Abstract |
Forty-one central catheters placed in 37 patients were subjected to a twofold phlebographic study - classic angiography of the main veins, and injection of a radio-opaque fluid while withdrawing the catheter under fluoroscopy. Although data from the literature shows a high incidence of venous thrombosis due to central catheters, we only found 3 positive results in our series of 37 patients (8%). A fibrin sheath develops along the entire length of the catheter, and, in cases of thrombosis, the point at which the catheter penetrates the central venous system is always involved.
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Authors | D Frère, R Fastrez |
Journal | La semaine des hopitaux : organe fonde par l'Association d'enseignement medical des hopitaux de Paris
(Sem Hop)
Vol. 59
Issue 42
Pg. 2910-4
(Nov 17 1983)
France |
Vernacular Title | Les thromboses veineuses sur cathéters centraux. Etude phlébographique de quarante et un cas. |
PMID | 6318327
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Catheterization
(adverse effects)
- Female
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Phlebography
- Thrombophlebitis
(diagnostic imaging, etiology)
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