RT Book, Section
A1 Merli, Geno J.
A1 Galanis, Photi
A1 Ouma, Geoffrey O.
A1 Eraso, Luis
A1 Thomson, Lynda
A2 Lee, Kiwon
SR Print(0)
ID 1143957394
T1 Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
T2 The NeuroICU Book, 2e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071841443
LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1143957394
RD 2024/04/16
AB A  62-year-old  man  with  a  ventriculoperitoneal  shunt  infection  on  parenteral  antibiotics  administered  via  a  right  upper  extremity  peripherally  inserted  central  catheter  (PICC)  line  is  admitted  with  increasing  swelling  of  the  right  upper  extremity.  The  shunt  was  placed  7  weeks  prior  to  admission  following  the  onset  of  obstructive  hydrocephalus  after  a  craniotomy  for  a  glioblastoma  resection.  The  patient  is  placed  in  the  neurologic  intensive  care  unit  (NeuroICU)  because  of  mental  status  changes.  A  right  upper  extremity  ultrasound  documents  a  peri-catheter  thrombosis  in  the  brachial,  axillary,  and  subclavian  veins.