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Peripheral venous access in elderly, hospitalized patients is often challenging. The usual alternative is insertion of a central venous catheter, with associated risk for complications. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the relative incidence of phlebitis secondary to lower as
Obesity modifies the tissular anatomy and the mechanical characteristics of the limb. Because of this, there are difficulties in the interpretation of results produced by techniques designed to explore the venous functioning of the limbs. Our work has two main objectives. First of all a
OBJECTIVE
Obesity has been linked to the development of osteoarthritis of the knee and increases the probability to fall into total knee arthroplasty. In this study we compared short-term outcome of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in non-obese and obese patients.
METHODS
A total of 100 patients
The anamnesis is believed to be poor in identifying patients with pulmonary embolism (PE), but the method of data collection may be critical for inference on this issue. We compared the prevalences of history findings recorded after a free verbal interview (VI) by the referring physicians with those
Ninety patients at the Wilmington Medical Center were enrolled in a comparative study to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of ticarcillin plus clavulanic acid in the treatment of a variety of infections. Forty-seven women with obstetric or gynecologic infections were randomly assigned to receive
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the relationship between fine gradations in body mass index (BMI) and risk of hospitalisation for different types of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
METHODS
The 45 and Up Study is a large-scale Australian cohort study initiated in 2006. Self-reported data from 158 546
The author reports the conclusions of a multicentre investigation lead in Germany. According to this study, varicose veins are more frequent in women than in men, either in ordinary population or in in-patients. Adults are not exclusively the only ones who suffer from varicose veins; children often
Forty patients with forty-four unicompartmental McKeever metallic uncemented hemiarthroplasties were followed for five to thirteen years (average, eight years). Thirty-nine knees had a medial and five, a lateral arthroplasty. The age at surgery ranged from thirty-two to eight-two years (average,
Fifty consecutive patients undergoing cesarean section were evaluated prospectively. A data collection form was developed and 113 variables relating to demographic features, antepartum care, intrapartum events and postpartum course were evaluated. All of the patients were seen and evaluated within
The postphlebitic syndrome is a significant management problem that affects a large number of patients. Primary prophylaxis of deep-vein thrombophlebitis would reduce the risk of developing the postphlebitic syndrome and should be considered in high-risk patients. Patients who have had a phlebitis
This study was designed to identify those total arthroplasty patients at high risk for embolism even while on a proven warfarin prophylactic regimen and to identify the measure of anticoagulation that would be most efficacious in the prevention of pulmonary embolism (PE). A series of 2348 total
In a retrospective computerized study of 451 Austin Moore arthroplasties (211 for acute hip fractures and 240 for hip reconstruction), the operative and general complications were correlated with the historical, preoperative, operative, and early and late postoperative factors usually thought to
Kidney transplantation remains the best treatment option of end-stage renal disease. Kidney donations are of particular interest with the currently increasing practice of living-donor transplantation. The purpose of this study was to analyze retrospectively the general health status as well as renal
OBJECTIVE
A peripherally implanted central venous access device (P.A.S. Port; Pharmacia Deltec Inc, St Paul, MN) was evaluated for ease of insertion, functionality, acceptance, and complications in patients who required long-term venous access. A hand-held tracking system (Cath-Finder; Pharmacia
Surgery with adjuvant radiation is the definitive method for treating patients with Stage I and II FIGO endometrial carcinoma. However, radiation therapy alone becomes the only curative alternative for patients who presented with severe, acute, and chronic medical illnesses which prevented surgical