Difficulty in removing a percutaneous central venous catheter inserted from a peripheral vein.
Two girls with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) are reported. There were difficulties in removing their central venous catheters inserted from a peripheral vein. One girl required surgery under general anesthesia for the removal. The other patient received continuous infusion of low dose urokinase from a distal peripheral vein. The residual catheter was then removed successfully.
Department of Pediatrics, St Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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Morimoto
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Hosoya
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Matsufuji
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Tachi
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Yokoyama
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Nishimura
D000293:Adolescent; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005337:Fibrin / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000628:therapy*; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
D005337:Fibrin; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator