Increased Risk of Thrombosis Associated with Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters Compared with Conventional Central Venous Catheters in Children with Leukemia

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8812124	The Journal of Pediatrics	2018	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Our results suggest that the use of PICCs in children with leukemia increases the risk of CAT in comparison with the use of conventional tunneled catheters. Further randomized controlled studies are needed to characterize this risk and to better define indications.

Keywords

PICC AML L-ASP LMWH CVL VTE CAT l-Asparaginase Thrombosis Central venous line Venous thromboembolic event acute myeloid leukemia Acute lymphoblastic leukemia Infant leukemia ALL low-molecular-weight heparin peripherally inserted central catheter Peripherally inserted central catheters