We read with great interest the study recently published by Wu et al., investigating the incidence of catheter- related thrombosis (CRT) in the largest cohort of criti- cally ill patients thus far [1]. The authors screened by ultrasound (US) the venous district immediately before and daily after the placement of a central venous cath- eter (CVC), and reported a CRT incidence of 16.9% (213/1262), mostly affecting the left side and the internal jugular vein, which accounted for the 54% of CVCs.
Cutuli, S. L., Dell'Anna, A. M., Carelli, S., Annetta, M. G., Antonelli, M., Catheter-related thrombosis in critically ill patients: a clinical problem or just a matter of definition?, <<INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE>>, 2023; 49 (7): 878-879. [doi:10.1007/s00134-023-07076-x] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/262355]
Catheter-related thrombosis in critically ill patients: a clinical problem or just a matter of definition?
Cutuli, Salvatore Lucio;Dell'Anna, Antonio Maria;Carelli, Simone;Annetta, Maria Giuseppina;Antonelli, Massimo
2023
Abstract
We read with great interest the study recently published by Wu et al., investigating the incidence of catheter- related thrombosis (CRT) in the largest cohort of criti- cally ill patients thus far [1]. The authors screened by ultrasound (US) the venous district immediately before and daily after the placement of a central venous cath- eter (CVC), and reported a CRT incidence of 16.9% (213/1262), mostly affecting the left side and the internal jugular vein, which accounted for the 54% of CVCs.
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