[Implantable catheter system for ambulatory parenteral antibiotic chemotherapy. A prospective study].
17 patients with infectious diseases needed a long-term parenteral antibiotic therapy. Therefore a subcutaneous catheter system (Port-a-Cath) was implanted for intravenous application of the antibiotic drugs. With a total dwelling-time of 952 patient/days no catheter super-infection was observed. Due to postoperative hematoma in an anticoagulated patient one catheter system was not functioning temporarily. One had to be removed on suspicion of a fungous colonization which could not be verified after bacterial examination. Quality of life for all patients was unaltered so that ambulant therapy was possible in almost 20%.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D007260:Infusion Pumps; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
Implantierbares Kathetersystem zur ambulanten parenteralen antimikrobiellen Chemotherapie. Eine prospektive Studie.