Actualización en prevención y manejo de las trombosis en catéteres venosos centrales / Actualization in prevention and management of central venous catheter thrombosis

ABSTRACT

Central venous catheters are essential to the modern-day management of many illnesses especially cancer and hematologic desorders. Catheter malfuncion due to catheter tip thrombosis and catheter central venous thrombosis are two common complications. These two complication can cause significant problems in patient management and can be a sourse of morbitiy and occasional mortality. This review focuses on the incidence, risk factors, natural history, diagnostic aproaches, prophilaxis and treatment of thrombotic complications of central venous catheters in cancer patients.