Peripherally inserted central catheter-associated deep vein thrombosis: A narrative review

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 128, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 722-738

  Fallouh, Nabil ^a   McGuirk, Helen M ^a,b   Flanders, Scott A ^a   Chopra, Vineet ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Hospital Outcomes Program of Excellence   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Diagnosis; DVT; Peripherally inserted central catheter; PICC; Prevention; Thrombosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARM PAIN; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CATHETER REMOVAL; CATHETER THROMBOSIS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST VENOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWELLING; TREATMENT DURATION; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN DISEASE; VEIN DISTENTION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGE; AGED; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84931559732     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.01.027     Document Type: Article

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