Table 7.

Signs and symptoms and scoring of children with PTS

CVC placementInitial US resultFollow-up US resultAbnormal use or painSwellingIncreased limb circumference*Collateral vesselsPain presentMVS final scoreMJI final score
Jugular right WT Not done Yes Yes No No Yes 
Thrombus Normal Yes No No No Yes§ 
Not done Normal No Yes Yes No No 
Not done Thrombus || Yes No No || 
Normal Normal No No No Yes No 
FS, WT Normal No No No Yes No 
Thrombus Normal Yes No No No Yes 
Femoral right Thrombus, WT Thrombus Yes No No No Yes§ 
Thrombus Thrombus No No No Yes Yes§ 
Jugular right Not done Normal No No No Yes Yes 
Femoral left WT WT No Yes Yes No No 
Normal Thrombus No Yes Yes Yes Yes 3# 
Thrombus WT Yes No Yes Yes Yes 2# 
CVC placementInitial US resultFollow-up US resultAbnormal use or painSwellingIncreased limb circumference*Collateral vesselsPain presentMVS final scoreMJI final score
Jugular right WT Not done Yes Yes No No Yes 
Thrombus Normal Yes No No No Yes§ 
Not done Normal No Yes Yes No No 
Not done Thrombus || Yes No No || 
Normal Normal No No No Yes No 
FS, WT Normal No No No Yes No 
Thrombus Normal Yes No No No Yes 
Femoral right Thrombus, WT Thrombus Yes No No No Yes§ 
Thrombus Thrombus No No No Yes Yes§ 
Jugular right Not done Normal No No No Yes Yes 
Femoral left WT WT No Yes Yes No No 
Normal Thrombus No Yes Yes Yes Yes 3# 
Thrombus WT Yes No Yes Yes Yes 2# 

FS, fibrin sheath; US, ultrasound; WT, wall thickening.

*

Proximal, >1 cm increase in affected extremity compared to contralateral side.

Related to underlying disease, postexercise.

Bilateral and related to underlying disease.

§

Bilateral pain postaerobic exercise.

||

Unable to assess pain due to developmental delay or age.

Patient developed symptomatic CVC-related thrombus 4 days postultrasound.

#

Clinically significant PTS as defined as a score of ≥1 on both the physical and functional scale.

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