Beyond traditional venous access: Midline catheter use in pediatric apheresis

The objective of this study was to assess the use of midline catheters as venous access for apheresis procedures in pediatric patients. A retrospective analysis of medical records was conducted from September 2019 to June 2022 to evaluate the safety and efficacy of midline catheters for therapeutic...

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Published in:Journal of clinical apheresis 2024-06, Vol.39 (3), p.e22111-n/a
Main Authors: Geile, Kira, Barton, Kevin, Dandamudi, Raja
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apheresis
midline catheter
pediatrics
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Summary:The objective of this study was to assess the use of midline catheters as venous access for apheresis procedures in pediatric patients. A retrospective analysis of medical records was conducted from September 2019 to June 2022 to evaluate the safety and efficacy of midline catheters for therapeutic pediatric apheresis. During the study period, a total of 121 procedures were inserted in 22 unique patients. The age of the subjects ranged from 2.7 to 21 years. The blood flow rates achieved with midline catheters met or exceeded the recommended rates for apheresis in children (40 mL/min), by the Wilcoxon signed‐rank test (p 
ISSN:0733-2459
1098-1101
DOI:10.1002/jca.22111