Comparison of flexible nasogastric tube and semi-rigid catheter during less invasive surfactant administration.

Background: Various flexible and semi-rigid catheter techniques have been reported for surfactant delivery during less invasive surfactant administration (LISA) in preterm infants. Data on the effect of catheter selection on procedural success rates and adverse events are limited. Our objective was to compare the rates of success and adverse events of LISA performed with nasogastric tube and semi-rigid catheter.

[Organ saving intervention for pancreatic trauma].

We report the case of a 25 year old male patient who suffered a traffic accident. He was admitted to the ICU of our hospital and underwent a two step intervention for main pancreatic duct transection.

Molecular characterization of p.Asp77Gly and the novel p.Ala163Val and p.Ala163Glu mutations causing protein C deficiency.

Introduction: Protein C (PC) is a major anticoagulant and numerous distinct mutations in its coding gene result in quantitative or qualitative PC deficiency with high thrombosis risk. Homozygous or compound heterozygous PC deficiency usually leads to life-threatening thrombosis in neonates.

Patients And Methods: The molecular consequences of 3 different missense mutations of two patients have been investigated.

Shunt insufficiency due to knot formation in the peritoneal catheter.

The authors report a rare case of the peripheral obstruction of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Premature baby was operated on hydrocephalus due to germinal matrix bleeding. After two months of implantation of venticuloperitoneal shunt peripheral insufficiency of the system was emerged.