Technique for placement of a totally implantable venous access device
- 1 April 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 37 (4) , 272-277
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.2930370413
Abstract
A totally implantable venous access system is described which greatly improved the ability to gain long‐term venous access in selected patients. The external jugular approach has been demonstrated to be a safe and simple technique. The only major problem associated with the implantable venous access system was the development of one‐way catheter occlusions [1]. A number of methods for restoring catheter patency have been advocated [2–4]. The use of streptokinase appears to be the most reliable and was found effective in this study. Importantly, however, catheter sepsis has been virtually eliminated with this totally implantable system.Keywords
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