Central venous brachial catheter (P.A.S. Port TM) and catheter scanning system (Cath-Finder TM).
To assess the effectiveness and safety of an implanted portal with a central venous brachial implanted catheter, P.A.S. Port TM(P-P), and the accuracy of its Cath Finder TM tracking system (C-F), (Pharmacia Deltec) vs. radiology, a phase II multicentric study was designed. The catheter was implanted in 53 oncologic patients treated with chemotherapy and the performance of the catheter was evaluated for 3 months. No problems arose during the implantation in 77% of the cases and in all cases radiologic location of the catheter tip coincided with the C-F. We can conclude that P-P is easy to implant and to maintain in the arm and that it is well tolerated by the patients. C-F is an accurate and reliable system for locating the catheter tip. The use of both systems is an attractive alternative to the standard ones.
Carré
M C
MC
Pharmacia Deltec, Barcelona, Spain.
López Vega
J M
JM
Carles
J
J
Lizón
J
J
Villar
A
A
Lera
S A
SA
Alastrue
A
A
Rull
M
M
Van der Hossladt
C
C
Aguiló
J
J
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents