2015
Factor VIII May Predict Catheter-Related Thrombosis in Critically Ill Children
Faustino EV, Li S, Silva CT, Pinto MG, Qin L, Tala JA, Rinder HM, Kupfer GM, Shapiro ED. Factor VIII May Predict Catheter-Related Thrombosis in Critically Ill Children. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2015, 16: 497-504. PMID: 25828784, PMCID: PMC4497863, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000000409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCatheter-related thrombosisFactor VIII activityIncident thrombosisIll childrenVIII activityCentral venous catheter-related thrombosisDays of enrollmentProspective cohort studyCentral venous cathetersImportant clinical predictorsTertiary academic centerIU/dlPharmacologic thromboprophylaxisSurveillance ultrasonographyCohort studyVenous cathetersClinical predictorsThrombotic eventsOdds ratioSD increaseHigh riskThrombosisAcademic centersFactor VIIIYouden index
2012
Incidence and Acute Complications of Asymptomatic Central Venous Catheter–Related Deep Venous Thrombosis in Critically Ill Children
Faustino EV, Spinella PC, Li S, Pinto MG, Stoltz P, Tala J, Card ME, Northrup V, Baker KE, Goodman TR, Chen L, Silva CT. Incidence and Acute Complications of Asymptomatic Central Venous Catheter–Related Deep Venous Thrombosis in Critically Ill Children. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2012, 162: 387-391. PMID: 22883418, PMCID: PMC3575007, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.06.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCVC-related deep venous thrombosisDeep venous thrombosisCentral venous cathetersIntensive care unitAcute complicationsIll childrenVenous cathetersVenous thrombosisCare unitPediatric intensive care unitProspective cohort studyChronic complicationsHospital lengthCohort studyPatient demographicsPulmonary embolismCompression ultrasonographyMechanical ventilationHigher oddsCurrent incidenceColor DopplerComplicationsCVC characteristicsLarger studyThrombosis