Complications With Percutaneous Central Venous Catheters

Naranja de acridina para el diagnóstico de bacteriemias relacionadas con catéteres

“…Se emplean a diario para la infusión de fluidos, la nutrición parenteral y la medición de la presión venosa central. Este procedimiento no está exento de riesgos y en el 3-6% de los casos pueden surgir complicaciones serias como: neumotórax, hemotórax, hidrotórax, embolismo gaseoso o BRC 7,8 . Las complicaciones infecciosas provocan un aumento significativo de la morbilidad, del coste sanitario y de la mortalidad 9 .…”

Acquired deep venous thrombosis in children

“…Fritsche [14] in a study of 13 patients with bums treated with total parenteral nutrition detected thrombosis of the veins of the upper arms at post mortem in 36.7% of the cases. Waiters [15] found asymptomatic axillary thrombosis in 10% of patients with central venous catheters on treatment for acute myocardial infarction. According to Kill [16] DVT can develop without any specific clinical signs.…”

Material Thrombogenicity in Central Venous Catheterization I. A Comparison Between Uncoated and Heparin‐Coated, Long Antebrachial, Polyethylene Catheters

“…(KRISCHAK & BURRI 1974), 16.0% for plain P.E. (WALTERS et al 1972), 5.0-13.0% for silicone elastomer (S.E.) (HOSHAL 1975, MCDONALD et al 1977, BOTTINO et al 1979, and between 10.0 (MCDONAI~D et al 1977) and 37.0% (KRISCHAK & BURRI 1974) for polyvinylchloride (P.V.C.).…”

“…catheters, the incidence of thrombophlebitis varied with the manufacturer: 10.0% with Bard-I-Cath and 33.0% with Intrafusor Sorensen catheters (MCDONALD et al 1977). Unfortunately, because the frequency of thrombophlebitis is not expressed as a cumulative incidence in relation to duration of catheterization (exception is the study of WALTERS et al 1972), data from the above-mentioned studies are not comparable.…”