Ultrasound-guided placement of a midline catheter in a patient with extensive postburn contractures: A Case report.

Rationale: Obtaining venous access in a patient with extensive postburn scar contractures is a challenge.

Patient Concerns: A 39-year-old woman suffered a burn 2 years previously with a total body surface area burn of 93%, and a burn index of 85. Reconstructive surgery was previously performed 39 times.

Predictors for sustained new-onset atrial fibrillation in critically ill patients: a retrospective observational study.

Purpose: Although new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) is frequently observed in the intensive care unit (ICU), the incidence and predictors for sustained new-onset AF have not been investigated, except for cardiac surgery patients. We have evaluated potential predictors for sustained new-onset AF in a mixed ICU.

Methods: In this retrospective observational study, we screened non-cardiac surgery patients who were admitted to the ICU between January 2010 and December 2013 and had been hospitalized for > 24 h in the ICU.

The impact of sustained new-onset atrial fibrillation on mortality and stroke incidence in critically ill patients: A retrospective cohort study.

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of sustained new-onset AF on mortality and the incidence of stroke in critically ill non-cardiac surgery patients.

Material And Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of non-cardiac surgery patients with new-onset AF conducted in a general intensive care unit. We compared patients remaining in AF with those restored to sinus rhythm (SR) at 6h after the onset of AF and conducted multivariable logistic regression analysis for in-hospital mortality.

[Use of the i-gel for Tracheostomy in a Patient with Neck Deformity and Tracheal Stenosis].

We report a successful use of the i-gel for tracheostomy in a patient with severe neck deformity and tracheal stenosis. A 20-year-old man, 142 cm, 22 kg, was scheduled for tracheotomy. He had tracheal stenosis with hypoxemia, due to the pressure from the brachiocephalic artery, associated with severe progression of symptomatic scoliosis and thoracic deformity.