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8835968

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-11
pubmed:abstractText
Radiographic evaluation of central venous catheters (CVCs) with contrast material is a commonly performed procedure in pediatric radiology, but the criteria for interpreting the results of such studies are not well described in the literature. Careful evaluation of the images from a contrast material-enhanced CVC study frequently demonstrates a cause of CVC malfunction. In a series of 166 contrast-enhanced CVC studies performed in children, 112 studies (67%) demonstrated abnormal results. The most common abnormalities were mural thrombus, catheter tip thrombus, catheter tip against the vessel wall, and sleeve thrombus. Other causes of catheter malfunction include reservoir thrombus, catheter break, and catheter malposition. When catheter malfunction is due to catheter thrombus formation, the patient is usually treated with urokinase (bolus injection or infusion). Short catheters that ended in the innominate or subclavian vein had a much higher frequency of abnormalities than longer catheters that ended in the superior vena cava or right atrium.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0271-5333
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
747-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Interpreting the results of pediatric central venous catheter studies.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article