Unexplained bleeding associated with central venous catheter care.

Am J Pediatr Hematol Oncol

Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425.

Published: March 1990

Significant bleeding associated with inadvertent heparin overdosage may occur in children with cancer and indwelling central venous catheters. The etiology of such bleeding, as described in a child with Wilms' tumor, may not be immediately apparent. It is imperative that the proper techniques for maintenance and anticoagulation of the catheter be ascertained.

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