From: Ultrasound-guided central venous catheterization in cancer patients improves the success rate of cannulation and reduces mechanical complications: A prospective observational study of 1,978 consecutive catheterizations
Patients with neutropenia 254 of 1660
Patients with low platelet count 116 of 1660
N. Patients
% of patients
N. neutrophil/mm3
N. Platelet/mm3
254
15.3%
<1,500
116
6.99
<50
132
7.95
<500
70
4.22
<20
88
5.3
<100
38
2.29
<10