Central venous port system associated thromboses: outcome in 3498 implantations and literature review
Methods: From 1 July 1995 to 31 June 2006 we implanted 3498 intravenous port systems. In nearly all cases the indication was vascular access for chemotherapy. Results: We registered 199 complications (5.7%), mostly infections (n=85 i.e. 2.4%) and thromboses (n=63 i.e. 1.8%). Conclusions: Permanent c...
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German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2007-09-01
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| Series: | GMS German Medical Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.egms.de/en/gms/2007-5/000042.shtml |