Influence of Catheter Tip Position on Pulmonary Wedge Pressures

1962 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. L. Loomis Bell ◽  
William F. Haynes ◽  
Seiichi Shimomura ◽  
Donald P. Dallas
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2001 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 316-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Stas ◽  
S. Mulier ◽  
P. Pattyn ◽  
J. Vijgen ◽  
I. De Wever
Keyword(s):  

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 112-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell Hostetter ◽  
Nadine Nakasawa ◽  
Kim Tompkins ◽  
Bradley Hill

Abstract Background: Long term venous catheters have been used to deliver specialized therapies since 1968. The ideal tip position of a central venous catheter provides reliable venous access with optimal therapeutic delivery, while minimizing short-and long-term complications. Ideal position limits have evolved and narrowed over time, making successful placement difficult and unreliable when depending exclusively on the landmark technique. Objective: To review and analyze contemporary literature and calculate an overall accuracy rate for first attempt placement of a PICC catheter in the ideal tip position. Methods: Key PICC placement terms were used to search the database PubMED-indexed for MEDLINE in June and October, 2009. The selection of studies required: a patient cohort without tip placement guidance technology; a documented landmark technique to place catheter tips; data documenting initial catheter placement and, that the lower third of the SVC and the cavo-atrial junction (CAJ) were included in the placement criteria. With few exceptions, articles written between 1993 and 2009 met the stated selection criteria. A composite of outcomes associated with tip placement was analyzed, and an overall percent proficiency of accurate catheter tip placement calculated. Results: Nine studies in eight articles met the selection criteria and were included for analysis. Rates of first placement success per study ranged from 39% to 75%, with the majority (7/9) being single center studies. The combined overall proficiency of these studies calculated as a weighted average was 45.87%.


2003 ◽  
Vol 50 (9) ◽  
pp. 963-963
Author(s):  
René Martin ◽  
Martine Pirlet ◽  
Michel Parent ◽  
France Gingras

Author(s):  
Philip V. Theodosopoulos ◽  
Aviva Abosch ◽  
Michael W. McDermott

ABSTRACT:Objective:Ventricular catheter placement is a common neurosurgical procedure often resulting in inaccurate intraventricular positioning. We conducted a comparison of the accuracy of endoscopic and conventional ventricular catheter placement in adults.Methods:A retrospective analysis of data was performed on 37 consecutive patients undergoing ventriculo-peritoneal shunt (VPS) insertion with endoscopy and 40 randomly selected, unmatched patients undergoing VPS insertion without endoscopy, for the treatment of hydrocephalus of varied etiology. A grading system for catheter tip position was developed consisting of five intraventricular zones, V1-V5, and three intraparenchymal zones, A, B, C. Zones V1 for the frontal approaches and V1 or V2 for the occipital approaches were the optimal catheter tip locations. Postoperative scans of each patient were used to grade the accuracy of ventricular catheter placement.Results:Seventy-six percent of all endoscopic ventricular catheters were in zone V1 and 100% were within zones V1-V3. No endoscopically inserted catheters were observed in zones V4, V5 or intraparenchymally. Thirty-eight percent of the conventionally placed catheters were in zone V1, 53% in zones V1-3 and 15% intraparenchymally. There was a statistically significant difference in the percentage of catheters in optimal location versus in any other location, favoring endoscopic guidance (p<0.001).Conclusion:We conclude that endoscopic ventricular catheter placement provides improved positioning accuracy than conventional techniques.


1988 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 613-614 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Pithie ◽  
JS Soutar ◽  
CR Pennington

2020 ◽  
pp. 112972982091532
Author(s):  
R Haridian Sosa Barrios ◽  
David Lefroy ◽  
Damien Ashby ◽  
Neill Duncan

Jugular Tesio lines (TesioCaths; MedCOMP, Harleysville, PA, USA) are frequently used as permanent vascular accesses in haemodialysis patients. During the insertion procedure, arrhythmias are a relatively common complication, usually related to an excessively advanced catheter tip, without major consequences. We present two cases of life-threatening arrhythmias triggered by the Tesio catheter eccentric high-velocity jet of blood resolved after reposition of the catheter without further episodes, despite both lines being inserted under real-time ultrasound and fluoroscopic guidance. We believe dialysis lines should be checked for tip position even when long-standing to prevent relevant complications due to catheter sliding.


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