Usefulness of intravenous heparin to prevent thrombosis of central venous catheter in children.

Background: central venous catheter (CVC) thrombosis in children is a main issue and its prevention with intravenous heparin is still controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate efficacy of intravenous heparin in preventing CVC thrombosis both clinically and macroscopically.

Methods: we conducted a randomized clinical trial in a tertiary care children's hospital with patients <18 years of age with CVC.