Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound for catheter-related thrombosis in children
Li S, Silva CT, Brudnicki AR, Baker KE, Tala JA, Pinto MG, Polikoff LA, Qin L, Faustino EV, Northeast Pediatric Critical Care Research Consortium. Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound for catheter-related thrombosis in children. Pediatric Radiology 2015, 46: 219-228. PMID: 26440129, PMCID: PMC4738063, DOI: 10.1007/s00247-015-3467-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge DistributionCausalityCentral Venous CathetersChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesConnecticutFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMalePoint-of-Care TestingPrevalenceReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificitySex DistributionUltrasonographyUpper Extremity Deep Vein ThrombosisConceptsCatheter-related thrombosisCare ultrasoundChance-corrected agreementIll childrenCare USCentral venous catheter-related thrombosisPediatric radiologistsDeep venous thrombosisCentral venous cathetersIntensive care unitVenous cathetersVenous thrombosisCare unitSubclavian veinThrombosisAccuracy of pointCatheterSensitivity of pointDiscordant readingsDiagnostic accuracyMulticenterUltrasoundRadiology departmentChildrenPhysiciansFactor 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