The totally implantable venous port device is used in patients undergoing chemotherapy. The complications associated with this device include venous thrombosis, infection, catheter fracture, extravasation, and intravascular dislodgement. The incidence of port catheter dislodgement is low. The treatment of choice for port dislocation involves immediate retrieval of the distal migrated part, and percutaneous transcatheter retrieval is regarded as the standard method. A 40-year-old female presented with intermittent palpitation. She was referred from the Department of General Surgery after detection of a fractured and dislocated implantable venous port system into the main pulmonary artery. We successfully retrieved the dislocated fractured device using a 5-Fr pigtail catheter and snare catheter. We herein report this case with a literature review.
Cardiac Complexes, Premature ; Catheterization, Central Venous ; Catheters ; Catheters, Indwelling ; Dislocations ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Pulmonary Artery ; SNARE Proteins ; Vascular Access Devices ; Venous Thrombosis

Whether indwelling urethral catheter should be removed after urethroplasty or visual internal urethrotomy in patients with posterior urethral injured is still controversial. From May 1990 to February 1995, 28 patients with posterior urethral injury underwent retrograde pericatheter urethrography for the purpose of the evaluation of urethral continuity in the timing of the removal of indwelling urethral catheter. The indwelling catheter was removed in 24 patients whose urethra did not have any extravasation, and 4 patients had detectable extravasation. We conclude that retrograde pericatheter urethrogram is the most useful radiologically diagnostic method to evaluate in the timing of the removal of indwelling urethral catheter and to obtain the objective parameter of urethral patency in posterior urethral injured patients, postoperatively.
Catheters* ; Catheters, Indwelling ; Humans ; Urethra ; Urinary Catheters

PURPOSE: To evaluate the usefulness and safety of the placement of an implantable chemoport via external jugular vein as a primary route for chemotherapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between January 2006 and June 2007, a total of 108 implantable chemoports were placed on 325 patients for chemotherapy via the external jugular vein as a primary route. We placed a 9.6 F single lumen chemoport using a surgical procedure (n=89) and an interventional procedure (n=19), and evaluated the duration of catheterization days and treatment complications. RESULTS: An implantable chemoport was successfully installed in all cases. Furthermore, the duration of catheterization ranged from 2 to 461 days (mean: 187 days, total catheter days: 21,994). In addition, a total of 85 chemoports were removed due to complications (n=7) and termination of chemotherapy (n=78). A transient pulmonary air embolism occurring during a procedure was observed in one case. No pneumothorax or catheter malpositions were observed in the study subjects. Two chemoports were removed two days after implantation due to persistent tachycardia. In addition, five late complications occurred, which resulted in catheter occlusion (3 cases) (3%, 0.14/1000 catheter day) and infection in (2 cases) (2%, 0.09/1000 Catheter days). Lastly, no symptoms were attributed to a central vein thrombosis. CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that the implantation of chemoports via the external jugular vein is a safe procedure. Moreover, the selection of the external jugular vein as a primary route is useful in determining chemoport insertion locations.
Catheterization ; Catheterization, Central Venous ; Catheters ; Catheters, Indwelling ; Embolism, Air ; Humans ; Jugular Veins ; Pneumothorax ; Tachycardia ; Thrombosis ; Veins

PURPOSE: The tunneled hemodialysis catheter has been widely used for a temporary or an alternative permanent vascular access in patients requiring hemodialysis. The tunneled hemodialysis catheter is also widely used for a reliable vascular access in children who need stem cell transplantation. METHOD: We reviewed the results of 150 catheters inserted in 108 patients for the duration of the indwelling catheter, the complication rate and the reasons for insertion and removal. RESULT: The mean duration of the indwelling catheter was 5.7 months (1 d~52.2 mo). In the stem cell transplantation group, the mean duration of the indwelling catheter was significantly longer than for the hemodialysis group (mean: 9.9 mo vs. 3.6 mo, P<0.05). Fifty-one catheters (39.8%) were removed due to complications. The most common complications were infection (n=23: 17.9%) and dislocation (n=15: 11.7%). In the hemodialysis group, the complication-related catheter removal was more frequent than in the stem cell transplantation group (43.9% vs. 32.6%, P<0.05). CONCLUSION: The tunneled hemodialysis catheter remains a reliable short-term vascular access for hemodialysis and a good vascular access in stem cell transplantation.
Catheterization, Central Venous ; Catheters* ; Catheters, Indwelling ; Child* ; Dislocations ; Humans ; Renal Dialysis* ; Stem Cell Transplantation

Humans ; Vena Cava, Inferior ; Catheterization, Central Venous ; Renal Dialysis ; Catheters ; Catheters, Indwelling

BACKGROUND: Surveillance and interventions of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) had mainly been targeted in intensive care units (ICUs). Central lines are increasingly used outside ICUs. Therefore, we performed a hospital-wide survey of CLABSIs to evaluate the current status and develop strategies to reduce CLBASI rates. METHODS: All hospitalized patients with central venous catheters (CVCs) were screened for CLABSIs from January 2014 through December 2015 at a 1,328 bed tertiary care teaching hospital in Korea using an electronic data-collecting system. Clinical information including type of CVC was collected. CLABSI rates were calculated using the definitions of the National Health and Safety Network after excluding mucosal barrier injury laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection (BSI). RESULTS: A total of 154 CLABSIs were identified, of which 72 (46.8%) occurred in general wards and 82 (53.2%) in ICUs (0.81 and 2.71 per 1,000 catheter days), respectively. Non-tunneled CVCs were most common (68.6%) among 70 CLABSI events diagnosed within one week of their maintenance. On the other hand, tunneled CVCs and peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) were more common (60.5%) among 114 CLABSI events diagnosed more than a week after maintenance. Whereas the majority (72.2%) of CLABSIs in ICUs were associated with non-tunneled CVCs, tunneled CVCs (38.9%) and PICCs (36.8%) were more common in general wards. CONCLUSION: CLABSIs are less common in general wards than in ICUs, but they are more often associated with long-term indwelling catheters. Therefore, interventions to prevent CLABSIs should be tailored according to the type of ward and type of catheter.
Catheters ; Catheters, Indwelling ; Central Venous Catheters ; Hand ; Hospitals, Teaching ; Humans ; Intensive Care Units ; Korea ; Patients' Rooms ; Tertiary Healthcare

OBJECTIVE: Voiding dysfunction may be occurred due to the herpes zoster with lumbosacral lesion. We studied the clinical symptoms in patients with voiding dysfunction caused by herpes zoster. METHODS: We have investigated the medical records in 10 patients. These patients had urinary symptoms associated with herpes zoster. RESULTS: Dermatome levels were sacral(s) in 10 patients (s2, 4 patients; s3, 6 patients). Urologic symptoms were acute urinary retention in 10 patients who showed detrusor areflexia (7 patients) or detrusor hyporeflexia (3 patients) in urodynamics. All patients were managed by inserting catheter with alpha blocker. After 1 week we removed indwelling catheter. All patients were no problem in urination. CONCLUSION: The cause of voiding dysfunction is not known clearly in herpes zoster infection. But we investigated that Famciclovir 750 mg using oral medication and the urethral catheter insertion performed by one week was recovered from herpes zoster. Authors think it is useful for patients with impaired urination.
2-Aminopurine ; Catheters ; Catheters, Indwelling ; Female ; Herpes Zoster ; Humans ; Medical Records ; Reflex, Abnormal ; Urinary Catheters ; Urinary Retention ; Urination ; Urodynamics

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify nursing activities and to analyze patient outcomes related to indwelling urinary catheterization. METHOD: A review was done of 628 medical records from five units for patients admitted between January 1 and June 30, 2006. Twelve nurses who worked in the same units were interviewed. RESULTS: In the interviews, nurses reported considering several non-invasive interventions prior to catheterization but there were no medical records of this activity. Results from the in-depth interviews showed that infection control activities such as urinary bag management were conducted but again there were no medical records. Seventy-five percent of the catheters were removed without prescription. In the medical records there were no notes for approximately 15%, on the time of first voiding and 80%, on volume of first voiding after removal of catheter. There was a significant difference in hospitalization days between the group catheterized for 5 days or less and the group catheterized for 6 days or more. CONCLUSION: Results indicate a need to close the gap between recorded and described activities and between current and best evidence based practice. Further study is needed to develop a standard recording system and guidelines related indwelling catheterization to decrease the gaps identified in this research.
Catheterization ; Catheters ; Catheters, Indwelling ; Evidence-Based Practice ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Infection Control ; Medical Records ; Prescriptions ; Professional Practice ; Urinary Catheterization ; Urinary Catheters

Catheterization, Central Venous ; adverse effects ; instrumentation ; Catheters, Indwelling ; adverse effects ; Central Venous Catheters ; adverse effects ; Device Removal ; Humans

One hundred fifty bacteriae isolated in significant numbers from 96 specimens of urine of the 45 in-patients with long-term indwelling catheter were evaluated from January, 1978 to July. 1979 and the following results were obtained; 1. In 20 patients (44.4%), positive urine culture was obtained within 10 days after indwelled catheter in the urinary tract and 97.9% of the patients revealed the positive urine culture within 20 days after that. 2. Of 150 bacterial strains isolated by cultures of the urine, 96% was gram-negative bacteria and 4% was gram-positive. Isolated organisms included klebsiella(27.4%), E.coli(23.3%). proteus(14.7%), pseudomonas(12.0%). coliform bacilli(10.0%). other gram-negative organism (8.6%), staphylococcus(2.7%) and streptococcus (l.3%) in order of frequency. 3. In 4 patients(8.9%), bacteremia was developed. Isolated organism from blood culture and those from urine culture were same. The mortality rate was 50%.
Bacteremia ; Bacteria ; Catheters ; Catheters, Indwelling* ; Gram-Negative Bacteria ; Humans ; Mortality ; Streptococcus ; Urinary Tract Infections* ; Urinary Tract*