Prevalence of deep venous thrombosis in the lower extremities of children in the intensive care unit
| Autor: | Bennett A. Alford, Gia A. DeAngelis, James C. Gibson, Samuel J. Dwyer, Joan McIlhenny, Sarah B. Vittone, Douglas F. Willson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Critical Care Lower risk law.invention law Risk Factors Catheterization Peripheral Confidence Intervals Prevalence Medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Prospective Studies Child Ultrasonography Pediatric intensive care unit Leg business.industry Infant Newborn Virginia Infant Thrombosis Femoral Vein Thrombophlebitis medicine.disease Intensive care unit Confidence interval Catheter Venous thrombosis Anesthesia Child Preschool Sample Size Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Acute Disease Female business Lower limbs venous ultrasonography |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric radiology. 26(11) |
| ISSN: | 0301-0449 |
| Popis: | Purpose. To determine the prevalence of lower extremity deep venous thrombosis (LE-DVT) in children who spent at least 72 h in the pediatric intensive care unit (ICU). Materials and methods. Children up to the age of 17 years who spent at least 72 h in the ICU underwent lower extremity venous ultrasound at the end of their stay. Prevalence range for the sample size was calculated with a confidence interval of 95%. Results. Among 76 children who spent 3–141 days in the ICU, the prevalence of acute (and silent) DVT was 4 % (confidence interval 0–9 %). All three affected children had femoral venous catheters in that leg during their ICU stay (17 unaffected children also had catheters). Conclusion. Children in an ICU setting are at significantly lower risk for thrombosis than adults in the same setting. |
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