Complications of femoral and subclavian venous catheterization in critically ill patients: a randomized controlled trial.

Context: Whether venous catheterization at the femoral site is associated with an increased risk of complications compared with that at the subclavian site is debated.

Objective: To compare mechanical, infectious, and thrombotic complications of femoral and subclavian venous catheterization.

Design And Setting: Concealed, randomized controlled clinical trial conducted between December 1997 and July 2000 at 8 intensive care units (ICUs) in France.

[Diabetic hyperlipemia with or without acute pancreatitis in patients with chronic alcoholism. A study of 4 cases].

Diabetic lipemia with and without acute pancreatitis in chronic alcoholism. A report of 4 cases. Diabetic lipemia was observed in 4 chronic alcoholic men after ingestion of high doses of alcohol and/or sugar-rich beverages, including one patient who was treated for insulin-dependent diabetes.