DANGERS OF EMERGENCY OCCLUSIVE DRESSING IN SUCKING WOUNDS OF THE CHEST

1952 ◽  
Vol 150 (14) ◽  
pp. 1404 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. W. Haynes
Keyword(s):  
Occlusive Dressing

Optical Infiltration Detection Through an Occlusive Dressing

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 255
Author(s):  
Jason Naramore ◽  
Garret Bonnema ◽  
Gregory Schears
Keyword(s):  
Occlusive Dressing

IDIOPATHIC CALCINOSIS CUTIS IN FINGERTIP TREATED WITH OCCLUSIVE DRESSING USING ALUMINUM FOIL: A CASE REPORT

Hand Surgery ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (03) ◽  
pp. 149-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuki Sato ◽  
Toshiyasu Nakamura ◽  
Yoshiaki Toyama ◽  
Hiroyasu Ikegami ◽  
Kaori Kameyama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Calcium Phosphate ◽  
Pain Relief ◽  
Aluminum Foil ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
Calcium Deposition ◽  
Calcinosis Cutis ◽  
Occlusive Dressing ◽  
Significant Pain

Calcium deposition in the skin, known as calcinosis cutis, is an uncommon disorder caused by an abnormal deposit of calcium phosphate in the skin. We report a case of idiopathic calcinosis cutis in fingertip treated with surgical excision followed by the occlusive dressing using aluminum foil, and obtained significant pain relief and round-shaped fingertip which looked normal.

Methods of arterial site skin preparation and dressing

1990 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 90-96
Author(s):  
KS Gabel-Hughes ◽  
GW Geelhoed
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Traditional Method ◽  
Arterial Line ◽  
Dressing Method ◽  
Skin Preparation ◽  
Occlusive Dressing ◽  
Visual Access ◽  
Arterial Site ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Traditional Preparation

Before an arterial line is inserted, the skin at the site is prepped typically with the traditional iodophor-based preps. The arterial site is then covered with an occlusive dressing. When arterial lines are maintained for even a few days, it is not uncommon that some form of complication develops at the arterial site, such as redness, inflammation, positional problems, or even infection. Unfortunately, due to the nature of this traditional preparation and dressing method, the site is obscured constantly and complications are not always detected before a resulting infection occurs. This prospective study was designed to examine the efficiency and effectiveness of a new transparent prep, used with a transparent dressing at the arterial site. Sixty patients' arterial line sites were evaluated to determine the incidence of complications of the two arterial site prep and dressing methods. The effectiveness that the dressings may serve in securing the arterial lines in place was also evaluated. There were no complications in this study directly related to either skin preparation or dressing method, thus, there were no statistically significant differences. However, the transparent prep and transparent dressing method provided constant visual access to the arterial site and required fewer steps, clearly significant advantages not provided by the traditional method.

scholarly journals Air Embolism after Central Venous Catheter Removal: Fibrin Sheath as the Portal of Persistent Air Entry

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Meggiolaro Marco ◽  
Erik Roman-Pognuz ◽  
Baritussio Anna ◽  
Scatto Alessio
Keyword(s):  
Central Venous Catheter ◽  
Internal Jugular Vein ◽  
Jugular Vein ◽  
Insertion Site ◽  
Venous Catheter ◽  
Air Bubbles ◽  
Left Internal Jugular Vein ◽  
Central Venous ◽  
Occlusive Dressing ◽  
Vascular Ultrasonography

Central venous catheterization is of common practice in intensive care units; despite representing an essential device in various clinical circumstances, it represents a source of complications, sometimes even fatal, related to its management. We report the removal of a central venous catheter (CVC) that had been wrongly positioned through left internal jugular vein. The vein presented complete thrombosis at vascular ultrasonography. An echocardiogram performed 24 hours after CVC removal showed the presence, apparently unjustified, of microbubbles in right chambers of the heart. A neck-thorax CT scan showed the presence of air bubbles within the left internal jugular vein, left innominate vein, and left subclavian vein. A vascular ultrasonography, focused on venous catheter insertion site, disclosed the presence of a vein-to-dermis fistula, as portal of air entry. Only after air occlusive dressing, we documented echographic disappearance of air bubbles within the right cardiac cavity. This report emphasizes possible air entry even many hours after CVC removal, making it mandatory to perform 24–72-hour air occlusive dressing or, when inadequate, to perform a purse string.

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