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Deep Venous Thromboses in Patients With Hematological Malignancies After Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters
High Rate of PICC-Related DVTs in Hematologic Cancer
H Tran, M Arellano, A Chamsuddin, C Flowers, LT Heffner, A Langston, MJ Lechowicz, A Tindol, E Waller, EF Winton, HJ Khoury
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2010 Aug 1
Leukemia and Lymphoma
Deep Venous Thromboses in Patients With Hematological Malignancies After Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters
Leukemia and Lymphoma. 2010 Aug 1;51(8):1473-1477, H Tran, M Arellano, A Chamsuddin, C Flowers, LT Heffner, A Langston, MJ Lechowicz, A Tindol, E Waller, EF Winton, HJ Khoury
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OncologySTAT Editorial Team
In patients with solid cancers, peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) have been linked to a high incidence of catheter-related deep venous thromboses (DVTs) (range, 5.7%–12%), but there is little information on the incidence of PICC-related DVTs in patients with hematologic malignancies. Prophylactic anticoagulation, used to reduce the risk of catheter-associated DVTs in patients with solid tumors, is risky in patients with hematologic cancers due to their chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia....
