D-dimer from central and peripheral blood samples in asymptomatic central venous catheter-related thrombosis in patients with cancer.
Homero Nañez-TerrerosJose C Jaime-PerezLinda E Muñoz-EspinozaCarlos Rodrigo Cámara-LemarroyGerardo E Ornelas-CortinasRicardo D Ramos-DenaJuan F Gonzalez-GuerreroTomas Nangullasmu-PlasenciaMoises Gonzalez-EscamillaOsvaldo Chipuli-LopezPublished in: Phlebology (2018)
A negative D-dimer may be useful for screening asymptomatic catheter-related thrombosis in patients with cancer, but the central and peripheral sample sites are not equivalent.