ABSTRACT
Arterial puncture during central venous catheterization [CVC] is a relatively rare complication that may have devastating consequences. We present a case of left sided hemiplegia after inadvertent, unidentified right subclavian artery double-lumen catheterization in a 60 years aged male who had to undergo central venous catheterization for hemodialysis. The patient had had hemodialysis from the same intra arterial route thrice. Twenty days later, he was successfully managed in OR by removal of the catheter from his artery and manual compression for 20 minutes to control the bleeding
ABSTRACT
Emphysematous or gas-forming infections, a very small percentage of bacterial infections of the urinary tract, attract importance because of their life threatening potential. Herein, we report a 60-year-old Saudi female patient who was a known case of Diabetes mellitus for 15 years. She was admitted with left flank pain of 5 days duration, abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting and chills associated with increased frequency of urine, urgency, and dysuria. She had leukocytosis, high blood sugar, elevated urea and creatinine and pyuria. Urine culture grew Escherichia coli. Ultrasound and CT scan showed left pelvicalyceal dilatation and air in the left kidney and urinary bladder. She was treated with a prolonged parenteral antibiotic course, and insulin, with complete recovery