Identification of a “VTE-rich” population in pediatrics - Critically ill children with central venous catheters

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8679700	Thrombosis Research	2018	18 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Critically ill children with CVC have a significant risk of developing VTE. Identification of the above “VTE-rich” population may aid in design of clinical trials aimed at prevention of VTE among hospitalized PICU children.

Keywords

Venous thromboembolism Risk factors Critical care Pediatrics Central venous catheters

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Identification of a “VTE-rich” population in pediatrics - Critically ill children with central venous catheters

Authors

Minh Tran, Steven L. Shein, Xinge Ji, Sanjay P. Ahuja,