PICC-PORT totally implantable vascular access device in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

A Comparison Between Upper Arm and Chest for Optimal Site of Totally Implanted Venous Access Ports in Patients with Female Breast Cancer

(2018) Shin-Seok Yang et al.   ANNALS OF VASCULAR SURGERY

Current situation regarding central venous port implantation procedures and complications: a questionnaire-based survey of 11,693 implantations in Japan

(2016) Masatoshi Shiono et al.   International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) in cancer patients under chemotherapy: A prospective study on the incidence of complications and overall failures

(2016) Sergio Bertoglio et al.   JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY

A retrospective analysis on the utility and complications of upper arm ports in 433 cases at a single institute

(2015) Yukiko Mori et al.   International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Cost Effectiveness of Different Central Venous Approaches for Port Placement and Use in Adult Oncology Patients: Evidence From a Randomized Three-Arm Trial

(2014) Roberto Biffi et al.   ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY

Peripherally inserted central catheter-related deep vein thrombosis: contemporary patterns and predictors

(2014) V. Chopra et al.   JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS

Peripherally inserted central catheters in non-hospitalized cancer patients: 5-year results of a prospective study

(2014) Paolo Cotogni et al.   SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER

Central Venous Catheter Care for the Patient With Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline

(2013) Charles A. Schiffer et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

Pre-filled normal saline syringes to reduce totally implantable venous access device-associated bloodstream infection: a single institution pilot study

(2013) S. Bertoglio et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Comparison of peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICC) versus subcutaneously implanted port-chamber catheters by complication and cost for patients receiving chemotherapy for non-haematological malignancies

(2013) G. S. Patel et al.   SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER

Morbidity of Chemotherapy Administration and Satisfaction in Breast Cancer Patients: A Comparative Study of Totally Implantable Venous Access Device (TIVAD) Versus Peripheral Venous Access Usage

(2013) Kul Ranjan Singh et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Efficacy of Normal Saline Versus Heparinized Saline Solution for Locking Catheters of Totally Implantable Long-Term Central Vascular Access Devices in Adult Cancer Patients

(2012) Sergio Bertoglio et al.   CANCER NURSING

Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections

(2011) Naomi P. O'Grady et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

The Effect of Catheter to Vein Ratio on Blood Flow Rates in a Simulated Model of Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters

(2011) Thomas P. Nifong et al.   CHEST

Risk factors for upper limb deep vein thrombosis associated with the use of central vein catheter in cancer patients

(2008) Melina Verso et al.   Internal and Emergency Medicine

Patients’ perceptions of having a central venous catheter or a totally implantable subcutaneous port system–results from a randomised study in acute leukaemia

(2008) Eva Johansson et al.   SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER