Low-grade haemostatic activation and increased fibrin turnover due to a retained central venous guide wire, found accidentally after eight years.
Blinc
Ales
A
Department of Vascular Diseases, University of Ljubljana Medical Centre, Zaloska 7, 1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia. ales.blinc@kclj.si
Sabovic
Miso
M
Bozic
Mojca
M
D000293:Adolescent; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005337:Fibrin / Q000378:metabolism*; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000378:metabolism; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006487:Hemostasis; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D019300:Medical Errors; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013997:Time Factors
D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1; C036309:fibrin fragment D; D005337:Fibrin