| Patient No. |
Type of Catheter |
Days to VTE |
Treatment Type & Duration |
Recurrence; Time to 2nd Event |
| 1 |
PICC days |
3 |
Warfarin, 3 months |
No |
| 2 |
PICC days |
17 |
Warfarin, 4 months |
No |
| 3 |
PICC days |
21 |
Warfarin, 3.5 months |
No |
| 4 |
PICC days |
9 |
Warfarin, 3 months |
No |
| 5 |
Port-A-cath |
4380 days |
iv heparin, thrombolytics
for 3 days, then Warfarin
for 6 months |
Yes; 582 days |
|
6 |
Port-A-cath |
1050 days |
iv heparin, thrombolytics
for 3 days, then Warfarin
for 6 months |
Yes; 912 days |
|
