Totally Implantable Venous Access Devices: Efforts Are Needed to Standardize Procedures to Avoid Complications

World J Surg. 2016 Jul;40(7):1781-2. doi: 10.1007/s00268-016-3485-2.

Authors

Isidoro Di Carlo¹, Adriana Toro², Annalisa Ardiri³, Gaetano Bertino³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical Sciences, Organs Transplantation and Advanced Technologies, "G.F. Ingrassia" University of Catania, Cannizzaro Hospital, Via Messina 829, 95126, Catania, Italy. idicarlo@unict.it.
² Department of Surgery, Patti Hospital (ME), Patti, Italy.
³ Hepatology Unit, Department of Medical and Pediatric Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.

PMID: 26940579
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-016-3485-2

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
Catheterization, Central Venous*
Catheters, Indwelling*
Humans
Neoplasms / drug therapy
Prostheses and Implants

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents