2013
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-69912013000300004
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Cateteres venosos centrais totalmente implantáveis para quimioterapia: experiência com 793 pacientes

Abstract: totally implantable catheters for chemotherapy are a safe means for the administration of substances, in view of the low number of complications observed in this study.

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“…(12,15) We also observed that most of patients who participated in the study had cancer (89.9%), although patients from other clinical areas receive care in the unit. No comorbidities were seen in 52.2% of care delivered, and this information was similar to another study, (10) which also did not find comorbidities in 55.1% of participants.…”
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“…(12,15) We also observed that most of patients who participated in the study had cancer (89.9%), although patients from other clinical areas receive care in the unit. No comorbidities were seen in 52.2% of care delivered, and this information was similar to another study, (10) which also did not find comorbidities in 55.1% of participants.…”
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confidence: 63%
“…(9,13) Our finding related with patients' age corroborates with other studies that reported patients mean age of 55 years. (12,14) This mean age also show that more non-elderly patients are requiring chemotherapy treatments. We believe that cancer is becoming a chronic disease affecting several age ranges in similar manners.…”
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“…1 Their use is associated with a low rate of complications. 3,4 However, if they remain in place for prolonged periods, a series of complications are possible, one of which is potentially lethal: fracture and embolization of catheter fragments. This is a rare event, accounting for around 1% of the complications related to this device.…”
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“…Late infections occur later in this period. 3 In this context, infection is a late complication that can be caused by the use of contaminated material, contamination of the catheter connections or from the colonization of the skin 4 , besides being responsible for the discontinuity treatment, antimicrobial resistance of immunosuppressed patients and increased mortality. 5 • Finding scientific evidence on infectious complications associated with the use of a fully implantable central venous catheter in adult oncology patients.…”
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