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Estimates of their use in the United States alone suggest that over five million CVCs are inserted annually [ 1 2 ] . Although CVCs have significant benefits in many clinical situations, the increase in their use over the last 20 years has been associated with at least a doubling of resultant nosocomial infections [ 3 4 ] . A number of factors may contribute to the risk of catheter related infections (CRI) [ 5 6 7 8 9 ] . Although a common problem, the descriptive epidemiology, pathophysiology, risk factors and best means of diagnosing CRI have not yet been fully elucidated.
The pressure data at each time were recorded (the right intraventricular pressures advancing the pulmonary artery catheter until the proximal port entered the ventricular chamber) and were then followed by injection of iced 5% glucose solution at the end of the expiratory time, until three values of cardiac output within 10% of each other were obtained.
The MedNova NeuroShield (MedNova Inc., Galway, Ireland) is a filter that is mounted on the distal tip of a 0.014 inch guidewire, and its use requires both a delivery catheter and a retrieval catheter.
Apart from collection of haemodynamic data, at each time point two blood samples were drawn (one from the radial artery cannula and another from the distal port of the pulmonary artery catheter) in order to measure arterial and mixed venous blood parameters that are necessary for calculation of Qsp/Qt (i.e.
A nasogastric catheter (TRIP Catheter; Tonometrics Division, Instrumentarium Corp., Helsinki, Finland) was inserted into the stomach to measure pH i . Correct placement of the TRIP catheter was confirmed by radiography.
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