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Percutaneous subclavian catheterization for prolonged systemic chemotherapy
Author(s) -
Thompson W. Raleigh,
Alexander H. Richard,
Martin Alfred J.,
Fletcher J. Raymond,
Ghosh Bimal C.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930290311
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , surgery , pneumothorax , perioperative , catheter , chemotherapy , subclavian vein
Recent experience with 108 Broviac catheters was reviewed. Sixty‐eight were percutaneously placed in the subclavian veins of adults receiving systemic chemotherapy. For subclavian catheters perioperative and late complications were unusual. There was no pneumothorax or serious bleeding associated with insertion, even in severely thrombocytopenic patients. Mean catheter life was 93 days. Infection occurred in only five cases (7%). We conclude that percutaneous placement of right atrial catheters is a safe procedure which provides reliable access for prolonged chemotherapy in cancer patients.