[Experiences with a completely implantable intravenous system in children].
A totally implantable system for venous access has been implanted in 65 children with chronic disease requiring repeated or/and prolonged intravenous therapy. The experiences are described. They indicate that the use of wide catheters (internal diameter greater than or equal to 0.76 mm) and a position of the catheter in the vena cava superior/right atrium rarely give complications, besides a relatively low incidence of sepsis. The children accept the use of the system very well and the easy venous access decreases their emotional stress during a long period of intensive therapy.
D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000523:psychology; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
Ervaringen met een volledig implanteerbaar intraveneus systeem bij kinderen.