title: [Central venous access devices in treatment of patients with malignant tumors: venous port, central venous catheter and Hickman catheter. Cost-benefit analysis based on a critical review of the literature, personal experiences with 135 port implantations and patient attitude].
abstract: There are certain demands on central venous access devices in the ambulatory or long-term parenteral treatment of end-stage cancer-patients. The devices should offer both save and easy access, low related morbidity and acceptance of the patients. Ambulatory implantable venous ports fulfill all the these demands as own experiences with 135 implantations in cancer patients show: an overall complication rate of 6% which is - compared to other systems - very low, good acceptance of the patients and low costs. The venous ports can reduce duration of in-house treatment, bears a low morbidity and is the patients first choice. The port device is competitive and cost efficient alternative to conventional central venous access devices.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Röntgendiagnostik, Universitätskrankenhaus Eppendorf, Hamburg.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Krupski
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Fröschle
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Weh
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Schlosser
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000523:psychology; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000191:economics; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care
vernacular_title: Zentralvenöse Zugangsysteme in der Behandlung von Malignompatienten: Venöser Port, ZVK und Hickman-Katheter. Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse anhand einer kritischen Literaturübersicht, eigener Erfahrungen aus 135 Port-Implantationen und aus Patientensicht.