Key result
Low-dose streptokinase effectively restored lumen patency in 92% of Hickman catheters occluded by a fibrin sheath.
Why the study?
Does low-dose streptokinase restore lumen patency in patients with occluded Hickman catheters?
Does low-dose streptokinase restore lumen patency in patients with occluded Hickman catheters?
Low-dose streptokinase is highly effective at restoring patency in Hickman catheters occluded by a fibrin sheath.
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May support low-dose streptokinase for fibrin sheath-occluded Hickman catheters; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Zajko et al. (1983) studied this question. Low-dose streptokinase effectively restored lumen patency in 92% of Hickman catheters occluded by a fibrin sheath.
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