TABLE 2.
Characteristics of clinical presentation and diagnosis of lymphoma
| Variable | All patients | Patients without TE |
Patients with TE |
P values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 330 | 302 | 28 | |
| ESR at Diagnosis | ||||
| Median | 27.0 | 27.0 | 41.0 | 0.80 |
| Minimum | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | |
| Maximum | 134.0 | 134.0 | 119.0 | |
| CRP at diagnosis (mg/dL) | ||||
| Median | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 0.40 |
| Minimum | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Maximum | 30.2 | 30.2 | 23.6 | |
| Line placed [n (%)] | ||||
| PICC | 175 (53.0) | 153 (50.7) | 22 (78.6) | 0.04* |
| PIV | 70 (21.2) | 66 (21.9) | 4 (1.0) | |
| SQP | 67 (20.3) | 65 (21.5)15 (5.0) | 2 (7.0)0 (0.0) | |
| Hickman | 15 (4.5) | 3 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Unknown | 3 (0.9) |
TE, thromboembolism; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP C-reactive protein; PICC, peripheral intravenous central catheter; PIV, peripheral intravenous line; SQP, subcutaneous port