Superior long-term patency of no-touch vein graft compared to conventional vein grafts in over 1500 consecutive patients.

Objectives: To evaluate the long-term angiographic patency of saphenous vein grafts (SVG) harvested using the no-touch technique compared to the conventional technique.

Methods: This was a single-center, retrospective, cohort study. The inclusion criteria were individuals who underwent a CABG (coronary artery bypass grafting) between January 1995 and July 2020, and who successively needed a clinically-driven angiography.

Troubled but in good hands: A qualitative study on patient experiences in diuresis renography examinations.

Introduction: Diuresis renography is a nuclear medicine examination that can distinguish between obstructive and non-obstructive uropathy. Renography has been investigated before, but not from a patient perspective. The aim of this study was to gain knowledge and understanding of patient experiences with the diuresis renography process.

Long-term results of percutaneous coronary intervention in no-touch vein grafts are significantly better than in conventional vein grafts.

Introduction: Conventional vein grafts have a high risk of thrombosis and early atherosclerosis. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in conventional vein grafts is associated with a higher incidence of late adverse cardiac events. The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term results after PCI in saphenous vein grafts (SVG) harvested with the no-touch technique compared to the conventional technique.

Sentinel Node Identification with Hybrid Tracer-guided and Conventional Dynamic Sentinel Node Biopsy in Penile Cancer: A Prospective Study in 130 Patients from the Two National Referral Centres in Sweden.

Background: Studies suggest that a hybrid indocyanine green (ICG)-Tc-nanocolloid tracer improves sentinel node (SN) identification compared to conventional dynamic sentinel node biopsy (DSNB).

Objective: To investigate hybrid tracer-guided SN identification in a multicentre setting and determine false-negative (FN) and complication rates.

Design, Setting, And Participants: A total of 130 patients with penile cancer scheduled for DSNB were prospectively included between February 2016 and December 2017 at two national Swedish referral centres.

Quality of Life After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in No-Touch Saphenous Vein Grafts is Significantly Better Than in Conventional Vein Grafts.

Objective: To compare health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients primarily treated with a no-touch saphenous vein graft with that of patients who received a conventional graft.

Methods: The study included all individuals treated with a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on a saphenous vein graft (SVG) between January 2006 and June 2020. The RAND-36 health survey was used to assess HRQoL.

A Case of Using No-Touch Saphenous Vein Graft in Redo CABG after Multiple Failed Percutaneous Coronary Interventions.

The modality of repeat revascularization due to late graft failure is a debated topic. The latest available European guidelines recommend redo coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) for cases of extensively diseased and/or occluded grafts and those with diffuse native vessel disease. We present the case of a patient being relieved of recurrent unstable angina pectoris with redo CABG using no-touch saphenous vein grafts after repeated and unsuccessful attempts with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Five-year patency for the no-touch saphenous vein and the left internal thoracic artery in on- and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.

Background: Randomized trials show high long-term patency for no-touch saphenous vein grafts in coronary artery bypass grafting. The patency rate in off-pump coronary bypass surgery for these grafts has not been investigated. Our center participated in the CORONARY randomized trial, NCT00463294.

Percutaneous coronary intervention in saphenous vein grafts after coronary artery bypass grafting: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

To investigate the results of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in saphenous vein grafts after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). MEDLINE, Embase, and the Cochrane library were searched for relevant articles published between 1 January 2000 and 29 February 2020. The PICO (population, intervention, comparison, outcome) model was applied in constructing the clinical question.

Pedicled versus skeletonized internal thoracic artery grafts: a randomized trial.

Objective: Concerns have been raised regarding whether skeletonization of the internal thoracic artery could damage the graft and thereby reduces its patency. The objective of this study was to compare patency rates at mid- and long-term follow-up between pedicled and skeletonized left internal thoracic artery grafts.

Methods: This randomized controlled trial included 109 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.

Renography with a semiautomated algorithm for diuretic decision 7 min postradiopharmaceutical administration: a feasibility study.

Objective: The F+10 method for diuretic renography (diuretics given 10 min after the radiopharmaceutical) could be a time-conserving method. This method involves a 30-min dynamic acquisition where diuretics are administered only when necessary by the Nuclear Medicine technologist performing the examination. The purpose of this study was to assess the method's performance and to discover the optimal threshold of residual activity for a diuretic administration 7 min into the F+10 renography by reprocessing raw data from prior performed examinations with 20-min acquisitions without diuretics.

The statistical importance of P-POSSUM scores for predicting mortality after emergency laparotomy in geriatric patients.

Background: Geriatric patients frequently undergo emergency general surgery and accrue a greater risk of postoperative complications and fatal outcomes than the general population. It is highly relevant to develop the most appropriate care measures and to guide patient-centered decision-making around end-of-life care. Portsmouth - Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enumeration of Mortality and morbidity (P-POSSUM) has been used to predict mortality in patients undergoing different types of surgery.

Patients' and radiographers' experiences of dose reducing abdominal compression in radiographic examinations-A qualitative study.

Aim: To describe patients' and radiographers' experiences of abdominal compression using conventional and patient-controlled compression methods.

Design: Qualitative descriptive design.

Methods: Forty-five patients who had used both a conventional and a patient-controlled compression device answered questionnaires.

The no-touch saphenous vein is an excellent alternative conduit to the radial artery 8 years after coronary artery bypass grafting: A randomized trial.

Background: In 2004, a prospective randomized trial demonstrated that after 3 years, saphenous veins (SVs) harvested with a no touch (NT) technique had a greater patency than radial grafts for coronary bypass surgery. Here we report the 8-year follow-up data of this trial.

Methods: The trial included 108 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Prognostic Value of P-POSSUM and Osteopenia for Predicting Mortality After Emergency Laparotomy in Geriatric Patients.

Objective: To evaluate the Portsmouth-Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enUmeration of Mortality and morbidity (P-POSSUM) in comparison with other risk factors for mortality including osteopenia as an indicator for frailty in geriatric patients subjected to emergency laparotomy.

Methods: All geriatric patients (≥65 years) undergoing emergency laparotomy at a single university hospital between 1/2015 and 12/2016 were included in this cohort study. Demographics and outcomes were retrospectively collected from medical records.

99mTc-MIBI Embolus in the Late Phase of a Parathyroid Scan.

We report a case of a transient focal MIBI uptake in the late, 90 minutes postinjection phase of a parathyroid scintigraphy in which SPECT/CT imaging proved valuable in delineating the nature of this incidental finding.

[Disinfection of injection ports - a systematic overview of optimal scrub-time].

Central venous catheter bloodstream infections are an important cause of hospital-acquired infection with increased morbidity, mortality and cost. The incidence varies between countries and even hospitals. Needleless connector hubs are used on virtually all intravascular devices and colonization of these is considered the cause of much of the postinsertion catheter-related infections through breaks in aseptic technique and failure to disinfect properly.

New patient-controlled abdominal compression method in radiography: radiation dose and image quality.

Background: The radiation dose for patients can be reduced with many methods and one way is to use abdominal compression. In this study, the radiation dose and image quality for a new patient-controlled compression device were compared with conventional compression and compression in the prone position

Purpose: To compare radiation dose and image quality of patient-controlled compression compared with conventional and prone compression in general radiography.

Material And Methods: An experimental design with quantitative approach.

Added value of double reading in diagnostic radiology,a systematic review.

Objectives: Double reading in diagnostic radiology can find discrepancies in the original report, but a systematic program of double reading is resource consuming. There are conflicting opinions on the value of double reading. The purpose of the current study was to perform a systematic review on the value of double reading.

Prediction of spontaneous ureteral stone passage: Automated 3D-measurements perform equal to radiologists, and linear measurements equal to volumetric.

Objectives: To compare the ability of different size estimates to predict spontaneous passage of ureteral stones using a 3D-segmentation and to investigate the impact of manual measurement variability on the prediction of stone passage.

Methods: We retrospectively included 391 consecutive patients with ureteral stones on non-contrast-enhanced CT (NECT). Three-dimensional segmentation size estimates were compared to the mean of three radiologists' measurements.

Size matters: The width and location of a ureteral stone accurately predict the chance of spontaneous passage.

Objectives: To determine how to most accurately predict the chance of spontaneous passage of a ureteral stone using information in the diagnostic non-enhanced computed tomography (NECT) and to create predictive models with smaller stone size intervals than previously possible.

Methods: Retrospectively 392 consecutive patients with ureteric stone on NECT were included. Three radiologists independently measured the stone size.

The no-touch saphenous vein graft in elderly coronary bypass patients with multiple comorbidities is a promising conduit to substitute the left internal thoracic artery.

Objectives: We investigated the patency rates of no-touch saphenous vein grafts anastomosed to the left anterior descending artery compared with the left internal thoracic artery. Further, we compared the patency of no-touch vein grafts to the left anterior descending artery with the patency of no-touch vein grafts to other coronary arteries.

Methods: Of 2635 consecutive patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting between 2003 and 2008, 168 (6.

Impact of iterative reconstruction on image quality of low-dose CT of the lumbar spine.

Background Iterative reconstruction (IR) is a recent reconstruction algorithm for computed tomography (CT) that can be used instead of the standard algorithm, filtered back projection (FBP), to reduce radiation dose and/or improve image quality. Purpose To evaluate and compare the image quality of low-dose CT of the lumbar spine reconstructed with IR to conventional FBP, without further reduction of radiation dose. Material and Methods Low-dose CT on 55 patients was performed on a Siemens scanner using 120 kV tube voltage, 30 reference mAs, and automatic dose modulation.

Graft patency is associated with higher health-related quality of life after coronary artery bypass surgery.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate whether graft patency was associated with higher health-related quality of life in coronary artery bypass grafting patients and to compare this study with the general Swedish population.

Methods: Patients were included from 3 randomized trials and 1 prospective cohort trial. The generic health-related quality of life instrument, EQ-5D (VAS and index) was used.

Impact of Center Experience on Patient Radiation Exposure During Transradial Coronary Angiography and Percutaneous Intervention: A Patient-Level, International, Collaborative, Multi-Center Analysis.

Background: The adoption of the transradial (TR) approach over the traditional transfemoral (TF) approach has been hampered by concerns of increased radiation exposure-a subject of considerable debate within the field. We performed a patient-level, multi-center analysis to definitively address the impact of TR access on radiation exposure.

Methods And Results: Overall, 10 centers were included from 6 countries-Canada (2 centers), United Kingdom (2), Germany (2), Sweden (2), Hungary (1), and The Netherlands (1).