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Central Venous Catheter-Associated Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is caused by any obstruction to the superior vena cava (SVC); the most common causes are malignancy and extrinsic compression. The use of medical devices, such as central venous catheters, poses an important risk factor, as they cause changes in the blood flow and ...

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Autores principales: Silva Araújo, Catarina, Domingues, Rui M, Couto, Peniela, Matos, Ana Rita, Ângela, Cristina C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10198581/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37213957
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37756