Research Article
The Incidence of Peripheral Catheter-Related Thrombosis in Surgical Patients
Table 2
Characteristics of the participants with upper extremity thrombosis.
| Age | Sex | Location of catheter | Size of catheter | Risk factors | Clinical signs | Type of thrombus | Thrombus location | Size of thrombus | Treatment | Symptoms at 30 days |
| 71 | F | L forearm 5 cm from wrist | 20 G | Recent surgery, type 2 DM, and obesity | No signs | SVT | Cephalic vein → 5 cm from cannula site | Speck | LMWH | No symptoms |
| 85 | F | L cubital fossa | 20 G | Colorectal cancer, recent surgery | No signs | SVT | Cephalic vein | 7 cm segment of thrombus | LMWH | No symptoms |
| 72 | F | L cubital fossa | 20 G | Bladder lymphoma | No signs | SVT | Cephalic vein | Thrombus at site of cannula | LMWH | No symptoms |
| 81 | F | L cubital fossa | 20 G | Colorectal cancer, recent surgery | No signs | SVT | Cephalic vein | Segment of thrombus | LMWH | No symptoms |
| 83 | M | R dorsal hand | 22 G | Recent surgery | No signs | DVT | Brachial vein | Segment of thrombus | Warfarin | No symptoms |
| 70 | M | L cubital fossa | 20 G | Recent surgery | No signs | SVT | Basilic vein | Nonocclusive | Warfarin | No symptoms |
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