Abstract：
OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate chest roentgenograms after central venous line changes over a guidewire delay the use of the central lines and increases charges with no change of morbidity or the rate of complication. METHODS:Retrospective study using the Surgical Intensive Care database followed by a nonrandomized, prospective study of central venous line changes. The total time from the catheter change until chest radiograph confirmation and an analysis of charges was done. RESULTS:The retrospective study of 1,201 central line changes demonstrated no pneumothorax and two central lines malpositioned. The prospective study of 100 patients demonstrated no pneumothorax and one catheter malpositioned. The average time from completion of the central line change until the radiographic confirmation was 60.2 minutes. The charge for the chest x-ray film was $156. CONCLUSIONS:The combined studies composed of 1,301 patients demonstrated no pneumothorax and three malpositioned catheters. This study demonstrates that radiographic confirmation of central venous line placement after routine line change is of no benefit as the malpositioned catheters caused no morbidity, produces significant delays and increases medical charges to the patient. Extrapolation predicts an annual reduction of $46,800 in the Vanderbilt Surgical Intensive Care Unit.
journal_name
Am J Surgjournal_title
American journal of surgeryauthors
Cullinane DC,Parkus DE,Reddy VS,Nunn CR,Rutherford EJdoi
10.1016/s0002-9610(98)00142-1subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1998-09-01 00:00:00pages
283-5issue
3eissn
0002-9610issn
1879-1883pii
S0002961098001421journal_volume
176pub_type
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(80)90395-5
更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine whether differing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) regimens for HER2 positive breast cancer (HER2+ BC) are associated with differing surgical complications. Our goal was to evaluate postoperative complications in HER2+ BC patients receiving NAC with Herceptin (trastuzumab...
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(75)90494-8
更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
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pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
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更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(77)90355-5
更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验,评审
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更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(79)90397-0
更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.01.055
更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(80)90332-3
更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(75)90481-x
更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.05.032
更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(83)90052-1
更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.12.035
更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(94)90110-4
更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.06.014
更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(00)00502-x
更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2004.09.011
更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(05)80302-2
更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(80)90057-4
更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(96)00106-7
更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The effects of ischemia on the electrical and contractile activites of the small bowel were studied in dogs. Ischemia due to arterial occlusion abolished the contractile activity and made the regular rhythm of the pacesetter potential (PP) irregular. Revascularization within 3 hours restored the contractile activity a...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(78)90237-4
更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00
