The aim is to determine the prevalence of catheter-related thrombosis (CRT) in hospitalized patients carrying PICC, FICC, CICC, and midline catheters through a multicenter, standardized prevalence study. To achieve this, a cross-sectional study with prospective data collection will be conducted, including, through consecutive sampling to minimize selection bias, all hospitalized patients over 18 years of age from both general wards and critical care units who have had one of these catheters in place for at least 7 days. During data collection, an ultrasound examination of the catheter insertion site will be performed in order to rule out the presence of thrombotic complications.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
500
Overall prevalence of catheter-related thrombosis
Number of patients with CRT / total number of patients evaluated) × 100
Time frame: From the beginning of the cutoff to the end of the cutoff at 4 weeks
Symptomatic CRT
(Number of CRT cases with ≥1 clinical sign / total number of CRT cases) × 100
Time frame: From the beginning of the cutoff to the end of the cutoff at 4 weeks
Asymptomatic CRT
(Number of CRT cases without clinical signs / total number of CRT cases) × 100
Time frame: From the beginning of the cutoff to the end of the cutoff at 4 weeks
Superficial CRT
Number of superficial CRT cases / total number of CRT cases) × 100
Time frame: From the beginning of the cutoff to the end of the cutoff at 4 weeks
Deep CRT
Number of deep CRT cases / total number of CRT cases) × 100
Time frame: From the beginning of the cutoff to the end of the cutoff at 4 weeks
Prevalence by responsible service
(Number of CRT cases in each service category / total number of patients evaluated in that service) × 100
Time frame: From the beginning of the cutoff to the end of the cutoff at 4 weeks
Time from implantation to CRT diagnosis
Mean, SD, median, and IQR (interquartile range) of elapsed days
Time frame: From the beginning of the cutoff to the end of the cutoff at 4 weeks
Distribution by implanting operator
Number of CRT cases by implanting operator / total number of CRT cases × 100
Time frame: From the beginning of the cutoff to the end of the cutoff at 4 weeks
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