Chiara Garonzi, Francesca Zeni, Gloria Tridello, Alice Giacomazzi, Alberto Castagna, Maria Pia Esposto, Giulia Caddeo, Vincenza Pezzella, Ada Zaccaron, Elisa Bonetti, Virginia Vitale, Matteo Chinello, Rita Balter, Beatrice Guardini, Eleonora Pedrazzoli, Simone Cesaro
BACKGROUND: Central venous catheter (CVC)-related complications remain a significant cause of morbidity in pediatric hematology-oncology. We prospectively surveyed the incidence of CVC-related complications in children with hematologic-oncologic diseases. PROCEDURE: Five-hundred-eighty-one CVCs were inserted in 421 patients from January 2010 to June 2022 (153,731 CVC days observation; follow-up data up to December 31, 2022). RESULTS: Overall, 671 complications were recorded (4...
April 11, 2024: Pediatric Blood & Cancer