Experience with long-term outpatient venous access utilizing percutaneously placed silicone elastomer catheters.
One hundred forty consecutive cancer patients had percutaneously placed subclavian vein catheters for up to 882 days' duration. The incidence of suspected and proven catheter-related sepsis was low. This is a cost-effective alternative to tunneled catheter insertion for chronic venous access in cancer patients.
D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011677:Punctures; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013350:Subclavian Vein; D013997:Time Factors
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D012826:Silicone Elastomers