The human error: delayed diagnosis of intravascular loss of guidewires for central venous catheterization.

We report three recent cases in which there was intravascular loss of the entire guide wire. In one case, this loss was discovered more than three months after the patient's procedure. In another case, the loss was detected one month later, and in the third case, four days was the interval of the loss.

Accidental tenfold overdose of propofol in a 6-month old infant undergoing elective craniosynostosis repair.

We report a 6-month-old male infant undergoing elective craniosynostosis repair who accidentally received a tenfold dose of propofol over a 4-h operative period. Myocardial dysfunction was observed after nearly 3 h of infusion; this could not solely be explained by the propofol overdose.

Assessment of a selective surveillance method for detecting nosocomial infections in patients in the intensive care department.

Background: The implementation of a time- and cost-effective system for the surveillance of the nosocomial infection (NI) is a challenge for infection control practitioners.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the sensitivity and the time reduction using a selective surveillance method (SSM) for the detection of NIs in comparison with a reference surveillance method (RSM).

Methods: During a 12-month period, surveillance was performed prospectively in 4 intensive care departments on a rotating basis.

Ropivacaine 0.1% with sufentanil 1 microg/mL inhibits in vitro growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and does not promote multiplication of Staphylococcus aureus.

Unlabelled: We investigated the effect of ropivacaine combined with sufentanil, a mixture frequently used for postoperative epidural analgesia, on the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa at room temperature. Aliquots of suspension of S. aureus and P.