A prospective analysis of 949 long-term central venous access catheters for ambulatory chemotherapy in patients with gastrointestinal malignancy

We present a prospective analysis of the insertion complications and longevity of 949 cuffed, tunnelled central venous catheters used for ambulatory chemotherapy. Mean catheter life span was 121.8 days, 13.4% had complications at insertion, 17.7% had complications not necessitating removal and 18.6%...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of cancer (1990) 1997-03, Vol.33 (3), p.398-403
Hauptverfasser: Nightingale, C.E., Norman, A., Cunningham, D., Young, J., Webb, A., Filshie, J.
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