blood clot thrombosis
Conditions
Interventions
Infant
Migration
Thrombus formation
Umbilical venous catheter
Sponsors
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
2 Years to 11 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: * Study group: all infants receiving an umbilical venous catheter (case). * Control group: For every included infant in the study group the next infant admitted to our ward without umbilical catheters (control). * Matching case and control infants: o For cases *30 weeks gestational age we will match a control with the same gestational age at birth (+/- 1 week). o For cases
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The frequency of thrombus formation in the umbilical venous catheter route or heart in infants with and without umbilical-vein catheters. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The amount of migrated umbilical venous catheters The amount of umbilical venous catheters migrated to incorrect positions The amount of umbilical venous catheters migrated to incorrect positions not detected by the chest X-ray made as standard of care. | — |
Countries
The Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed