[Catheters in patients with acute leukaemia].
The authors present kinds and frequency of complications during the use of central venous catheters in adults with acute leukaemia. During the-year-prospective study of 35 central venous catheters placed in 33 consecutive patients entering intensive leukeamia therapy 30 complications were registered. The complications were as follows: early complication (10%); local inflammation (23%); partial thrombosis (23%), complete thrombosis (19%); catheter-related sepsis (10%), and miscelaneous (15%). All catheters with complete thrombosis were successfully recanalised with small doses of streptokinase (less than 40,000 units) and fresh frozen plasma. Frequency of complications can be decreased by preventive measures such as: holding transitoriness oaf catheters, asepsis and antisepsis, and introducing contemporary Hickman catheters with infusion pumps.
Marisavljević
D
D
Rolović
Z
Z
Elezović
I
I
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000209:etiology; D007938:Leukemia / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology