The objective of this study was to investigate the risk of acute internal jugular, subclavian, and axillary deep venous thrombosis (upper torso DVT [UTDVT]) and pulmonary embolism (PE) and the ...

This patient will require a different type of central catheter. The presence of upper extremity or subclavian thrombosis is another contraindication for bedside PICC insertion, whether or not ...

Deep vein thrombosis and blood clots are most common in the lower leg. But when the condition occurs in the upper arm or shoulder it's know as Axillo-subclavian vein thrombosis (ASVT), according ...