Publications by authors named "Newton B Neidert"
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- Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a significant health issue, being the third leading cause of illness and death globally, with submassive PE making up 40% of this burden.
- A study reviewed 22 patients with submassive PE who underwent mechanical thrombectomy (MT), showing a successful thrombus removal rate of 82% and no major bleeding complications.
- Results indicated that MT led to shorter hospital stays and lower in-hospital mortality rates compared to standard anticoagulation therapy alone, despite the small sample size.
Purpose: To identify whether symptom relief and stent patency vary with use of long-term anticoagulation after stent placement for benign superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome.
Materials And Methods: Patients with benign SVC syndrome treated with stent placement between January 1999 and July 2017 were retrospectively identified (n = 58). Average age was 49 years (range, 24-80 y); 34 (58%) were women, and 24 (42%) were men.
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) management is exceptionally challenging. Despite advances in diagnostic and therapeutic technologies, long-term vessel patency and limb salvage rates are limited. Patients with PAD frequently require extensive workup with noninvasive tests and imaging to delineate their disease and help guide appropriate management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe authors report on a patient with craniospinal hypovolemia and inferior vena cava obstruction, and describe how the two conditions may be linked. This unique report further advances the emerging literature on spinal CSF venous fistulae.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study examined the potential correlation between pulmonary embolism (PE) attenuation on computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) and pulmonary artery hemodynamic response to catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) in 10 patients with submassive PE. Treatment parameters, PE attenuation, clot burden, computed tomography signs of right ventricle dysfunction and right ventricular systolic pressure at echocardiography were retrospectively analyzed to determine correlation with pulmonary artery pressure improvement using Spearman correlation. A single reader, blinded to the treatment results, measured PE attenuation of all patients.
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- This study investigated the safety and effectiveness of tunneled peritoneal catheters for managing difficult cases of both malignant and non-malignant ascites.
- Out of 137 patients treated, technical success was 100% with some complications; however, 13.9% experienced issues, including infections and catheter dislodgement.
- The findings suggest that while these catheters are generally safe, longer use could increase the risk of infections, especially in patients expected to survive longer in palliative care.