The Incidence of Peripheral Catheter-Related Thrombosis in Surgical Patients

Table 2

Characteristics of the participants with upper extremity thrombosis.

Age	Sex	Location of catheter	Size of catheter	Risk factors	Clinical signs	Type of thrombus	Thrombus location	Size of thrombus	Treatment	Symptoms at 30 days
71	F	L forearm 5 cm from wrist	20 G	Recent surgery, type 2 DM, and obesity	No signs	SVT	Cephalic vein → 5 cm from cannula site	Speck	LMWH	No symptoms
85	F	L cubital fossa	20 G	Colorectal cancer, recent surgery	No signs	SVT	Cephalic vein	7 cm segment of thrombus	LMWH	No symptoms
72	F	L cubital fossa	20 G	Bladder lymphoma	No signs	SVT	Cephalic vein	Thrombus at site of cannula	LMWH	No symptoms
81	F	L cubital fossa	20 G	Colorectal cancer, recent surgery	No signs	SVT	Cephalic vein	Segment of thrombus	LMWH	No symptoms
83	M	R dorsal hand	22 G	Recent surgery	No signs	DVT	Brachial vein	Segment of thrombus	Warfarin	No symptoms
70	M	L cubital fossa	20 G	Recent surgery	No signs	SVT	Basilic vein	Nonocclusive	Warfarin	No symptoms