Objective: to identify the model, average length of stay on site and complications of central
venous catheter in patients undergoing transplant of hematopoietic stem cells and
verify the corresponding relationship between the variables: age, gender, medical
diagnosis, type of transplant, implanted catheter and insertion site. Method: a retrospective and quantitative study with a sample of 188 patients transplanted
records between 2007 and 2011. Results: the majority of patients used Hickman catheter with an average length of stay on
site of 47.6 days. The complication fever/bacteremia was significant in young
males with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma undergoing autologous transplant, which remained
with the device for a long period in the subclavian vein. Conclusion: nurses should plan with their team the minimum waiting time, recommended between
the catheter insertion and start of the conditioning regimen, as well as not to
extend the length of time that catheter should be on site and undertake their
continuing education, focusing on the prevention of complications.