Retrospective cohort analysis comparing the incidence of deep vein thromboses between peripherally-inserted and long-term skin tunneled venous catheters in hemato-oncology patients

Table 2 Prevalence of risk factors in patients who developed a line-related thrombosis

Risk factor	Number of patients in PICC group (n = 20)	Number of patients in LTSTC group (n = 4)
Known background of inherited prothrombotic conditions (%)	0 (0)	0 (0)
History of VTE or PE (%)	2 (10)	0 (0)
Chemotherapy administered (%):
Immunomodulatory drug	2 (10)	2 (10)
Hormonal therapy	0 (0)	0 (0)
Anti-platelet therapy (%)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Anti-coagulant prophylaxis (LMWH) (%)	2 (10)	2 (10)

NB: PICC = Peripherally-Inserted Central Venous Catheter; LTSTC = Long Term Skin Tunneled Catheter; VTE = Venous Thromboembolism; PE = Pulmonary Embolism; LMWH = Low-Molecular Weight Heparin.

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