A prospective study of the use of central venous catheters in patients newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia treated with induction chemotherapy.

Christi McKeownAsha RicciutiMounzer AghaAnastasios RaptisJing-Zhou HouRafic FarahRobert L RednerAnnie ImKathleen A DorritieAlison SehgalJames RossettiKonstantinos LontosDana H BovbjergDaniel NormolleMichael Boyiadzis

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2021)

The present study demonstrates that thrombosis and catheter-related bloodstream infections remain important complications of CVCs in AML patients. Occlusion rates were higher with the use of PICCs and the use of CVCs impacted the quality of life.

Keyphrases

newly diagnosed
acute myeloid leukemia
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
squamous cell carcinoma
patient reported outcomes
radiation therapy
risk factors