Patterns, appropriateness and outcomes of peripherally inserted central catheter use in Brazil: a multicentre study of 12 725 catheters.

Background: Little is known about peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) use, appropriateness and device outcomes in Brazil.

Methods: We conducted an observational, prospective, cohort study spanning 16 Brazilian hospitals from October 2018 to August 2020. Patients ≥18 years receiving a PICC were included.

Relationship between Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) and intra-abdominal pressure in intensive care unit.

Background: Patients in the intensive care unit are at risk of developing intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome.

Aim: To describe the relation between Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) vs. intra-abdominal pressure and the relation between SOFA and risk factors for intra-abdominal hypertension.

Pacemaker electrode misplaced in the left ventricle.

This study reports the case of an anomalous implantation of VVI pacemaker electrode in the left ventricle (LV) diagnosed during routine evaluation, two years after implantation. The patient is a 65-year-old woman with Chagas disease. Electrocardiogram (ECG) revealed a pattern of right branch block.