Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group (Insertion of PICC with endexo polymer in 517 hospitalized adult patients with a medical order of PICC).
Control (Insertion of PICC without endexo polymer in 517 hospitalized adult
evaluation of the criteria related to the risks of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) according to the instruments of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and Clinical Algorithm.
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Device
Sponsors
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Hospitalized patients with intravenous therapy scheduled for 6 days or longer with a medical order for PICC insertion
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients classified as urgency, because it prevented randomization; Patients who required a specific catheter for continuity of treatment; Patients who required a new PICC after being recruited for the study; Patients with a previous diagnosis of DVT; Patients previosuly mastectomized on the side chosen for insertion of the catheter; Patients with damaged/sclerosed peripheral venous network; Patients with bacteremia; Patients with dermatitis/cellulitis or trauma to the arm to be punctured.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A statistically significant decrease in the incidence of deep vein thrombosis diagnosed through doppler ultrasound in the presence of one of the signs and symptoms: pain, hyperaemia and edema. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes will not be evaluated. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactEduarda dos Santos
Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein
Outcome results
None listed