Previous PICC Placement May Be Associated With Catheter-Related Infections in Hemodialysis Patients
Butler PJ, Sood S, Mojibian H, Tal MG. Previous PICC Placement May Be Associated With Catheter-Related Infections in Hemodialysis Patients. CardioVascular And Interventional Radiology 2010, 34: 120-123. PMID: 20857109, DOI: 10.1007/s00270-010-9974-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCatheterization, Central VenousCatheterization, PeripheralCatheter-Related InfectionsFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsConceptsHemodialysis catheter placementPICC placementHemodialysis patientsVenous thrombosisCatheter placementPICC line useCatheter-related complicationsMethodsA retrospective reviewModifiable risk factorsCatheter-related infectionsNumber of cathetersResultsOne hundred eightyLarge university hospitalRadiologic recordsCentral cathetersRetrospective reviewVascular damageVascular accessUniversity HospitalRisk factorsImproved outcomesPatientsCatheterInfectionThrombosisAssociation Between Disruption of Fibrin Sheaths Using Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty Balloons and Late Onset of Central Venous Stenosis
Ni N, Mojibian H, Pollak J, Tal M. Association Between Disruption of Fibrin Sheaths Using Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty Balloons and Late Onset of Central Venous Stenosis. CardioVascular And Interventional Radiology 2010, 34: 114-119. PMID: 20440497, DOI: 10.1007/s00270-010-9875-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral venous stenosisPercutaneous transluminal angioplasty balloonCatheter exchange groupBalloon disruptionVenous stenosisCatheter exchangeFibrin sheathAngioplasty balloonStenosis developmentHuman Investigation CommitteeWire catheter exchangeRetrospective reviewPatientsStenosisPossible associationLate onsetΧ2 testT-testBalloonGroupAssociationDisruptionExchange groupSheathHemodialysisVenaTrac™ Device for Over-the-Wire Placement of Chronic Dialysis Catheters
Mojibian HR, Oneal P, Eliseo D, Tal MG. VenaTrac™ Device for Over-the-Wire Placement of Chronic Dialysis Catheters. The Journal Of Vascular Access 2010, 11: 342-345. PMID: 20853251, DOI: 10.5301/jva.2010.4717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCatheterization, Central VenousCatheters, IndwellingConnecticutDevice RemovalEmbolism, AirEquipment DesignHumansRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesTreatment Outcome