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Fulltext Percutaneous central venous catheterisation in critically ill children

Goh AYT, Lum LCS, Chan PWK, Roziah M

Med J Malaysia, 1998 Dec;53(4):413-6.

PMID: 10971986

An 18-month analysis of 52 percutaneously placed central venous catheters in 48 critically ill children was done. Success rate were 91.7% (33/36) and 93.8% (15/16) for femoral and non-femoral catheters respectively. Presence of hypotension (48.1%) and significant coagulopathy (26.9%) did not affect the success rate significantly. Minor bleeding and venous congestion was seen in 5.5% (2/36) of patients with femoral catheters. Infections were found in 2.7% (1/36) of femoral and 6.6% (1/15) of non-femoral catheters. The low incidence of complications and the relative ease of insertion makes the femoral route the preferred site for trainee medical officers in critically ill children when central access is indicated.

Matched MeSH terms: Staphylococcal Infections/etiology

Double Embedded Rings of a Digit Leading to Amputation

Liew SK, Fong TS, Teh KK

J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol, 2021 Mar;26(1):103-106.

PMID: 33559570 DOI: 10.1142/S2424835521720048

Chronic embedded-ring injury is a rare and uncommon presentation. This is also known as "chronic ring erosion" or "embedded ring syndrome" in the literature. Injury of this type has been associated with psychological impairment causing neglect of such injury. We herein describe a case of double embedded rings on the right ring finger in a 30-year-old healthy construction worker. A primary amputation at the metacarpophalangeal joint was performed in view of the chronicity of his condition and associated neurovascular damage. Early removal of ring is of paramount importance in any ring-associated injuries. However, fear of losing a digit has been the reason of delay in seeking medical treatment, which in turn ended up in dire consequences.

Matched MeSH terms: Staphylococcal Infections/etiology

Fulltext Delayed onset porous polyethylene implant-related inflammation after orbital blowout fracture repair: four case reports

Aryasit O, Ng DS, Goh ASC, Woo KI, Kim YD

BMC Ophthalmol, 2016 Jul 07;16:94.

PMID: 27387333 DOI: 10.1186/s12886-016-0287-0

BACKGROUND: Porous polyethylene implants are commonly used in orbital blowout fracture repair because of purported biocompatibility, durability, and low frequency of complications. Delayed inflammation related to porous polyethylene sheet implants is very rare and no case series of this condition have been reported.

CASE PRESENTATION: This is a retrospective review of clinical presentations, radiographic findings, histopathological findings, treatments, and outcomes of patients who developed delayed complications in orbital blowout fracture repair using porous polyethylene sheets. Four male patients were included with a mean age of 49 years (range 35-69 years). Blowout fracture repair was complicated with implant-related inflammation 10 months, 2 years, 3 years, and 8 years after surgery. Chronic and subacute orbital inflammatory signs were noted in two patients and acute fulminant orbital inflammation was found in two patients. Three patients developed peri-implant abscesses and one patient had a soft tissue mass around the implant. All patients underwent implant removal and two of these patients with paranasal sinusitis had sinus surgery. Histopathological findings revealed chronic inflammatory changes with fibrosis, and one patient had foreign body granuloma with culture positive Staphylococcus aureus.

CONCLUSIONS: Delayed complications with porous polyethylene sheets used in orbital blowout fracture repair may occur many years following the initial surgery in immunocompetent patients. Low-grade or fulminant inflammation could complicate blowout fracture repair related with the implant.

Matched MeSH terms: Staphylococcal Infections/etiology

Fulltext Frequent nasopharyngeal suctioning as a risk factor associated with neonatal coagulase-negative staphylococcal colonisation and sepsis

Boo NY, Suhaida AR, Rohana J

Singapore Med J, 2015 Mar;56(3):164-8.

PMID: 25532513

This case-control study aimed to determine whether catheter use was significantly associated with coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) colonisation and/or sepsis in neonates.

Matched MeSH terms: Staphylococcal Infections/etiology*

Fulltext Close fracture complicated by acute haematogenous osteomyelitis

Baskaran S, Nahulan T, Kumar AS

Med J Malaysia, 2004 Dec;59 Suppl F:72-4.

PMID: 15941170

This is the first time we encountered a peculiar case of osteomyelitis complicating a closed fracture. The patient was a 38 year-old lady who presented just like any other patient with a closed fracture of the right femur. Intraoperatively we were surprised to find pus from the fracture site. This not only changed the surgical management but altered the subsequent outcome as well.

Matched MeSH terms: Staphylococcal Infections/etiology*

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