Thrombosis research
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Thrombosis research · Dec 2010
ReviewCatheter-related thrombosis in children with intestinal failure and long-term parenteral nutrition: how to treat and to prevent?
Survival of children with chronic intestinal failure has increased as result of administration of home parenteral nutrition. Crucial for the successful management of home parenteral nutrition is the availability of an adequate central venous access. ⋯ Management and prevention of catheter-related thrombosis are of vital importance. For patients with compromised venous access, alternative measures are reported, most of them used as a bridge to bowel transplantation.