title: Commentary on 'Interventions for restoring patency of central venous catheter lumens'.
abstract: This is a commentary on a Cochrane review, published in this issue of EBCH, first published as: van Miert C, Hill R, Jones L. Interventions for restoring patency of occluded central venous catheter lumens. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD007119. DoI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007119.pub2. Further information for this Cochrane review is available in this issue of EBCH in the accompanying Summary article.
authors.affiliation: Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Mary Elisabeth
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Bauman
authors.forename: Mary Patricia
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Massicotte
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D062905:Central Venous Catheters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D004868:Equipment Failure; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents
keywords: central venous catheter; patency; pediatrics; thrombosis; treatment