Publications by authors named "P Ramperez"
[Tunnelled internal jugular vein catheters with taurolidine lock: an acceptable challenge to arterio-venous fistula in 70 years old haemodialyzed patients: a prospective pilot study].
Nephrol Ther
July 2011
Article Synopsis
- A pilot study was conducted comparing AVF with tunneled jugular vein catheters (TIJC), using taurolidine as a bacterial lock, in patients aged 70 and older.
- Results showed that patients using TIJC reported higher comfort levels (8/10) compared to those with AVF (5/10), suggesting that TIJC is a viable alternative to AVF for older hemodialysis patients over a two-year period.
Chronic hemodialysis patients often have lesions of the hands characterized by distinctive etiopathogenic mechanisms and functional consequences. We conducted a prospective cross-sectional study in 116 patients with a mean age of 55.9 years and a mean hemodialysis duration of 8.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF99mTechnetium-201Thallium subtraction scanning was performed in 24 patients with primary (N = 5) and secondary (N = 19) hyperparathyroidism. The preoperative scintigraphy (N = 12) detected 21 of 23 enlarged glands surgically removed and was helpful for detecting abnormal location especially in the mediastinum. Postoperative scanning in patients with recurrent hyperparathyroidism confirmed the excessive growth of the remaining half parathyroid after subtotal parathyroidectomy or a missing fifth parathyroid after total parathyroidectomy and autotransplantation.
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