Left Ventricular Perforation Following Transcutaneous Pigtail Catheter Placement Mimicking Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction: An Unusual Complication.

In modern medical practice, procedures that involve the use of catheters are common. These procedures can range from percutaneous coronary and peripheral vascular interventions to using catheters to drain fluid. However, complications associated with catheter usage can arise, and the most severe one is the puncture of a vital organ due to catheter misplacement.

Short-term and long-term outcomes of on-pump beating-heart coronary artery bypass surgery in dialysis and non-dialysis patients: a retrospective study in a single center.

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the short-term and long-term outcomes of dialysis and non-dialysis patients after On-pump beating-heart coronary artery bypass grafting (OPBH-CABG).

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 659 patients underwent OPBH-CABG at our hospital from 2009 to 2019, including 549 non-dialysis patients and 110 dialysis patients. Outcomes were in-hospital mortality, length of stay, surgical complications, post-CABG reintervention, and late mortality.

Zone 0 thoracic endovascular aortic repair in high risk patients: A retrospective case series.

To report our experience applying endovascular stent graft repair to treat ascending aortic diseases in high-risk patients and to evaluate the safety and feasibility of this approach. Patients with comorbid conditions or older age are not suitable for open procedures but may be considered suitable for ascending endovascular repair. Eleven high-risk patients received zone 0 thoracic endovascular aortic repair from September 2014 to May 2020.

Use of modified-NUTRIC score to assess nutritional risk in surgical intensive care unit.

Background: Modified Nutrition Risk in the Critically Ill (m-NUTRIC) score is used to evaluate the nutritional risk of patients in intensive care units (ICUs). This study aimed to investigate whether m-NUTRIC can be used as a predictive factor related to the outcome of patients in surgical ICU (SICU) and to identify which patients will benefit from aggressive nutritional intervention according to the results of m-NUTRIC score.

Methods: A total of 205 patients who were admitted to surgical ICU (SICU) with ventilator use for more than 24 hours were enrolled.

Spontaneous superior mesenteric artery dissection following upper gastrointestinal panendoscopy: A case report and literature review.

Background: Complications associated with upper gastrointestinal (UGI) endoscopy are uncommon, and rarely involve those of cardiovascular nature. We report herein a unique case of spontaneous superior mesenteric artery dissection (SMAD) after UGI pandenoscopy.

Case Summary: A 45-year-old man who had previously undergone UGI panendoscopy and colonoscopy during a voluntary health check-up at our facility was admitted to the emergency room (ER) at the same facility due to persistent epigastric pain with radiation to the back.

Endovascular salvage for contained rupture of gastroduodenal artery aneurysm presented with obstructive jaundice.

Gastroduodenal artery (GDA) aneurysms are rare but lethal conditions when ruptures develop. Most common clinical presentation are gastrointestinal hemorrhage and abdominal pain. Obstructive jaundice is unusual.