Publications by authors named "J Baccialone"
Purpose: To determine the incidence and the risks factors of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)-related infectious complications.
Materials And Methods: Medical charts of every in-patient that underwent a PICC insertion in our hospital between January 2010 and October 2013 were reviewed. All PICC-related infections were recorded and categorized as catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSI), exit-site infections, and septic thrombophlebitis.
Objective: To assess the safety of peripherally inserted central venous catheter (PICC) placement in patients with altered and uncorrected coagulation parameters or receiving antiplatelet therapy.
Materials And Methods: Medical charts of all patients with major primary and secondary hemostasis disorders, combined hemostasis disorders or on antiplatelet therapy and who had undergone non-tunneled PICC placement from December 2009 to December 2013, were retrospectively reviewed. A hemostatic disorder was defined as a platelet count (PC)≤50×10(9)/L, an international normalized ratio (INR) ≥ 2, or an activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)≥66s, alone or in combination.
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the complications of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) in orthopedic patients with chronic bone orthopedic infection.
Materials And Methods: The institutional review board approved this retrospective study and informed consent was waived. Records of 180 consecutives PICCs placed in patients hospitalized in the orthopedic surgery department were reviewed.
Purpose: To prospectively evaluate the incidence of pulmonary cement embolism (PCE) after vertebroplasty in procedures performed under real-time computed tomographic (CT) fluoroscopy guidance.
Materials And Methods: A total of 85 vertebroplasties were performed in 51 consecutive patients (31 women, 20 men; mean age, 71.9 y; range, 48-92 y) in 51 sessions.