Objective To evaluate the incidence and risk factors for catheter-related central vein
thrombosis in ICU patients. Design Observational prospective multicenter study. Setting An 8-bed …

Objective. —To evaluate the effect of catheter tunneling on internal jugular catheter-related
sepsis in critically ill patients. Design. —A prospective randomized controlled study involving …

Background and Purpose— The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the feasibility
and safety of a locoregional cervical sympathetic block to improve cerebral perfusion in …

PURPOSE: To describe a new fluoroscopically guided technique for osteoplasty (or
cementoplasty) of the superior and inferior pubic rami and ischial tuberosities and to provide …

Aneurysm models were used to study the density of packing after coil embolization. Platinum
coils were introduced until the point of minimally dense packing, indicated by aneurysmal …

Editor: Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV), ie, the consolidation of a vertebral body with
polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), is a safe and effective image-guided technique for the treatment …

Background and Purpose—We sought to quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate the
release of atheromatous plaque debris induced by carotid stenting procedures. Methods—Eight …

An experimental arrangement was described that enables nuclear magnetic resonance spectra
of compressed plant cells to be recorded while circulating a medium through the sample. …

Percutaneous vertebroplasty was performed via a transoral route in a 70-year-old woman
with a C2 metastasis of thyroid origin involving anterior vertebral elements. Complete pain …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) for significant
stenosis involving the origin of the vertebral artery is now a well established treatment for …