Assessment of complication rates based on time of feeding initiation in radiologically guided gastrostomy tubes: a retrospective study.

Purpose: We aimed to assess the association between complication rate and time to feeding in a cohort of patients undergoing radiologically guided placement of gastrostomy tubes.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted of all patients receiving pull-type and push-type gastrostomy tubes placed by interventional radiologists between January 1st, 2017 and December 31st, 2018 at a single institution. Primary outcomes included procedural and tube-related complications per medical chart review with a follow-up interval of 30 days.

Increasing Volume of Bone Marrow Biopsies by Radiology Providers: Evaluation of Trends by Physician Specialty and Practice Setting.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate trends in bone marrow biopsies performed in the United States by physician specialty and practice setting.

Methods: The CMS Medicare Physician Supplier Procedure Summary database was queried from 2005 to 2016 for bone marrow biopsies and aspirations (BMBs). Data were categorized according to the largest subspecialty groups (medicine, surgery, radiology, pathology, and other) and encounter setting (office, inpatient hospital, and outpatient hospital).

Advanced stage breast cancer is associated with catheter-tip thrombus formation following implantable central venous port placement.

Purpose: Catheter-tip associated thrombosis is not uncommon in patients with implantable central venous ports; however, the prevalence and clinical impact of this complication on patient management is unclear. This study aims to identify risk factors for thrombus formation in a large population receiving serial echocardiograms (echo) following port placement.

Methods: A total of 396 female breast cancer patients underwent internal jugular vein chest port placement between 2007 and 2013 and received echo studies every third month.