BEDSIDE RETAINED RADIAL ARTERY CATHETER REMOVAL IN A HEMODYNAMICALLY UNSTABLE NEUROCRITICALLY-ILL PATIENT: A CASE REPORT.

Radial artery insertion is a common procedure in intensive care units. We describe a case of a critically-ill 73-year-old man in the neurocritical care unit with a subarachnoid hemorrhage whose radial arterial catheter tip was transected from the main line and was successfully managed with bedside retrieval of the catheter.

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in left versus right middle cerebral artery stroke: effects of laterality.

Background: Prolonged dysphagia after middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory strokes may require percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube feeding.

Objective: We examined the predictors of PEG placement among patients with MCA stroke. It was hypothesized that stroke laterality was a predictor.

Dysphagia as a predictor of outcome and transition to palliative care among middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke patients.

Background: Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) territory strokes can be disabling and may leave patients unable to swallow safely. Decisions regarding artificial nutrition and goals of care often arise in patients with severe strokes leading to dysphagia. This study determined some predictors of early transition to palliative level of care among patients with acute ischemic MCA stroke with dysphagia.