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This discussion is about arteries. Food & Function has revealed that cocoa is effective in relieving stress. Cocoa's function of suppressing reduced cerebral blood flow under stress is not merely a mood booster. It also physiologically prevents the failure of peripheral vasodilation...

Today, we're introducing a paper about antibacterial caps. The basic method for disinfecting catheters is the "hub scrub," which involves wiping the hub with an alcohol swab for 15 seconds. However, it's very difficult to consistently perform this perfectly in a busy clinical setting. A meta-analysis published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine in 2022...

Date: March 25 (Day 1) and 26 (Day 2), 2026 Venue: Bangkok, Thailand Grande Centre Point Ratchadamri / Bangkok Metropolitan Administration General Hospital Summit Summary The "Southeast A... Summit" will be held in Bangkok, Thailand on March 25 and 26, 2026.

In recent years, not only safety and complications, but also "cost" has become increasingly important in the selection of vascular access devices (VADs). The midline catheter, in particular, is gaining recognition for its usefulness, but its introduction has been hampered by the high cost...

Recently in Japan, there have been an increasing number of reports not only on the development of evidence, but also on "implementation studies" on how to make evidence take root in the field. In this issue, we introduce such an Australian implementation study on securing venous routes. If you would like to read the rest of this...

The topic of this paper is whether to insert the port through the upper arm or through the internal neck/subclavian. I personally chose the brachial port at my previous institution for safety reasons, but there were certainly times when the vessel diameter was too small or the meander was stronger than expected, making insertion difficult. Chemo...

This paper is about the feasibility of having so-called "guidelines" in place? The interesting point is that not only practitioners but also patients were surveyed. It is interesting to note that not only practitioners but also patients were surveyed. I hope that you will also think "The guideline says this, but in reality it is impossible! I am not sure if it is possible...

For indwelling arterial catheters (A-lines) in ICU patients, distal radial artery (dRA) had similar success and safety rates for puncture and placement compared to conventional radial artery (cRA). On the other hand, dRA had a lower arterial pressure waveform extinction during the management period....

This is a report from a Swedish Intermediate medical care unit :IMCU, a unit that is not common in Japan, but temporary peripheral intravenous administration of norepinephrine (NE) in emergency situations is also suggested in the World Guidelines for Sepsis Care (SSCG). On the other hand, the midra...

In this issue, we present a randomized, double-blind trial of subcutaneous nitroglycerin for prevention of occlusion during radial artery line removal in infants. A simple intervention performed before puncture and extraction suggests improved peripheral perfusion and is worth considering as a candidate for standard procedure in the PICU and operating room....