Infusion pump flow rates in central venous catheters: Thrombus reflux and aspiration clot.

Abstract Aggressive infusion pump flow rates can lead to central venous catheter (CVC) occlusion resulting from thrombus reflux into the CVC lumen. Methods: A single-center prospective comparative study was performed, including all consecutive cases of occlusion events in hematology oncology patient...

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Main Author: Martinez,Jose Manuel (author)
Other Authors: Capela,Rita (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Infusion pump
Aggressive flushing
Aspiration clot
Occlusion.
Online Access:http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2183-69142021000100016
Country:Portugal
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