Surgical implications for infusion chemotherapy.
Technical advances that have provided reliable long-term vascular access are described in the setting of pulse and continuous venous chemotherapy infusion and for regional arterial drug delivery. Despite dramatic improvement in the morbidity of such access procedures, it is important to remember that their value still depends upon the effectiveness of the chemotherapy delivered.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial / Q000379:methods*; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral / Q000379:methods*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery