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Table 2 Type of anticoagulant therapy given for children younger than 2 years diagnosed with VTE

From: Clinical presentation and therapeutic management of venous thrombosis in young children: a retrospective analysis

 

Total population, N = 346

Children aged < 0.5 year, N = 271

Children aged 0.5-2 years, N = 75

CVC-VTE, n (%)

227 (65.6)

175 (64.6)

52 (69.3)

 Anticoagulation,a n (%)

199 (88)

153 (87)

46 (88)

 No anticoagulation, n (%)

28 (12)

22 (13)

6 (12)

Non-CVC-VTE, n (%)

119 (34.4)

96 (35.4)

23 (30.7)

 Anticoagulation,a n (%)

110 (92)

88 (92)

22 (96)

 No anticoagulation, n (%)

9 (8)

8 (8)

1 (4)

CVC-VTE

 Extremity/caval vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism

89

34

  Anticoagulation,a n (%)

76 (85)

30 (88)

  No anticoagulation, n (%)

13 (15)

4 (12)

 Cardiac thrombosis

20

4

  Anticoagulation,a n (%)

18 (90)

4 (100)

  No anticoagulation, n (%)

2 (10)

0

 Renal vein thrombosis

1

0

  Anticoagulation,a n (%)

1 (100)

–

  No anticoagulation, n (%)

0

–

 Portal vein thrombosis

18

0

  Anticoagulation,a n (%)

14 (78)

–

  No anticoagulation, n (%)

4 (22)

–

 Jugular/subclavian vein thrombosis

47

14

  Anticoagulation,a n (%)

44 (94)

12 (86)

  No anticoagulation, n (%)

3 (6)

2 (14)

Non-CVC-VTE

 Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

37

8

  Anticoagulation,a n (%)

34 (92)

8 (100)

  No anticoagulation, n (%)

3 (8)

0

 Extremity/caval vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism

16

11

  Anticoagulation,a n (%)

14 (88)

11 (100)

  No anticoagulation, n (%)

2 (13)

0

 Cardiac thrombosis

12

0

  Anticoagulation,a n (%)

12 (100)

–

  No anticoagulation, n (%)

0

–

 Renal vein thrombosisb

14

0

  Anticoagulation,a n (%)

12 (86)

–

  No anticoagulation, n (%)

2 (14)

–

 Portal vein thrombosisb

14

1

  Anticoagulation,a n (%)

14 (100)

0

  No anticoagulation, n (%)

0

1 (100)

 Jugular/subclavian vein thrombosis

4

3

  Anticoagulation,a n (%)

3 (75)

3 (100)

  No anticoagulation, n (%)

1 (25)

0

  1. aUnfractionated heparin, low molecular weight heparin, fondaparinux or vitamin K antagonists. bA single patient had renal and portal vein thrombosis and was therefore considered in both groups