Drug-coated balloon for early recurrent arteriovenous fistula dysfunction.

Objective: To report the efficacy and safety of a drug-coated balloon (Ranger, Boston Scientific) in patients with dysfunctional autogenous arteriovenous fistula.

Methods: In this investigator-initiated, prospective observational cohort study, 25 participants with dysfunctional arteriovenous fistula were enrolled from January 2018 to June 2019. The drug-coated balloon was applied after successful vessel preparation by high-pressure balloon angioplasty.

Migration of silicone catheter into pleural space: a case report.

Background: The totally implantable venous access port (TIVAP) is widely used for chemotherapy, transfusions and parenteral nutritional support. Dysfunction of TIVAP is not uncommon in clinical practice in cases of several etiologies. Herein, we report a rare case of TIVAP dysfunction due to a catheter that migrated into the pleural space.

Clinical outcomes of AngioJet rheolytic thrombectomy in the treatment of May-Thurner syndrome-related deep venous thrombosis.

Objective: May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) is an anatomic stenotic variation associated with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the left leg. The classical DVT treatment strategy is medical treatment without thrombus removal. This study was performed to assess the clinical outcomes of the combination of AngioJet™ rheolytic thrombectomy and stenting for treatment of MTS-related DVT.

Comparison between Totally Percutaneous Approach and Femoral Artery Cut-Down in Endovascular Aortic Repair of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in a Single Hospital.

Purpose: To evaluate the short-term outcome of totally percutaneous endovascular aortic repair (pEVAR) of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) compared with femoral cut-down endovascular aortic repair (cEVAR).

Materials And Methods: The medical records of patients with ruptured AAAs that underwent EVAR between March 2010 and April 2017 were retrospectively reviewed. Demographic information, preoperative vital signs, preoperative laboratory data, method of anesthesia, procedure duration, aneurysm morphology, brand of device used, length of hospital stay, access complications, and short-term outcomes were recorded.

Outpatient Percutaneous Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Single-Center Experience.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety of outpatient percutaneous endovascular abdominal aortic repair (PEVAR) versus inpatient PEVAR without or with adjunct procedures.

Materials And Methods: Between January 2012 and June 2019, a cohort of 359 patients comprising 168 (46.8%) outpatients and 191 (53.

Total Resection of Infected Peripheral Hemodialysis Grafts Has a Favorable Impact on Outcomes.

Background: Surgical resection could be an eradication treatment for patients with infected hemodialysis arteriovenous grafts (AVGs). This study aimed to investigate the outcomes of 3 surgical methods, including total resection, subtotal resection, and revision.

Methods: The patients who underwent surgical excision of infected AVGs performed at a single center from August 2012 to March 2019 were retrospectively analyzed.

Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adult respiratory failure: Scores for mortality prediction.

Despite a potentially effective therapy for adult respiratory failure, a general agreement on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) has not been reached among institutions due to its invasiveness and high resource usage. To establish consensus on the timing of intervention, large ECMO organizations have published the respiratory extracorporeal membrane oxygenation survival prediction (RESP) score and the ECMOnet score, which allow users to predict hospital mortality for candidates with their pre-ECMO presentations. This study was aimed to test the predictive powers of these published scores in a medium-sized cohort enrolling adults treated with VV-ECMO for acute respiratory failure, and develop an institutional prediction model under the framework of the 3 scores if a superior predictive power could be achieved.