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A Protocol to Set Up Needle-Free Connector with Positive Displacement on Central Venous Catheter in Intensive Care Unit
Published on: July 13, 2019
[Venous thromboembolism in intensive care unit patients]
Mehmet Ali Habeşoğlu1, Füsun Oner Eyüboğlu
1Başkent Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Ankara. habesma@superonline.com
Abstract:
In intensive care units, venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a life threatening, clinically important issue. The diagnosis of VTE is significantly complicated, even in patients except intensive care units and there is no consensus between clinicians about its treatment. The factors such as heterogeneity of intensive care units patients, the association of thrombosis and bleeding risks in the majority of patients, the non-specific signs and symptoms of VTE, the feasibility limitations of diagnostic methods are caused difficulties in the diagnosis and treatment of VTE. In this review, it has been aimed to remind VTE issue in the intensive care units, by review the investigations about the diagnosis, treatment and thromboprophylaxis of VTE.
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