[Early death after chemotherapy via central venous catheterization in tumors of the upper respiratory and digestive tracts].
Between 1987 and 1988, 1 100 patients were treated by continuous, ambulatory chemotherapy. 35 of these patients died within 90 days of the insertion of the catheter. One death would appear to be related to the catheter, 5 deaths (0.5%) were related to the chemotherapy and 29 deaths were related to progression of the malignant disease. The mortality rate associated with ambulatory chemotherapy via a central catheter would appear to be negligible when compared to deaths related to the progression of the malignant disease.
Ayadi
A
A
Service ORL, Hôpital Laennec, Paris.
Bassot
V
V
Donnadieu
S
S
Brasnu
D
D
Laccourreye
M
M
D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002423:Cause of Death; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010039:Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality*
D001761:Bleomycin; D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil
Décès précoces après chimiothérapie par cathéter central dans les tumeurs des voies aéro-digestives supérieures.