Central venous catheter-associated complications in pediatric patients diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma: implications for catheter choice.
Ceder Hildegard van den BoschJudith SpijkermanMarc H W A WijnenIdske C L Kremer HovingaFriederike A G Meyer-WentrupAlida F W van der SteegMarianne D van de WeteringMarta FioccoIndra E MorsingAuke BeishuizenPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2022)
The insertion of a TIVAP rather than a PICC should be recommended for pediatric patients with HL, especially in the presence of CVT-related risk factors. Future trials should evaluate the efficacy and safety of direct oral anticoagulants for the primary prevention of CVT in pediatric patients with a PICC and other CVT-related risk factors.