Diagnosing catheter site-related tenderness and erythema
Extract:
“On the 16th day, C-reactive protein was elevated at 52.6 (mg/L, 0.0–1.4), and there was tenderness, induration, and erythema at the catheter insertion site without fever. A contrast-enhanced CT scan of the neck revealed a huge thrombus about 10 cm long extending from the level of the first cervical vertebrae to the confluence of the subclavian veins, and the right internal jugular veins were markedly dilated.”
Reference:Ono K, Karube M, Kaname S. Dialysis Catheter Site-Related Tenderness and Erythema. Kidney360. 2022 Apr 26;3(5):979-980. doi: 10.34067/KID.0000592022. PMID: 36128475; PMCID: PMC9438414.