Abstract Number: PB2342
Meeting: ISTH 2020 Congress
Theme: Venous Thromboembolism and Cardioembolism » VTE Epidemiology
Background: Catheter-associated thrombosis (CAT) is a serious complication observed both in children and adults, and can vary in different populations. The reported rate of CAT is between 1 to 5% in the published literature. The data on catheter-related thrombosis in Armenian population is unknown.
Aims: The aim of our study was to investigate CAT in Armenian patients admitted to the hospital with different hematological and oncological disorders.
Methods: A retrospective review of all medical records from 2019 admissions from both outpatient and inpatient clinics at the Hematology Center after Prof. R.H.Yeolyan, were collected and analyzed.
Results: In 2019 there were 2212 total admissions for different hematological and oncological disorders, who received treatment at our Center and all of them had catheter insertion. 1573 admissions were in the adult clinic (both hematologic malignant and benign disorders, as well as solid tumors) and 639 at the pediatric clinic (all pediatric cancer and blood disorders in Armenia).
In the whole cohort of pediatric and adult admissions there we reported 19 (0.86%) cases of CAT. 9 patients were female. From these 19 patients 2 had multiple myeloma, 2 Hodgkin disease, 3 acute lymphoblastic leukemia, 1 aplastic anemia, 2 acute myeloid leukemia, and 9 Non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Out of 19 patients, only one was a child (below 18 years), a 7 years old female.
All the cases of CAT were confirmed by the duplex ultrasound. Interestingly, all recorded cases were among the inpatient admissions.
Conclusions: Our data shows that the incidence of CAT at our institution is much lower than in the published literature, which is most probably due to lower detectability and registration, especially for patients receiving outpatient therapy. Wider awareness campaigns and patient education programs may improve the situation.
To cite this abstract in AMA style:
Hambardzumyan L, Grigoryan H, Mkrtchyan L, Badikyan M, Danielyan S, Tamamyan G, Sargsyan N, Petrosyan L, Sahakyan L, Khachatryan H. Catheter-associated Thrombosis at the Hematology Center: Analysis of 2212 Medical Records from a Developing Country [abstract]. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2020; 4 (Suppl 1). https://abstracts.isth.org/abstract/catheter-associated-thrombosis-at-the-hematology-center-analysis-of-2212-medical-records-from-a-developing-country/. Accessed March 21, 2024.« Back to ISTH 2020 Congress
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