncture success rates were 90% and 80% respectively. The median overall procedure duration from US pre-procedural screening to guidewire insertion was 8 and 10 min in IJV and AV groups. Overall immediate complications rates for IJV and AV sites were 11.6% and 14.6%, respectively. Incidence of catheter colonization were 7.9% and 6.8% and catheter-related infection rate were 2.6% and 0%, respectively. CONCLUSION In this pilot study, US-guided low IJV and AV approaches are safe and efficient techniques for CVC insertion associated with high success and low complications rates. Duration for guidewire insertion seemed to be shorter in the short axis in-plane IJV approach. It provides the basis for a future randomized trial comparing these two approaches.
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- Céline Fournil
- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, Pain and Emergency Medicine, Nîmes University Hospital, Nîmes, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, Pain and Emergency Medicine, Nîmes University Hospital, Nîmes, France
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- Laboratoire de Biostatistique, Epidémiologie Clinique, Santé Publique Innovation et Méthodologie (BESPIM), Pôle Pharmacie, Santé Publique, Nîmes University Hospital, University of Montpellier, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, Pain and Emergency Medicine, Nîmes University Hospital, Nîmes, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, Pain and Emergency Medicine, Nîmes University Hospital, Nîmes, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, Pain and Emergency Medicine, Nîmes University Hospital, Nîmes, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, Pain and Emergency Medicine, Nîmes University Hospital, Nîmes, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, Pain and Emergency Medicine, Nîmes University Hospital, Nîmes, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, Pain and Emergency Medicine, Nîmes University Hospital, Nîmes, France
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