Internal jugular vein placement is frequently utilized in clinical practice for rapid infusion, intraoperative monitoring, peritoneal dialysis, and access for interventions. Additionally, the process may lead to complications like hematoma, infection, misdirection of the artery, pneumothorax, and arteriovenous fistula. In the case described in this report, all vascular ruptures effectively were repaired because when internal jugular vein placement was adopted, a dialysis catheter would go through the right internal jugular vein into the subclavian artery, then the ascending aorta via the cephalic trunk, and finally the ectopic catheter would be surgically removed. The patient was released from the hospital on the seventh postoperative day after maintaining stable vital signs throughout the procedure.
Background: No study has examined the association of the calcification of abdominal artery orifices with nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI) in dialysis patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Thus, this study aimed to determine whether calcification of abdominal blood vessel orifices in hemodialysis patients may be a risk factor for NOMI and examine the long-term survival of dialysis patients after undergoing cardiac surgery.
Methods: From April 2014 to September 2020, 100 dialysis patients underwent cardiac surgery at our hospital. The calcification of the celiac artery (CA) and superior mesenteric artery (SMA) was evaluated by computed tomography, and the degree of orifice stenosis was graded as follows: patent, 0; partial occlusion, 1; and complete occlusion, 2.
Results: Eight patients experienced NOMI, and all of them died. SMA calcification scores were not significantly different between the NOMI and non-NOMI groups (1.38±0.52 vs. 1.13±0.69; P = 0.247). However, the average CA orifice calcification score was significantly greater in the NOMI group than in the non-NOMI group (1.63±0.52 vs. 1.15±0.65; P = 0.039), and the SMA+CA orifice calcification scores were significantly different between the groups (3.00±0.76 vs. [non-NOMI] 2.25±1.18; P = 0.028). In all patients, the 30-day and in-hospital mortality rates were 13% and 18%, respectively. All patients were completely followed up with a mean follow-up period of 604±585 days. Kaplan-Meier survival curves showed that patients with SMA and CA calcification tended to have a shorter overall survival than patients without calcification; however, no significant difference was noted.
Conclusions: The calcification of CA and/or SMA orifices was associated with postoperative NOMI and poor long-term survival among dialysis patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Objective: To investigate the effect of short-term nutritional support on improving preoperative nutritional status of infants with non-restrictive ventricular septal defect.
Methods: A prospective randomized controlled study was conducted from June 2021 to December 2021 at a provincial children's hospital in China. The difference of nutritional status between the intervention group and the control group after short-term nutritional support was compared.
Results: After one month of nutritional support, the weight, STRONGkids score, albumin, prealbumin, and hemoglobin in the intervention group significantly were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The postoperative intensive care time and discharge time of the two groups significantly were lower in the intervention group than those in the control group (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: The preoperative nutritional support of 1 month for infants with non-restrictive ventricular septal defect can effectively improve their preoperative nutritional status and promote postoperative recovery.

