Catheters, Indwelling: Catheters designed to be left within an organ or passage for an extended period of time.Catheters: A flexible, tubular device that is used to carry fluids into or from a blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity.Catheterization: Use or insertion of a tubular device into a duct, blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity for injecting or withdrawing fluids for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It differs from INTUBATION in that the tube here is used to restore or maintain patency in obstructions.Catheterization, Central Venous: Placement of an intravenous CATHETER in the subclavian, jugular, or other central vein.Central Venous Catheters: Catheters that are inserted into a large central vein such as a SUBCLAVIAN VEIN or FEMORAL VEIN.Cardiac Catheters: Catheters inserted into various locations within the heart for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.Catheterization, Peripheral: Insertion of a catheter into a peripheral artery, vein, or airway for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.Urinary Catheterization: Passage of a CATHETER into the URINARY BLADDER or kidney.Urinary Catheters: Catheters inserted into the URINARY BLADDER or kidney for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.Equipment Failure: Failure of equipment to perform to standard. The failure may be due to defects or improper use.Catheter-Related Infections: Infections resulting from the use of catheters. Proper aseptic technique, site of catheter placement, material composition, and virulence of the organism are all factors that can influence possible infection.Equipment Design: Methods of creating machines and devices.Foreign-Body Migration: Migration of a foreign body from its original location to some other location in the body.Catheterization, Swan-Ganz: Placement of a balloon-tipped catheter into the pulmonary artery through the antecubital, subclavian, and sometimes the femoral vein. It is used to measure pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary artery wedge pressure which reflects left atrial pressure and left ventricular end-diastolic pressure. The catheter is threaded into the right atrium, the balloon is inflated and the catheter follows the blood flow through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle and out into the pulmonary artery.Cardiac Catheterization: Procedures in which placement of CARDIAC CATHETERS is performed for therapeutic or diagnostic procedures.Jugular Veins: Veins in the neck which drain the brain, face, and neck into the brachiocephalic or subclavian veins.Subclavian Vein: The continuation of the axillary vein which follows the subclavian artery and then joins the internal jugular vein to form the brachiocephalic vein.Fluoroscopy: Production of an image when x-rays strike a fluorescent screen.Silicone Elastomers: Polymers of silicone that are formed by crosslinking and treatment with amorphous silica to increase strength. They have properties similar to vulcanized natural rubber, in that they stretch under tension, retract rapidly, and fully recover to their original dimensions upon release. They are used in the encapsulation of surgical membranes and implants.Atrial Fibrillation: Abnormal cardiac rhythm that is characterized by rapid, uncoordinated firing of electrical impulses in the upper chambers of the heart (HEART ATRIA). In such case, blood cannot be effectively pumped into the lower chambers of the heart (HEART VENTRICLES). It is caused by abnormal impulse generation.Pulmonary Veins: The veins that return the oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.Treatment Outcome: Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.Peritoneal Dialysis: Dialysis fluid being introduced into and removed from the peritoneal cavity as either a continuous or an intermittent procedure.Vascular Access Devices: Devices to be inserted into veins or arteries for the purpose of carrying fluids into or from a peripheral or central vascular location. They may include component parts such as catheters, ports, reservoirs, and valves. They may be left in place temporarily for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.Peritonitis: INFLAMMATION of the PERITONEUM lining the ABDOMINAL CAVITY as the result of infectious, autoimmune, or chemical processes. Primary peritonitis is due to infection of the PERITONEAL CAVITY via hematogenous or lymphatic spread and without intra-abdominal source. Secondary peritonitis arises from the ABDOMINAL CAVITY itself through RUPTURE or ABSCESS of intra-abdominal organs.Silicones: A broad family of synthetic organosiloxane polymers containing a repeating silicon-oxygen backbone with organic side groups attached via carbon-silicon bonds. Depending on their structure, they are classified as liquids, gels, and elastomers. (From Merck Index, 12th ed)Bacteremia: The presence of viable bacteria circulating in the blood. Fever, chills, tachycardia, and tachypnea are common acute manifestations of bacteremia. The majority of cases are seen in already hospitalized patients, most of whom have underlying diseases or procedures which render their bloodstreams susceptible to invasion.Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory: Portable peritoneal dialysis using the continuous (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) presence of peritoneal dialysis solution in the peritoneal cavity except for periods of drainage and instillation of fresh solution.Atrial Flutter: Rapid, irregular atrial contractions caused by a block of electrical impulse conduction in the right atrium and a reentrant wave front traveling up the inter-atrial septum and down the right atrial free wall or vice versa. Unlike ATRIAL FIBRILLATION which is caused by abnormal impulse generation, typical atrial flutter is caused by abnormal impulse conduction. As in atrial fibrillation, patients with atrial flutter cannot effectively pump blood into the lower chambers of the heart (HEART VENTRICLES).Body Surface Potential Mapping: Recording of regional electrophysiological information by analysis of surface potentials to give a complete picture of the effects of the currents from the heart on the body surface. It has been applied to the diagnosis of old inferior myocardial infarction, localization of the bypass pathway in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, recognition of ventricular hypertrophy, estimation of the size of a myocardial infarct, and the effects of different interventions designed to reduce infarct size. The limiting factor at present is the complexity of the recording and analysis, which requires 100 or more electrodes, sophisticated instrumentation, and dedicated personnel. (Braunwald, Heart Disease, 4th ed)Prospective Studies: Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.Heart Atria: The chambers of the heart, to which the BLOOD returns from the circulation.Time Factors: Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional: Minimally invasive procedures guided with the aid of magnetic resonance imaging to visualize tissue structures.Renal Dialysis: Therapy for the insufficient cleansing of the BLOOD by the kidneys based on dialysis and including hemodialysis, PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, and HEMODIAFILTRATION.Radiography, Interventional: Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures that are invasive or surgical in nature, and require the expertise of a specially trained radiologist. In general, they are more invasive than diagnostic imaging but less invasive than major surgery. They often involve catheterization, fluoroscopy, or computed tomography. Some examples include percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, percutaneous transthoracic biopsy, balloon angioplasty, and arterial embolization.Anti-Infective Agents, Local: Substances used on humans and other animals that destroy harmful microorganisms or inhibit their activity. They are distinguished from DISINFECTANTS, which are used on inanimate objects.Silver Sulfadiazine: Antibacterial used topically in burn therapy.Staphylococcus epidermidis: A species of STAPHYLOCOCCUS that is a spherical, non-motile, gram-positive, chemoorganotrophic, facultative anaerobe. Mainly found on the skin and mucous membrane of warm-blooded animals, it can be primary pathogen or secondary invader.Suction: The removal of secretions, gas or fluid from hollow or tubular organs or cavities by means of a tube and a device that acts on negative pressure.Electrocardiography: Recording of the moment-to-moment electromotive forces of the HEART as projected onto various sites on the body's surface, delineated as a scalar function of time. The recording is monitored by a tracing on slow moving chart paper or by observing it on a cardioscope, which is a CATHODE RAY TUBE DISPLAY.Vena Cava, Superior: The venous trunk which returns blood from the head, neck, upper extremities and chest.Retrospective Studies: Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.Polyvinyl Chloride: A polyvinyl resin used extensively in the manufacture of plastics, including medical devices, tubing, and other packaging. It is also used as a rubber substitute.Drainage: The removal of fluids or discharges from the body, such as from a wound, sore, or cavity.Feasibility Studies: Studies to determine the advantages or disadvantages, practicability, or capability of accomplishing a projected plan, study, or project.Heart Conduction System: An impulse-conducting system composed of modified cardiac muscle, having the power of spontaneous rhythmicity and conduction more highly developed than the rest of the heart.Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: Surgical creation of a communication between a cerebral ventricle and the peritoneum by means of a plastic tube to permit drainage of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of hydrocephalus. (From Dorland, 28th ed)Analgesia, Epidural: The relief of pain without loss of consciousness through the introduction of an analgesic agent into the epidural space of the vertebral canal. It is differentiated from ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL which refers to the state of insensitivity to sensation.Bacterial Infections: Infections by bacteria, general or unspecified.Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry: Abnormally rapid heartbeats caused by reentry of atrial impulse into the dual (fast and slow) pathways of ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE. The common type involves a blocked atrial impulse in the slow pathway which reenters the fast pathway in a retrograde direction and simultaneously conducts to the atria and the ventricles leading to rapid HEART RATE of 150-250 beats per minute.Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome: A form of ventricular pre-excitation characterized by a short PR interval and a long QRS interval with a delta wave. In this syndrome, atrial impulses are abnormally conducted to the HEART VENTRICLES via an ACCESSORY CONDUCTING PATHWAY that is located between the wall of the right or left atria and the ventricles, also known as a BUNDLE OF KENT. The inherited form can be caused by mutation of PRKAG2 gene encoding a gamma-2 regulatory subunit of AMP-activated protein kinase.Ultrasonography, Interventional: The use of ultrasound to guide minimally invasive surgical procedures such as needle ASPIRATION BIOPSY; DRAINAGE; etc. Its widest application is intravascular ultrasound imaging but it is useful also in urology and intra-abdominal conditions.Follow-Up Studies: Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.Surgery, Computer-Assisted: Surgical procedures conducted with the aid of computers. This is most frequently used in orthopedic and laparoscopic surgery for implant placement and instrument guidance. Image-guided surgery interactively combines prior CT scans or MRI images with real-time video.Chlorhexidine: A disinfectant and topical anti-infective agent used also as mouthwash to prevent oral plaque.Epidural Space: Space between the dura mater and the walls of the vertebral canal.Biofilms: Encrustations, formed from microbes (bacteria, algae, fungi, plankton, or protozoa) embedding in extracellular polymers, that adhere to surfaces such as teeth (DENTAL DEPOSITS); PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; and catheters. Biofilms are prevented from forming by treating surfaces with DENTIFRICES; DISINFECTANTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; and antifouling agents.Femoral Vein: The vein accompanying the femoral artery in the same sheath; it is a continuation of the popliteal vein and becomes the external iliac vein.Foreign Bodies: Inanimate objects that become enclosed in the body.Tachycardia, Ventricular: An abnormally rapid ventricular rhythm usually in excess of 150 beats per minute. It is generated within the ventricle below the BUNDLE OF HIS, either as autonomic impulse formation or reentrant impulse conduction. Depending on the etiology, onset of ventricular tachycardia can be paroxysmal (sudden) or nonparoxysmal, its wide QRS complexes can be uniform or polymorphic, and the ventricular beating may be independent of the atrial beating (AV dissociation).Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial: Abnormally rapid heartbeats originating from one or more automatic foci (nonsinus pacemakers) in the HEART ATRIUM but away from the SINOATRIAL NODE. Unlike the reentry mechanism, automatic tachycardia speeds up and slows down gradually. The episode is characterized by a HEART RATE between 135 to less than 200 beats per minute and lasting 30 seconds or longer.Therapeutic Irrigation: The washing of a body cavity or surface by flowing water or solution for therapy or diagnosis.Nerve Block: Interruption of NEURAL CONDUCTION in peripheral nerves or nerve trunks by the injection of a local anesthetic agent (e.g., LIDOCAINE; PHENOL; BOTULINUM TOXINS) to manage or treat pain.Urinary Tract Infections: Inflammatory responses of the epithelium of the URINARY TRACT to microbial invasions. They are often bacterial infections with associated BACTERIURIA and PYURIA.Swine: Any of various animals that constitute the family Suidae and comprise stout-bodied, short-legged omnivorous mammals with thick skin, usually covered with coarse bristles, a rather long mobile snout, and small tail. Included are the genera Babyrousa, Phacochoerus (wart hogs), and Sus, the latter containing the domestic pig (see SUS SCROFA).Atrioventricular Node: A small nodular mass of specialized muscle fibers located in the interatrial septum near the opening of the coronary sinus. It gives rise to the atrioventricular bundle of the conduction system of the heart.Cystostomy: Surgical creation of an opening (stoma) in the URINARY BLADDER for drainage.Dogs: The domestic dog, Canis familiaris, comprising about 400 breeds, of the carnivore family CANIDAE. They are worldwide in distribution and live in association with people. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1065)Equipment Reuse: Further or repeated use of equipment, instruments, devices, or materials. It includes additional use regardless of the original intent of the producer as to disposability or durability. It does not include the repeated use of fluids or solutions.Thrombosis: Formation and development of a thrombus or blood clot in the blood vessel.Recurrence: The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission.Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts: Tubes inserted to create communication between a cerebral ventricle and the internal jugular vein. Their emplacement permits draining of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of hydrocephalus or other condition leading to fluid accumulation in the ventricles.Burns, Electric: Burns produced by contact with electric current or from a sudden discharge of electricity.Thrombectomy: Surgical removal of an obstructing clot or foreign material from a blood vessel at the point of its formation. Removal of a clot arising from a distant site is called EMBOLECTOMY.Kidney Failure, Chronic: The end-stage of CHRONIC RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. It is characterized by the severe irreversible kidney damage (as measured by the level of PROTEINURIA) and the reduction in GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE to less than 15 ml per min (Kidney Foundation: Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative, 2002). These patients generally require HEMODIALYSIS or KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION.Polyurethanes: A group of thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers containing polyisocyanate. They are used as ELASTOMERS, as coatings, as fibers and as foams.Electrodes: Electric conductors through which electric currents enter or leave a medium, whether it be an electrolytic solution, solid, molten mass, gas, or vacuum.Equipment Safety: Freedom of equipment from actual or potential hazards.Cross Infection: Any infection which a patient contracts in a health-care institution.Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical: Surgical shunt allowing direct passage of blood from an artery to a vein. (From Dorland, 28th ed)Cardiac Pacing, Artificial: Regulation of the rate of contraction of the heart muscles by an artificial pacemaker.Infusions, Parenteral: The administration of liquid medication, nutrient, or other fluid through some other route than the alimentary canal, usually over minutes or hours, either by gravity flow or often by infusion pumping.Anesthetics, Local: Drugs that block nerve conduction when applied locally to nerve tissue in appropriate concentrations. They act on any part of the nervous system and on every type of nerve fiber. In contact with a nerve trunk, these anesthetics can cause both sensory and motor paralysis in the innervated area. Their action is completely reversible. (From Gilman AG, et. al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed) Nearly all local anesthetics act by reducing the tendency of voltage-dependent sodium channels to activate.Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials: The escape of diagnostic or therapeutic material from the vessel into which it is introduced into the surrounding tissue or body cavity.Transducers, Pressure: Transducers that are activated by pressure changes, e.g., blood pressure.Embolism, Air: Blocking of a blood vessel by air bubbles that enter the circulatory system, usually after TRAUMA; surgical procedures, or changes in atmospheric pressure.Needles: Sharp instruments used for puncturing or suturing.Staphylococcal Infections: Infections with bacteria of the genus STAPHYLOCOCCUS.Cryosurgery: The use of freezing as a special surgical technique to destroy or excise tissue.Anti-Bacterial Agents: Substances that reduce the growth or reproduction of BACTERIA.Phlebitis: Inflammation of a vein, often a vein in the leg. Phlebitis associated with a blood clot is called (THROMBOPHLEBITIS).Catheter Obstruction: A hindrance to the passage of fluids through a CATHETER.Injections, Spinal: Introduction of therapeutic agents into the spinal region using a needle and syringe.Tricuspid Valve: The valve consisting of three cusps situated between the right atrium and right ventricle of the heart.Monitoring, Physiologic: The continuous measurement of physiological processes, blood pressure, heart rate, renal output, reflexes, respiration, etc., in a patient or experimental animal; includes pharmacologic monitoring, the measurement of administered drugs or their metabolites in the blood, tissues, or urine.Equipment Failure Analysis: The evaluation of incidents involving the loss of function of a device. These evaluations are used for a variety of purposes such as to determine the failure rates, the causes of failures, costs of failures, and the reliability and maintainability of devices.Radial Artery: The direct continuation of the brachial trunk, originating at the bifurcation of the brachial artery opposite the neck of the radius. Its branches may be divided into three groups corresponding to the three regions in which the vessel is situated, the forearm, wrist, and hand.Sterilization: The destroying of all forms of life, especially microorganisms, by heat, chemical, or other means.Hemodynamics: The movement and the forces involved in the movement of the blood through the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM.Anticoagulants: Agents that prevent clotting.Parenteral Nutrition: The administering of nutrients for assimilation and utilization by a patient who cannot maintain adequate nutrition by enteral feeding alone. Nutrients are administered by a route other than the alimentary canal (e.g., intravenously, subcutaneously).Endocardium: The innermost layer of the heart, comprised of endothelial cells.Sepsis: Systemic inflammatory response syndrome with a proven or suspected infectious etiology. When sepsis is associated with organ dysfunction distant from the site of infection, it is called severe sepsis. When sepsis is accompanied by HYPOTENSION despite adequate fluid infusion, it is called SEPTIC SHOCK.Angioplasty, Balloon: Use of a balloon catheter for dilation of an occluded artery. It is used in treatment of arterial occlusive diseases, including renal artery stenosis and arterial occlusions in the leg. For the specific technique of BALLOON DILATION in coronary arteries, ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY is available.Heparin: A highly acidic mucopolysaccharide formed of equal parts of sulfated D-glucosamine and D-glucuronic acid with sulfaminic bridges. The molecular weight ranges from six to twenty thousand. Heparin occurs in and is obtained from liver, lung, mast cells, etc., of vertebrates. Its function is unknown, but it is used to prevent blood clotting in vivo and vitro, in the form of many different salts.Parenteral Nutrition, Total: The delivery of nutrients for assimilation and utilization by a patient whose sole source of nutrients is via solutions administered intravenously, subcutaneously, or by some other non-alimentary route. The basic components of TPN solutions are protein hydrolysates or free amino acid mixtures, monosaccharides, and electrolytes. Components are selected for their ability to reverse catabolism, promote anabolism, and build structural proteins.Electrocoagulation: Procedures using an electrically heated wire or scalpel to treat hemorrhage (e.g., bleeding ulcers) and to ablate tumors, mucosal lesions, and refractory arrhythmias. It is different from ELECTROSURGERY which is used more for cutting tissue than destroying and in which the patient is part of the electric circuit.Cardiac Tamponade: Compression of the heart by accumulated fluid (PERICARDIAL EFFUSION) or blood (HEMOPERICARDIUM) in the PERICARDIUM surrounding the heart. The affected cardiac functions and CARDIAC OUTPUT can range from minimal to total hemodynamic collapse.Fungemia: The presence of fungi circulating in the blood. Opportunistic fungal sepsis is seen most often in immunosuppressed patients with severe neutropenia or in postoperative patients with intravenous catheters and usually follows prolonged antibiotic therapy.Urethra: A tube that transports URINE from the URINARY BLADDER to the outside of the body in both the sexes. It also has a reproductive function in the male by providing a passage for SPERM.Femoral Nerve: A nerve originating in the lumbar spinal cord (usually L2 to L4) and traveling through the lumbar plexus to provide motor innervation to extensors of the thigh and sensory innervation to parts of the thigh, lower leg, and foot, and to the hip and knee joints.Infection: Invasion of the host organism by microorganisms that can cause pathological conditions or diseases.Infection Control: Programs of disease surveillance, generally within health care facilities, designed to investigate, prevent, and control the spread of infections and their causative microorganisms.Tachycardia: Abnormally rapid heartbeat, usually with a HEART RATE above 100 beats per minute for adults. Tachycardia accompanied by disturbance in the cardiac depolarization (cardiac arrhythmia) is called tachyarrhythmia.Balloon Occlusion: Use of a balloon CATHETER to block the flow of blood through an artery or vein.Pain, Postoperative: Pain during the period after surgery.Infusions, Intra-Arterial: Regional infusion of drugs via an arterial catheter. Often a pump is used to impel the drug through the catheter. Used in therapy of cancer, upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, infection, and peripheral vascular disease.Skin Diseases, Infectious: Skin diseases caused by bacteria, fungi, parasites, or viruses.Pulmonary Artery: The short wide vessel arising from the conus arteriosus of the right ventricle and conveying unaerated blood to the lungs.Stents: Devices that provide support for tubular structures that are being anastomosed or for body cavities during skin grafting.Pressure: A type of stress exerted uniformly in all directions. Its measure is the force exerted per unit area. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)Urinary Bladder Calculi: Stones in the URINARY BLADDER; also known as vesical calculi, bladder stones, or cystoliths.Blood Pressure: PRESSURE of the BLOOD on the ARTERIES and other BLOOD VESSELS.Infusion Pumps, Implantable: Implanted fluid propulsion systems with self-contained power source for providing long-term controlled-rate delivery of drugs such as chemotherapeutic agents or analgesics. Delivery rate may be externally controlled or osmotically or peristatically controlled with the aid of transcutaneous monitoring.Central Venous Pressure: The blood pressure in the central large VEINS of the body. It is distinguished from peripheral venous pressure which occurs in an extremity.Femoral Artery: The main artery of the thigh, a continuation of the external iliac artery.Angiography: Radiography of blood vessels after injection of a contrast medium.Bundle of His: Small band of specialized CARDIAC MUSCLE fibers that originates in the ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE and extends into the membranous part of the interventricular septum. The bundle of His, consisting of the left and the right bundle branches, conducts the electrical impulses to the HEART VENTRICLES in generation of MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION.Hydrocephalus: Excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the cranium which may be associated with dilation of cerebral ventricles, INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; HEADACHE; lethargy; URINARY INCONTINENCE; and ATAXIA.Ventricular Premature Complexes: A type of cardiac arrhythmia with premature contractions of the HEART VENTRICLES. It is characterized by the premature QRS complex on ECG that is of abnormal shape and great duration (generally >129 msec). It is the most common form of all cardiac arrhythmias. Premature ventricular complexes have no clinical significance except in concurrence with heart diseases.Infusion Pumps: Fluid propulsion systems driven mechanically, electrically, or osmotically that are used to inject (or infuse) over time agents into a patient or experimental animal; used routinely in hospitals to maintain a patent intravenous line, to administer antineoplastic agents and other drugs in thromboembolism, heart disease, diabetes mellitus (INSULIN INFUSION SYSTEMS is also available), and other disorders.Risk Factors: An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, or inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiologic evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.Analgesia, Obstetrical: The elimination of PAIN, without the loss of CONSCIOUSNESS, during OBSTETRIC LABOR; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; or the POSTPARTUM PERIOD, usually through the administration of ANALGESICS.Phlebography: Radiographic visualization or recording of a vein after the injection of contrast medium.Urinary Retention: Inability to empty the URINARY BLADDER with voiding (URINATION).Brachiocephalic Veins: Large veins on either side of the root of the neck formed by the junction of the internal jugular and subclavian veins. They drain blood from the head, neck, and upper extremities, and unite to form the superior vena cava.Thermodilution: Measurement of blood flow based on induction at one point of the circulation of a known change in the intravascular heat content of flowing blood and detection of the resultant change in temperature at a point downstream.Transducers: Any device or element which converts an input signal into an output signal of a different form. Examples include the microphone, phonographic pickup, loudspeaker, barometer, photoelectric cell, automobile horn, doorbell, and underwater sound transducer. (McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)Punctures: Incision of tissues for injection of medication or for other diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Punctures of the skin, for example may be used for diagnostic drainage; of blood vessels for diagnostic imaging procedures.Povidone-Iodine: An iodinated polyvinyl polymer used as topical antiseptic in surgery and for skin and mucous membrane infections, also as aerosol. The iodine may be radiolabeled for research purposes.Pericardial Effusion: Fluid accumulation within the PERICARDIUM. Serous effusions are associated with pericardial diseases. Hemopericardium is associated with trauma. Lipid-containing effusion (chylopericardium) results from leakage of THORACIC DUCT. Severe cases can lead to CARDIAC TAMPONADE.Coronary Sinus: A short vein that collects about two thirds of the venous blood from the MYOCARDIUM and drains into the RIGHT ATRIUM. Coronary sinus, normally located between the LEFT ATRIUM and LEFT VENTRICLE on the posterior surface of the heart, can serve as an anatomical reference for cardiac procedures.Bandages: Material used for wrapping or binding any part of the body.Magnetics: The study of MAGNETIC PHENOMENA.Microscopy, Electron, Scanning: Microscopy in which the object is examined directly by an electron beam scanning the specimen point-by-point. The image is constructed by detecting the products of specimen interactions that are projected above the plane of the sample, such as backscattered electrons. Although SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY also scans the specimen point by point with the electron beam, the image is constructed by detecting the electrons, or their interaction products that are transmitted through the sample plane, so that is a form of TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY.Tachycardia, Paroxysmal: Abnormally rapid heartbeats with sudden onset and cessation.Minocycline: A TETRACYCLINE analog, having a 7-dimethylamino and lacking the 5 methyl and hydroxyl groups, which is effective against tetracycline-resistant STAPHYLOCOCCUS infections.Silver: Silver. An element with the atomic symbol Ag, atomic number 47, and atomic weight 107.87. It is a soft metal that is used medically in surgical instruments, dental prostheses, and alloys. Long-continued use of silver salts can lead to a form of poisoning known as ARGYRIA.Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease: Pathological process resulting in the fibrous obstruction of the small- and medium-sized PULMONARY VEINS and PULMONARY HYPERTENSION. Veno-occlusion can arise from fibrous proliferation of the VASCULAR INTIMA and VASCULAR MEDIA; THROMBOSIS; or a combination of both.Antisepsis: The destruction of germs causing disease.Robotics: The application of electronic, computerized control systems to mechanical devices designed to perform human functions. Formerly restricted to industry, but nowadays applied to artificial organs controlled by bionic (bioelectronic) devices, like automated insulin pumps and other prostheses.Arrhythmias, Cardiac: Any disturbances of the normal rhythmic beating of the heart or MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION. Cardiac arrhythmias can be classified by the abnormalities in HEART RATE, disorders of electrical impulse generation, or impulse conduction.Brachial Plexus: The large network of nerve fibers which distributes the innervation of the upper extremity. The brachial plexus extends from the neck into the axilla. In humans, the nerves of the plexus usually originate from the lower cervical and the first thoracic spinal cord segments (C5-C8 and T1), but variations are not uncommon.Cardiac Output: The volume of BLOOD passing through the HEART per unit of time. It is usually expressed as liters (volume) per minute so as not to be confused with STROKE VOLUME (volume per beat).Subarachnoid Space: The space between the arachnoid membrane and PIA MATER, filled with CEREBROSPINAL FLUID. It contains large blood vessels that supply the BRAIN and SPINAL CORD.Safety: Freedom from exposure to danger and protection from the occurrence or risk of injury or loss. It suggests optimal precautions in the workplace, on the street, in the home, etc., and includes personal safety as well as the safety of property.Coronary Vessels: The veins and arteries of the HEART.Tomography, X-Ray Computed: Tomography using x-ray transmission and a computer algorithm to reconstruct the image.Vena Cava, Inferior: The venous trunk which receives blood from the lower extremities and from the pelvic and abdominal organs.Tachycardia, Sinoatrial Nodal Reentry: Abnormally rapid heartbeats caused by reentry circuit in or around the SINOATRIAL NODE. It is characterized by sudden onset and offset episodes of tachycardia with a HEART RATE of 100-150 beats per minute. The P wave is identical to the sinus P wave but with a longer PR interval.Pneumothorax: An accumulation of air or gas in the PLEURAL CAVITY, which may occur spontaneously or as a result of trauma or a pathological process. The gas may also be introduced deliberately during PNEUMOTHORAX, ARTIFICIAL.Intensive Care Units: Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients.Radio Waves: Electromagnetic waves with frequencies between about 3 kilohertz (very low frequency - VLF) and 300,000 megahertz (extremely high frequency - EHF). They are used in television and radio broadcasting, land and satellite communications systems, radionavigation, radiolocation, and DIATHERMY. The highest frequency radio waves are MICROWAVES.Heart Rate: The number of times the HEART VENTRICLES contract per unit of time, usually per minute.Pericardium: A conical fibro-serous sac surrounding the HEART and the roots of the great vessels (AORTA; VENAE CAVAE; PULMONARY ARTERY). Pericardium consists of two sacs: the outer fibrous pericardium and the inner serous pericardium. The latter consists of an outer parietal layer facing the fibrous pericardium, and an inner visceral layer (epicardium) resting next to the heart, and a pericardial cavity between these two layers.Monitoring, Intraoperative: The constant checking on the state or condition of a patient during the course of a surgical operation (e.g., checking of vital signs).Radiology, Interventional: Subspecialty of radiology that combines organ system radiography, catheter techniques and sectional imaging.Coronary Angiography: Radiography of the vascular system of the heart muscle after injection of a contrast medium.Candidiasis: Infection with a fungus of the genus CANDIDA. It is usually a superficial infection of the moist areas of the body and is generally caused by CANDIDA ALBICANS. (Dorland, 27th ed)Postoperative Care: The period of care beginning when the patient is removed from surgery and aimed at meeting the patient's psychological and physical needs directly after surgery. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)Infant, Newborn: An infant during the first month after birth.Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic: Dysfunction of the URINARY BLADDER due to disease of the central or peripheral nervous system pathways involved in the control of URINATION. This is often associated with SPINAL CORD DISEASES, but may also be caused by BRAIN DISEASES or PERIPHERAL NERVE DISEASES.Bacterial Adhesion: Physicochemical property of fimbriated (FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL) and non-fimbriated bacteria of attaching to cells, tissue, and nonbiological surfaces. It is a factor in bacterial colonization and pathogenicity.Embolization, Therapeutic: A method of hemostasis utilizing various agents such as Gelfoam, silastic, metal, glass, or plastic pellets, autologous clot, fat, and muscle as emboli. It has been used in the treatment of spinal cord and INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS, renal arteriovenous fistulas, gastrointestinal bleeding, epistaxis, hypersplenism, certain highly vascular tumors, traumatic rupture of blood vessels, and control of operative hemorrhage.Ventriculostomy: Surgical creation of an opening in a cerebral ventricle.Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis: DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS of an upper extremity vein (e.g., AXILLARY VEIN; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; and JUGULAR VEINS). It is associated with mechanical factors (Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis, Primary) secondary to other anatomic factors (Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis, Secondary). Symptoms may include sudden onset of pain, warmth, redness, blueness, and swelling in the arm.Bupivacaine: A widely used local anesthetic agent.Constriction, Pathologic: The condition of an anatomical structure's being constricted beyond normal dimensions.Embolism: Blocking of a blood vessel by an embolus which can be a blood clot or other undissolved material in the blood stream.Heart Ventricles: The lower right and left chambers of the heart. The right ventricle pumps venous BLOOD into the LUNGS and the left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood into the systemic arterial circulation.Staphylococcus aureus: Potentially pathogenic bacteria found in nasal membranes, skin, hair follicles, and perineum of warm-blooded animals. They may cause a wide range of infections and intoxications.Sheep: Any of the ruminant mammals with curved horns in the genus Ovis, family Bovidae. They possess lachrymal grooves and interdigital glands, which are absent in GOATS.Models, Animal: Non-human animals, selected because of specific characteristics, for use in experimental research, teaching, or testing.Omentum: A double-layered fold of peritoneum that attaches the STOMACH to other organs in the ABDOMINAL CAVITY.Urinary Bladder Fistula: An abnormal passage in the URINARY BLADDER or between the bladder and any surrounding organ.Infusions, Intravenous: The long-term (minutes to hours) administration of a fluid into the vein through venipuncture, either by letting the fluid flow by gravity or by pumping it.Cardiac Surgical Procedures: Surgery performed on the heart.Surgical Tape: A flat, flexible strip of material used to cover or fasten together damaged tissue.Azygos Vein: A vein which arises from the right ascending lumbar vein or the vena cava, enters the thorax through the aortic orifice in the diaphragm, and terminates in the superior vena cava.Bacteria: One of the three domains of life (the others being Eukarya and ARCHAEA), also called Eubacteria. They are unicellular prokaryotic microorganisms which generally possess rigid cell walls, multiply by cell division, and exhibit three principal forms: round or coccal, rodlike or bacillary, and spiral or spirochetal. Bacteria can be classified by their response to OXYGEN: aerobic, anaerobic, or facultatively anaerobic; by the mode by which they obtain their energy: chemotrophy (via chemical reaction) or PHOTOTROPHY (via light reaction); for chemotrophs by their source of chemical energy: CHEMOLITHOTROPHY (from inorganic compounds) or chemoorganotrophy (from organic compounds); and by their source for CARBON; NITROGEN; etc.; HETEROTROPHY (from organic sources) or AUTOTROPHY (from CARBON DIOXIDE). They can also be classified by whether or not they stain (based on the structure of their CELL WALLS) with CRYSTAL VIOLET dye: gram-negative or gram-positive.Peritoneum: A membrane of squamous EPITHELIAL CELLS, the mesothelial cells, covered by apical MICROVILLI that allow rapid absorption of fluid and particles in the PERITONEAL CAVITY. The peritoneum is divided into parietal and visceral components. The parietal peritoneum covers the inside of the ABDOMINAL WALL. The visceral peritoneum covers the intraperitoneal organs. The double-layered peritoneum forms the MESENTERY that suspends these organs from the abdominal wall.Reproducibility of Results: The statistical reproducibility of measurements (often in a clinical context), including the testing of instrumentation or techniques to obtain reproducible results. The concept includes reproducibility of physiological measurements, which may be used to develop rules to assess probability or prognosis, or response to a stimulus; reproducibility of occurrence of a condition; and reproducibility of experimental results.Veins: The vessels carrying blood away from the capillary beds.Thoracostomy: Surgical procedure involving the creation of an opening (stoma) into the chest cavity for drainage; used in the treatment of PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; HEMOTHORAX; and EMPYEMA.Colony Count, Microbial: Enumeration by direct count of viable, isolated bacterial, archaeal, or fungal CELLS or SPORES capable of growth on solid CULTURE MEDIA. The method is used routinely by environmental microbiologists for quantifying organisms in AIR; FOOD; and WATER; by clinicians for measuring patients' microbial load; and in antimicrobial drug testing.Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary: Dilation of an occluded coronary artery (or arteries) by means of a balloon catheter to restore myocardial blood supply.Equipment and Supplies: Expendable and nonexpendable equipment, supplies, apparatus, and instruments that are used in diagnostic, surgical, therapeutic, scientific, and experimental procedures.Candida: A genus of yeast-like mitosporic Saccharomycetales fungi characterized by producing yeast cells, mycelia, pseudomycelia, and blastophores. It is commonly part of the normal flora of the skin, mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina, but can cause a variety of infections, including CANDIDIASIS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; vulvovaginal candidiasis (CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL), and thrush (see CANDIDIASIS, ORAL). (From Dorland, 28th ed)Asepsis: The prevention of access by infecting organisms to the locus of potential infection.Echocardiography: Ultrasonic recording of the size, motion, and composition of the heart and surrounding tissues. The standard approach is transthoracic.
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Complications2
- Conclusions: CVC salvage was feasible in the majority of children with S. aureus CLABSI and was not associated with significant complications or attributable mortality as reported in adults. (northwestern.edu)
- Save Page Medically attended catheter complications were common among outpatients discharged with a CVC, and reduction of these events should be the focus of outpatient quality improvement programs" Spires et al (2018). (vascularaccess.com.au)
Peripherally1
- Are antimicrobial peripherally inserted central catheters associated with reduction in central line-associated bloodstream infection? (vascularaccess.com.au)
Infection1
- Background: Prompt central venous catheter (CVC) removal is currently recommended in children with Staphylococcus aureus central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI). (northwestern.edu)
Venous2
- This study aimed to evaluate the incidence of and risk factors associated with central venous catheter-related infections in patients undergoing hemodialysis, and to identify and characterize the type and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of the primary microorganisms isolated during one year of follow-up. (readbyqxmd.com)
- Unplanned dialysis, also known as urgent start, may be defined as hemodialysis (HD) started without permanent vascular access, i.e., using a central venous catheter (CVC), or as peritoneal dialysis (PD) started within seven days after implantation of the catheter, without family training. (readbyqxmd.com)
Evidence1
- Evidence to guide hemodialysis catheter locking solutions is limited. (readbyqxmd.com)
Drainage11
- They were constantly aware of the flow of urine through their catheters and paid attention to when their bags needed emptying and when urine drainage seemed obstructed. (bmj.com)
- This information will help you prepare to have your drainage catheter with a Uresil ® disk placed at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) and teach you how to care for it at home. (mskcc.org)
- The purpose of a drainage catheter is to drain a collection of fluid in your body. (mskcc.org)
- A drainage catheter is inserted through the skin and into the area where fluid has collected. (mskcc.org)
- Your drainage catheter will be inserted by an interventional radiologist. (mskcc.org)
- After the procedure, your catheter will be attached to a bag to collect the drainage. (mskcc.org)
- Often, drainage catheters are placed urgently when you are sick. (mskcc.org)
- Catheters may be inserted as an in-and-out procedure for immediate drainage, left in with a self-retaining device for short-term drainage (eg, during surgery), or left indwelling for long-term drainage for patients with chronic urinary retention. (medscape.com)
- Urinary bladder catheters are used for urinary drainage or as a means to collect urine for measurement. (uptodate.com)
- Intermittent Catheters provide urinary drainage for individuals with urinary incontinence and other medical conditions. (vitalitymedical.com)
- Connects external or foley catheters to leg or bedside drainage bags. (parentgiving.com)
Insertion16
- The purpose of this study was to compare the margins of error of different shunt catheter approaches to the lateral ventricle and assess surface anatomical aiming landmarks for free-hand ventricular catheter insertion in adult patients with hydrocephalus. (thejns.org)
- The occipital approach to ventricular catheter insertion provides the narrowest margin of error with regard to trajectory but has less aiming point variability than the parietal approach. (thejns.org)
- Foley catheter insertion tray with 30cc syringe. (medical-supplies-equipment-company.com)
- Incidence of anesthetic/fluid leakage at catheter insertion site. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- Evidence of leakage of local anesthetic at the catheter insertion site and any catheter dislodgement or premature withdrawal will be recorded. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- Evidence of leakage of local anesthetic from the catheter insertion site during bolus infusion will be recorded. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- Assessment of catheter stability at insertion site. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- Utilisation has changed only marginally over 46 months, and further guidance is indicated to provide clarity for clinicians on the insertion and removal of catheters to supplement the existing guidance on care. (bmj.com)
- Previous work has predominantly focused on the insertion of catheters (incidence), our study adds to this by providing an understanding of the scale of utilisation (prevalence). (bmj.com)
- Fixed protocols for data collection resulted in the absence of some key information, for example, the reason for insertion of catheters. (bmj.com)
- [ 5 , 6 ] Many facilities have a preloaded syringe with an opening appropriate for insertion into the meatus available either separately or in the catheter kit. (medscape.com)
- This step creates low friction insertion of the Intermittent Catheter into the bladder with minimal irritation to the patient. (vitalitymedical.com)
- Central venous catheter (CVC) insertion is a commonly done procedure but associated with some potential complications. (bmj.com)
- This is an uncommon complication of a CVC insertion that is catheter tear along with fibrin clot occluding the middle port of the CVC, which was detected in time and managed successfully. (bmj.com)
- Based on the type of insertion the terms centrally inserted central catheter (CICC) and peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) may be used. (ceufast.com)
- Pulmonary artery catheterization ( PAC ), or right heart catheterization , is the insertion of a catheter into a pulmonary artery . (wikipedia.org)
Ablation16
- Atrial flutter catheter ablation in adult patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot: mechanisms and outcomes of percutaneous catheter ablation in a consecutive series. (biomedsearch.com)
- BACKGROUND: Prior investigators note successful ablation of both typical cavotricuspid isthmus-dependent and scar-related macroreentrant right atrial flutters (AFL) in adult patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). (biomedsearch.com)
- However, an analysis of the mechanisms (including a description of a uniform approach to diagnose such mechanisms), and clinical outcomes of catheter ablation in a consecutive series of adult patients with AFL late after surgical TOF repair has not been previously reported. (biomedsearch.com)
- Cardiac Electrophysiology and Catheter Ablation is the first handbook-sized practical training guide for medical, technical and industry personnel needing easily accessible, detailed information on the theory and practice of modern invasive investigation and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. (oup.com)
- Highly illustrated throughout, it both simplifies and clarifies the basic electrophysiological principles of many arrhythmias, as well as providing practical advice on performing catheter ablation in patients with a variety of arrhythmias. (oup.com)
- Dr Yaver Bashir is a consultant cardiologist with a special interest in all aspects of cardiac arrhythmia management, including diagnostic electrophysiology, catheter ablation and pacing/ICDs. (oup.com)
- His research and clinical interests include all aspects of arrhythmia patient management, particularly catheter ablation of complex cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. (oup.com)
- Changes in the isolated delayed component as an endpoint of catheter ablation in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: predictor for long-term success. (biomedsearch.com)
- The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of a change in the isolated delayed component (IDC) as an endpoint of the catheter ablation in ARVC. (biomedsearch.com)
- Catheter ablation was carried out in the areas with the IDCs. (biomedsearch.com)
- The purpose of this study is to establish the safety and effectiveness of the Blazer Open-Irrigated radiofrequency ablation catheter for the treatment of drug refractory, recurrent, symptomatic, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- The trial is designed to demonstrate that the safety and effectiveness of the Blazer® Open-Irrigated Ablation Catheter are non-inferior to the safety and effectiveness of the control catheters, for the treatment drug refractory, recurrent, symptomatic, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- The control catheters are open-irrigated radiofrequency ablation catheters that are approved in the United States for the treatment of drug refractory recurrent symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, when used with compatible three-dimensional electroanatomic mapping systems. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- FDA approved Open-Irrigated Radiofrequency Ablation Catheter system and compatible electroanatomic mapping system for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the impact, safety, and success of atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) transferring ablation strategies established in normal hearts. (onlinejacc.org)
- Methods Fifty-seven consecutive ACHD (median age 51.1 ± 14.8 years) with drug-refractory AF were analyzed who underwent catheter ablation between 2004 and 2017. (onlinejacc.org)
Pediatric8
- The Adult, Adolescent and Pediatric Catheters have an internal diameter (ID) that is 35% larger than competitive catheters, resulting in up to 30% higher flow rates. (merit.com)
- The aim of this study is to determine the usefulness of a pediatric airway exchange catheter (PAEC) prior to tracheal extubation of adult patients who were known to have difficult tracheal intubations and/or have risk factors such as airway obstruction for difficult reintubation. (biomedcentral.com)
- A prospective study of the safety of tracheal extubation using a pediatric airway exchange catheter for patients with a known difficult airway. (biomedcentral.com)
- The combined data from the two studies showed that over 80% of adult veins and 85% of pediatric veins can properly accommodate 20-gauge and 22-gauge PIVC, respectively. (hindawi.com)
- Approximately 210 adult and pediatric subjects with dy. (bioportfolio.com)
- What is the role of a central venous catheter in the treatment of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)? (medscape.com)
- Campana D. Role of minimal residual disease monitoring in adult and pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. (medscape.com)
- Analysis of adverse events in pediatric surgery using criteria validated from the adult population: justifying the need for pediatric-focused outcome measures. (ahrq.gov)
Intravenous7
- One solution to these problems is to use a catheter placement method similar to how intravenous catheters are installed. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the use of intrauterine inflated Foley's catheter balloon with or without intravenous tranexamic acid to control PPH during cesarean delivery in cases of placenta previa. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- Cairo, Egypt) intravenous just before skin incision plus Intrauterine Inflated Foley's Catheter Balloon. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- Intravenous and intra-arterial catheters should also be cultured if catheter sepsis is suggested. (medscape.com)
- We offer a wide range of safety devices such as hypodermics, insulin and TB syringes, peripheral intravenous catheters, venipuncture, winged needle draws, closed system procedures, syringe draws and needle-less transfer, lancet sampling, and arterial blood sampling. (smiths-medical.com)
- Objective: analyze the risk factors linked to complications in peripheral intravenous catheters. (unifesp.br)
- Conclusion: risk factors linked to complications in peripheral intravenous catheters were: hospitalization periods between 10-29 days, antimicrobial infusion, solutions and fluids and corticosteroids. (unifesp.br)
Sterile4
- It is a sterile, extended-use device that resides fully internally to the male lower urinary tract for an intended use life of up to 7 days per catheter. (centerwatch.com)
- This 14 Fr sterile whistle tip catheter comes with a pop-up cup. (medical-supplies-equipment-company.com)
- Sterile, 10 Fr suction catheter kit. (medical-supplies-equipment-company.com)
- This 10 Fr sterile whistle-tip catheter comes with a mini-tray. (medical-supplies-equipment-company.com)
Intermittent catheter3
- 12 Fr female plastic intermittent catheter. (medical-supplies-equipment-company.com)
- The Teleflex FloCath Quick Coude Hydrophilic Intermittent Catheter is packaged in a patented sheath for easy grip and touchless handling. (vitalitymedical.com)
- This Rusch FloCath Quick Hydrophilic Intermittent Catheter with Coude Tip offers a slight bend that's helpful to bypass possible obstructions when patient has an enlarged prostate. (vitalitymedical.com)
Catheterisation4
- All randomised and quasi-randomised trials comparing antibiotic prophylaxis for short-term (up to and including 14 days) catheterisation in adults. (cochrane.org)
- This stand-alone study day is for qualified nurses and is designed to enable practitioners to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to safely perform male urethral catheterisation & catheter-management. (city.ac.uk)
- Catheterisation - Indwelling catheters in adults. (city.ac.uk)
- Variation in catheter prevalence between patient groups, settings and specialties may exist with studies reporting a catheterisation rate of 12%-26% among hospitalised patients. (bmj.com)
Critically ill patients4
- A randomised, controlled trial of the pulmonary artery catheter in critically ill patients. (ebscohost.com)
- Objective: To compare the survival and clinical outcomes of critically ill patients treated with the use of a pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) to those treated without the use of a PAC. (ebscohost.com)
- Central venous and arterial catheters are a major component in the treatment of critically ill patients and patients that require long-term IV treatment. (ceufast.com)
- No study has definitively demonstrated improved outcome in critically ill patients managed with PA catheters. (wikipedia.org)
Arterial3
- What is the importance of IV and intra-arterial catheters in the evaluation of Enterobacter infections? (medscape.com)
- A total of 100 adult patients requiring an arterial line in the operating room were assigned randomly to undergo radial arterial. (ebscohost.com)
- 2. The catheter apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a monitor lumen having proximal and distal ends which extends completely through the catheter body distally past said balloon to communicate with blood in the vessel for measuring pulmonary arterial pressure when the catheter is in place and the balloon is deflated, and for measuring pulmonary capillary wedge pressure when the balloon is inflated. (google.com)
Central venous catheter colon1
- This study wishes to explore the impact of the central venous catheter colonization on the ARDS patient with and without prone position. (centerwatch.com)
Intensive care units1
- A systematic review comparing the relative effectiveness of antimicrobial-coated catheters in intensive care units. (springer.com)
Femoral7
- Survival and Clinical Outcomes of Tunneled Central Jugular and Femoral Catheters in Prevalent Hemodialysis Patients. (bioportfolio.com)
- The literature on the outcomes of tunneled femoral catheters compared to that of jugular catheters is scarce and derived mainly from small cohorts. (bioportfolio.com)
- For femoral artery cannulation, the catheter-over-wire technique is preferred. (medscape.com)
- The catheter-over-needle technique can also be used for femoral artery cannulation, either alone or in combination with an over-the-wire technique (ie, Seldinger) if a longer indwelling catheter is desired. (medscape.com)
- Two strategies to prevent femoral venous catheter-associated pulmonary embolism (PE) were compared. (york.ac.uk)
- The catheter is introduced through a large vein-often the internal jugular , subclavian , or femoral veins. (wikipedia.org)
- Femoral vs jugular venous catheterization and risk of nosocomial events in adults requiring acute renal replacement: a randomized controlled trial. (springer.com)
Tray2
- This 14 Fr whistle tip catheter comes packaged in a mini-tray. (medical-supplies-equipment-company.com)
- 10 Fr whistle tip catheter kit comes packaged in a tray with peel-down lid. (medical-supplies-equipment-company.com)
Urine7
- Catheters may be used to drain urine from the bladder in hospital for short periods of time (less than two weeks). (cochrane.org)
- Urine flowing: a phenomenological study of living with a urinary catheter. (bmj.com)
- Vulnerability: the force of flowing water was a metaphor to describe the similarity of the movement of urine into the catheter bag to water that is let into and out of a dam. (bmj.com)
- Watchful attention to urine flow: "running all the while" described the continuous flow of urine through the catheter and into the catheter bag. (bmj.com)
- Noise in the urine bag: "slosh-slosh" referred to the sound of the urine sloshing around in the catheter bag. (bmj.com)
- Embodied knowledge of urine flow: "paying attention" represented how participants paid attention to their own urine flow patterns and checked their catheter tubing for kinks to help keep the urine flowing freely. (bmj.com)
- How much urine does the average adult pass each day? (medicinenet.com)
Bloodstream1
- The fluid or medicine flows through the IV tubing into the catheter, then into the bloodstream. (cancer.ca)
Vinyl catheter1
- With 3 PVP swabsticks, 14 Fr vinyl catheter and latex gloves. (medical-supplies-equipment-company.com)
Balloon catheters2
- For many years the only available devices were the Hyperform and the Hyperglide balloon catheters. (nih.gov)
- We retrospectively analysed from our prospectively gathered aneurysm database all aneurysms that were treated with balloon remodelling using TransForm occlusion balloon catheters from January 2013 to February 2014. (nih.gov)
Lumen8
- An aspirating/ventilating or aspirating apparatus comprising multi-lumen catheter tubes, for evacuation of lung secretions and for other functions as well. (google.com)
- Two and three lumen catheter tubes which comprise three unique distal catheter end structures are disclosed. (google.com)
- Material comprising oxygen-containing gas is introduced into the lungs under positive pressure through a first lumen of the catheter tube at a predetermined rate while secretions (and gas) are simultaneously aspirated from the lung into a second lumen by force of negative pressure. (google.com)
- In a first distal catheter end structure, an oxygen-containing gas is introduced through the first lumen as a circumscribing jet around the second lumen to provide fluid flow turbulence external to a second lumen to improve homogenization of localized secretions resulting in more efficient aspiration. (google.com)
- In a third distal catheter end structure in a three lumen catheter, provision is made for independent introduction of medication and/or lavage solutions into the lungs via a third lumen into a common entry/exit port. (google.com)
- 2. An aspirating apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the effluent port means comprise a plurality of effluent orifices open inwardly into the aspirating lumen means at the distal end of the catheter tube where said common region is located. (google.com)
- 3. The catheter apparatus of claim 2, wherein the proximal end of said monitor lumen is configured for at least one of blood sampling and infusion of a therapeutic drug. (google.com)
- The internal jugular vein is a preferred site for venous access for large lumen, long-term central venous catheters for chemotherapy, hemofiltration and plasma exchange. (radiopaedia.org)
Jugular1
- In most situations, central catheters are implanted in the right jugular vein as initial access for hemodialysis. (bioportfolio.com)
Indwelling10
- What are the experiences of adults living with indwelling urinary catheters? (bmj.com)
- 14 adults (age range 35-95 y, 64% women) with long term indwelling urinary catheters (duration 6 mo to 18 y) who lived in the community. (bmj.com)
- Adults living with an indwelling urinary catheter found the experience to be like living with the forces of flowing water. (bmj.com)
- Qualitative research has not previously been done on the experience of having an indwelling urethral catheter. (bmj.com)
- 1 This study by Wilde adds to this body of knowledge by helping healthcare practitioners understand the unique situations that patients face in dealing with an indwelling catheter to manage incontinence. (bmj.com)
- The Connected Catheter is a fully internal, urethral indwelling urinary prosthesis designed for improved bladder management in males with urinary retention disorders requiring catheterization. (centerwatch.com)
- The Connected Catheter is fully internal, indwelling urinary prosthesis designed for improved bladder management in males with urinary retention disorders requiring catheterization. (centerwatch.com)
- A catheter left inside the body, either temporarily or permanently, may be referred to as an indwelling catheter. (news-medical.net)
- An indwelling urinary catheter is a thin, flexible tube that is inserted into the bladder. (drugs.com)
- Patients of all ages may require urethral catheterization, but patients who are elderly or chronically ill are more likely to require indwelling catheters, which carry their own independent risks. (medscape.com)
Rubber Catheter1
- BARDIA Coude Red Rubber Catheter 12 Fr. (vitalitymedical.com)
Pulmonary artery c2
- The pulmonary artery catheter allows direct, simultaneous measurement of pressures in the right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, and the filling pressure ( "wedge" pressure ) of the left atrium. (wikipedia.org)
- The pulmonary artery catheter is frequently referred to as a Swan-Ganz catheter , in honor of its inventors Jeremy Swan and William Ganz , from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center . (wikipedia.org)
Intravascular1
- This invention relates to intravascular catheters, and more particularly to balloon-tipped catheters and to a novel method of use to control hemorrhage during surgery. (google.com)
Cardiac catheters1
- No cardiac catheters for cell delivery approved in U.S. (slideserve.com)
Peripheral3
- When PIVC-based aspiration is performed, the blood supply must come from the cannulated vein in which the catheter is placed with either peripheral to central flow around the catheter or retrograde flow to the catheter tip from a more central segment of the vein (Figure 1 ). (hindawi.com)
- Additionally, branches which merge with the target vein, either central or peripheral to the catheter, may contribute blood to refill the "aspiration reservoir" or target vein. (hindawi.com)
- Mortality and vascular morbidity in older adults with asymptomatic versus symptomatic peripheral artery disease. (springer.com)
Prevention1
- According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 15 to 25 % of hospitalized patients receive catheters during their hospital stay. (medgadget.com)
Antimicrobial3
- Antimicrobial central venous catheters in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (springer.com)
- The efficacy of antimicrobial urinary catheters in hospitalized patients is poorly defined. (annals.org)
- According to fair-quality evidence, antimicrobial urinary catheters can prevent bacteriuria in hospitalized patients during short-term catheterization, depending on antimicrobial coating and several other variables. (annals.org)
Ventricular catheter2
- Posterior ventricular catheter burr-hole localizer. (thejns.org)
- The ReFlow shunt system is comprised of a flusher, intended to keep the catheter unblocked, with a ventricular catheter and what it calls a "relief membrane. (hydroassoc.org)
Urology1
- Catheter is thin tube medical device inserted into the body for diagnosis or treatment and are used in the treatment of diseases like cardiovascular, neurovascular, and urology. (medgadget.com)
Diagnostic2
- Catheters inserted into various locations within the heart for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. (bioportfolio.com)
- Catheters inserted into the URINARY BLADDER or kidney for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes. (bioportfolio.com)
Intervention3
- Among them, the condom catheter seems to be an efficient and economic intervention for the treatment of PPH in lowresource countries. (omicsonline.org)
- Over a four-month period, ten women were randomized: five in the intervention group (condom catheter + misoprostol) and five in the control group (only misoprostol ). (omicsonline.org)
- Patients being considered for catheter intervention are discussed at our weekly team meetings. (guysandstthomas.nhs.uk)
Lumens3
- Balloon catheter guidewire lumens / connectors not tested to sustain high pressures? (slideserve.com)
- A variety of catheters can be used with a variable number of lumens, and with or without a subcutaneously tunneled portion. (radiopaedia.org)
- The more lumens, the thicker the catheter. (ceufast.com)
Incidence1
- Although the anatomical classification of congenital heart defects is complex, three major categories constitute a large percentage of adult CHD patients with arrhythmia, because of their frequency and high incidence of arrhythmia (fig 1). (bmj.com)
Needle6
- The time (in seconds) taken to correctly place the needle/catheter for delivery of local anesthetic will be recorded. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- The most common method of placing the catheter close to a nerve involves threading the catheter through a needle which has been inserted under the skin. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- Another problem is that the puncture hole left by the needle is larger than the diameter of the catheter, meaning that when the needle is withdrawn, the catheter is not secure, which increases the chance that it will dislodge and cause leakage of local anesthetic. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- The catheter is then threaded through the needle. (cancer.ca)
- For radial artery cannulation, either the catheter-over-needle technique or the catheter-over-wire technique may be used. (medscape.com)
- Method: secondary data analysis of a randomized controlled trial with 169 medical and surgical patients placed in two groups, one with integrated safety catheter (n= 90) and other using simple needle catheter (n= 79), with three months follow-up time. (unifesp.br)
Heparin3
- Taurolock Hep 500 Versus Unfractionated Heparin as Anti-inflammatory in Hemodialysis Catheters. (bioportfolio.com)
- We did this review to find out whether locking catheters with heparin was better than locking them with saline to avoid blockages, and to determine how safe each method is. (digitalistechnology.co.uk)
- Our updated review found that locking catheters with heparin may or may not prevent blocking better than flushing with normal saline. (digitalistechnology.co.uk)
Duration1
- Rates vary depending upon the type of catheter and duration of use. (uptodate.com)
Healthcare1
- Healthcare workers in the cath lab 'sort of know there is a risk but it's typically presented to young people as something to know about and not to worry about,' said Dr. Lloyd Klein of Advocate Illinois Medical Center in Chicago, who coauthored an editorial accompanying the new study. (foxnews.com)
Incontinence1
- However, as the author herself comments, the full range of perspectives of community dwelling people with incontinence may not be represented by this homogeneous sample of white adults of European descent. (bmj.com)
Surgical4
- Refinement of surgical techniques for the treatment of congenital heart disease (CHD) has created a new population of young adults with heart disease. (bmj.com)
- As surgical mortality has fallen, the number of adults living with major congenital heart defects has increased. (bmj.com)
- However, more common are acquired arrhythmias that are rarely seen in normal young adult hearts, and that are associated with longstanding hypertrophy and fibrosis caused by cyanosis, chronic haemodynamic overload, and superimposed surgical scarring. (bmj.com)
- Adult patients with congenital heart disease who have had surgical correction in childhood, may require re-operations in later life. (guysandstthomas.nhs.uk)
Occlusion2
- We present our initial experience with the TransForm occlusion balloon catheter for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms. (nih.gov)
- In our small series, the TransForm occlusion balloon catheter seems to be safe and effective for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms, in ruptured and unruptured cases. (nih.gov)
Device6
- Additionally, weekly follow-up will occur for 14 days following the final appointment after the subject discontinues use of study device and reverts to his original catheter. (centerwatch.com)
- The catheter and first guidewire are then removed and one or more working device(s) (balloons, atherectomy devices, setnts, etc.) is/are advanced over the second guidewire and used to establish a subintimal bypass channel through which blood may flow around the obstruction. (freepatentsonline.com)
- 5. A device according to claim 1 wherein a side port if formed in the catheter body and wherein the laterally deployable member is advanceable out of said side port. (freepatentsonline.com)
- 10. A device according to claim 1 wherein the laterally deployable member is moveable back and forth between a retracted position wherein it is substantially within the catheter body and an extended position wherein it extends laterally from the catheter body. (freepatentsonline.com)
- 13. A device according to claim 12 wherein the laterally deployable member exits from a side opening in the catheter body and the housing is curved in the direction of said side opening. (freepatentsonline.com)
- The catheter is thin tube medical device made from the high graded material. (medgadget.com)
Clinical7
- Writing in the Journal of Clinical Nursing, they said: "Difficulties to return to normal bladder function after removal of the urinary catheter are frequent in patients with hip fracture. (nursingtimes.net)
- The spectrum of clinical consequences of arrhythmia in adults with CHD ranges from clinically occult arrhythmia to sudden death. (bmj.com)
- At the other extreme of clinical presentation, not all adults with CHD and arrhythmia are symptomatic, and some experience symptoms so subtle that the amount of the day spent in tachycardia is not easily quantified. (bmj.com)
- A Prospective Clinical Study of a Percutaneous Vascular Access System for Hemodialysis Catheters. (bioportfolio.com)
- Justification for its continued use rests on a large body of clinical experience, disadvantages of other cardiac output monitoring systems, its ability to accurately measure pulmonary artery pressure, and the potential to use the catheter as a direct conduit for drug administration into the pulmonary artery. (wikipedia.org)
- Procedures in the 'cath lab' - named for the catheters threaded into the heart - are done for all forms of cardiac disease, like congenital heart defects, ischemic heart disease or heart arrhythmias, said lead author Maria Grazia Andreassi of the CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology in Pisa, Italy. (foxnews.com)
- The study was limited by the number, size, and quality of studies and by lack of the following: intention-to-treat analyses, data on clinical end points, and trials comparing nitrofurazone-coated with silver alloy-coated catheters. (annals.org)
Interventional2
- The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) has released a position statement on adult congenital cardiac interventional training, competencies and organizational recommendations. (news-medical.net)
- For instance, Surefire Medical, Inc. has launched new Flexion Guiding Catheter in the market for interventional radiologists performing embolization procedures. (medgadget.com)
