1. Comparing Incidence of Thrombosis in PICC and Midlines and Evaluating the Role of Anticoagulation, Site of Insertion, and Risk Factors
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Arisha Carreon, Elizabeth Polsinelli, Archana Maini, Taylor Schaubschlager, Darlene Sanchez, Alexandra Timis, Hajir Zohourian, Kaydian Hunter, Vishal Jani, Patrick C. Hardigan, and Lee Phan
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Critically ill ,business.industry ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,medicine.disease ,Thrombophilia ,Thrombosis ,03 medical and health sciences ,Catheter ,0302 clinical medicine ,Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) ,Health care ,medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Intensive care medicine ,business - Abstract
HighlightsNew practice models are in demand for prevention and reduction in rates of catheter thrombosis that can be devastating to the health care system and patients Risk factors for catheter thrombosis were analyzed retrospectively for their impact Site of insertion and overall use of anticoagulation at the time of catheter placement did not show any significant impact on incidence of thrombosis Several variables (i.e., triple lumen, critically ill) were used to create a clinical prediction score model
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- 2019
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