Use of Hickman Right Atrial Catheter in Pediatric Oncology Patients
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
- Vol. 5 (1) , 83-85
- https://doi.org/10.1177/014860718100500183
Abstract
Eighteen pediatric oncology inpatients had 21 Hickman right atrial catheters placed for total venous access; 16 patients received parenteral nutrition. Mean duration of catheterization was 43 ± 29 (SD) days. Four catheters had to be removed for infection or clotting. The catheter‐related sepsis rate was 10%. Serious catheter‐related complications were no more frequent in this population than in patients receiving only parenteral nutrition via Broviac or pediatric Broviac catheters.Keywords
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