• Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · May 2000

    Clinical Trial

    Thrombus on indwelling central venous catheters: the histopathology of "Fibrin sheaths".

    • J N Suojanen, D P Brophy, and I Nasser.
    • Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 1 Deaconess Road, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
    • Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2000 May 1; 23 (3): 194-7.

    PurposeCentral venous catheters (CVC) may fail for many reasons, though "fibrin sheaths" blocking catheter ports are usually implicated. We examined the sheaths removed from dialysis catheters to determine their histopathology.MethodsTen catheter strippings were performed and the removed material was studied grossly and microscopically.ResultsThe histologic specimens showed thrombus both with and without a proteinaceous sheath.ConclusionDialysis catheters fail because of thrombus formation. This can occur in either the absence or presence of a protein coating on the catheter, the so-called "fibrin sheath."

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