Case report: Transected Hickman catheter and its thrombotic occlusion in a patient with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension—can a catheter replacement be avoided?

Case report: Transected Hickman catheter and its thrombotic occlusion in a patient with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension—can a catheter replacement be avoided?

A 25-year-old female with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), who had a Hickman catheter implanted for continuous intravenous epoprostenol infusion, was admitted to the clinic after inadvertently cutting the catheter with nail scissors during a routine dressing change. Approximately 7 ...

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Main Authors: Grzegorz Sławiński, Piotr Zieleniewicz, Anna Faran, Alicja Dąbrowska-Kugacka, Marcin Kurzyna, Maciej Kempa, Ludmiła Daniłowicz-Szymanowicz, Ewa Lewicka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
hickman and broviac catheters
epoprostenol
pulmonary hypertension
thrombosis
repair kit
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1230417/full

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