Silent and dangerous: catheter-associated right atrial thrombus (CRAT) in children on chronic haemodialysis.

Background: Catheter-associated right atrial thrombus (CRAT) is a recognised complication of central venous catheter (CVC) use for haemodialysis (HD) patients. Methods: This was a single-centre retrospective longitudinal observational study of consecutive children aged 6 months–18 years over a 7-yea...

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Publicado en:Pediatric Nephrology Vol. 36; no. 5; pp. 1245 - 1255
Autores principales: Garcia-Nicoletti, Martin, Sinha, Manish D., Savis, Alexandra, Adalat, Shazia, Karunanithy, Narayan, Calder, Francis
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Publicado: Springer Nature May2021
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          Garcia-Nicoletti, Martin
          Sinha, Manish D.
          Savis, Alexandra
          Adalat, Shazia
          Karunanithy, Narayan
          Calder, Francis
        affil: Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Evelina London Children's Hospital, SE1 7EH, London, UK
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          Central Venous Catheters Adverse Effects
          Heart Atrium, Right Pathology
          Thrombosis Drug Therapy
          Hemodialysis Methods
          Renal Insufficiency Therapy
          Human
          Retrospective Design
          Prospective Studies
          Nonexperimental Studies
          Infant
          Adolescence
          Child, Preschool
          Child
          Descriptive Statistics
          Male
          Female
          Renal Replacement Therapy
          Peritoneal Dialysis
          Time Factors
          Treatment Duration
          Anticoagulants Therapeutic Use
          Equipment Failure
          Thrombosis Mortality
          Echocardiography
          Infant: 1-23 months
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Child, Preschool: 2-5 years
          Child: 6-12 years
          Male
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      ab: Background: Catheter-associated right atrial thrombus (CRAT) is a recognised complication of central venous catheter (CVC) use for haemodialysis (HD) patients. Methods: This was a single-centre retrospective longitudinal observational study of consecutive children aged 6 months–18 years over a 7-year period receiving in-centre chronic HD. Echocardiograms as per routine cardiac surveillance were performed 6 months or earlier given clinical concerns. Results: Sixty-five children, 36 boys (55.4%), median (IQR) age 11.8 (5.3, 14.7) years, received HD for kidney failure with replacement therapy (KFRT). Initial modality was HD in 45 (69.2%), with CVC as initial access in 42 (93.3%) and AVF in 3 (6.7%); in the remaining 20 (30.8%) patients PD was the initial modality before switching to HD. Seven of 65 (10.8%) developed CRAT at median 2 (0.8, 8.4) months from CVC insertion, with one CRAT detected 3 days following insertion. One child had 2 episodes of CRAT and one additionally thrombosed their AVF. No patient had an underlying primary kidney disease associated with a pro-thrombotic state. Those with CRAT were younger, had more frequent CVC change and received dialysis for longer duration compared to those with no CRAT. Six episodes of CRAT (75%) received anticoagulation therapy. Infective complications were observed in 25% and catheter malfunction in 50%. Five CRAT episodes (62.5%) resulted in CVC loss. One patient died after a haemorrhagic complication of anticoagulation and sepsis, and another developed life-threatening superior vena cava obstruction syndrome. Overall mortality 14% (1/7). Conclusions: This is the first report of CRAT in a paediatric HD population. There was ~ 11% incidence of CRAT in patients receiving chronic HD detected by surveillance echocardiography. Although frequently asymptomatic, CRAT is associated with serious sequelae. Anticoagulation and surveillance with expert echocardiography remain mainstays of management. Graphical abstract
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