Incidence of asymptomatic catheter-related thrombosis in intensive care unit patients: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Catheter-related thrombosis (CRT) incidence, rate, and risk factors vary in literature due to differences in populations, catheters, diagnostic methods, and statistical approaches. The aim of this single-center, prospective, observational study was to assess incidence, incidence rate (IR), cumulative incidence, and risk factors by means of IR ratio (IRR) of asymptomatic CRT in a non-oncologic Intensive Care Unit (ICU) population. CRT development was assessed daily by means of ultrasound screening. The proportions of patients and catheters developing CRT and CRT incidence rates, expressed as the number of events per catheter-days (cd), were calculated. Kalbfleisch and Prentice's method was used to estimate the cumulative incidence of CRTs. Univariate and multivariable Poi

SUBMITTER: Abbruzzese C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10587047 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature