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- Title
A totally implanted venous access system for the delivery of chemotherapy.
- Authors
Khoury, Michael D.; Lloyd, Larry R.; Burrows, John; Berg, Richard; Yap, Jose; Khoury, M D; Lloyd, L R; Burrows, J; Berg, R; Yap, J
- Abstract
The use of an Ommaya Capsule-Catheter System for the delivery of chemotherapy in cancer patients with inadequate peripheral veins has been studied over a 6-year period. Between 1978 and 1984, 76 Ommaya capsules were implanted in 68 patients, providing a collective experience of over 28,000 venous access days. Two patients were lost to follow-up. The results of the capsule-catheter system performance indicates a functional rate of over 90%. The complications included a 6.7% catheter occlusion rate, and a 2.7% capsule leakage rate. This accounts for an overall catheter related complication rate of 9.4%.
- Publication
Cancer (0008543X), 1985, Vol 56, Issue 5, p1231
- ISSN
0008-543X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/1097-0142(19850901)56:5<1231::AID-CNCR2820560546>3.0.CO;2-6