title: Central venous access catheters.
abstract: Indwelling central venous access catheters were first introduced into clinical practice about 20 years ago. Today these catheters are an indispensable part of the treatment provided to adult and pediatric oncology patients. This article discusses the indications and major complications of central venous catheters.
authors.affiliation: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Shapiro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000295:instrumentation; D009017:Morbidity; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy