Occult deep venous thrombosis complicating superficial thrombophlebitis.

Purpose: To determine whether superficial thrombophlebitis (STP) can extend into the deep venous system (DVS) and whether this may result in pulmonary embolization.

Methods: All venous duplex ultrasound examinations performed in our vascular laboratory to rule out deep venous thrombosis from June 1, 1994, to June 24, 1996, were reviewed.

Results: Of 8313 limbs studied by duplex scanning in 6148 patients, 1756 limbs (21.

Mundanatories no more.

Mandated educational programs are often a source of dread for instructor and participant alike. The nurse educator, the Clinical Nurse Specialist for Intravenous (i.v.

Retroperitoneal nonresective staple exclusion of abdominal aortic aneurysms: clinical outcome and fate of the excluded abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Purpose: The purpose of this article was to prospectively study analyses outcome after staple exclusion of abdominal aneurysms with specific follow-up of the excluded aneurysm. Whether these data may predict behavior of aneurysms excluded from the circulation by transluminal grafting procedures is also addressed.

Methods: Staple exclusion of abdominal aneurysms with bypass via retroperitoneal incisions was performed in 100 consecutive patients undergoing elective procedures.

Recurrent Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia in an intensive care unit.

We reviewed the records of all patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) who had Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia over a 2.5-year period. Of patients with P aeruginosa pneumonia, 20 of 34 survived the initial episode of pneumonia.

Clinical significance of aortic graft dilation.

To determine if there is a relationship between aortic graft dilation and graft complications, 443 serial ultrasound studies performed on 106 patients were analyzed. Of 443 studies, 243 were done retrospectively on 59 patients from 3 to 144 months (mean, 38 months) after graft implantation. Forty-seven additional patients were studied prospectively, with direct measurement of external graft diameter after aortic clamp release.