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fibrin sheath

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fibrin sheath
Nursing A tubular scar that is a potential complication of long-term catheterization, in which the catheter becomes encased in a fibrotic sheath, which may harbor bacteria and make it difficult to withdraw blood from the line. See Central line.


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For catheter thrombus or fibrin sheath, there was a trend for heparin to be beneficial in preventing catheter thrombi or fibrin sleeves; however, this finding did not reach statistical significance.
Treatment of Catheter Occlusion in Pediatric Patients by John A Jr Kerner and Manuel G Garcia-Careaga and Amy A Fisher and Robert L Poole / JPEN, Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
There has also been speculation that the presence of a fibrin sheath after removal might be a mechanism for air entry.
Near-fatal air embolism: fibrin sheath as the portal of air entry by Davies, Scott / Southern Medical Journal
The distal tip of the LifeJet(TM) F-16 catheter has been specially designed to help resist fibrin sheath formation, a common and costly complication associated with conventional hemodialysis catheters.
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