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Is radiologic placement of an arm port mandatory in oncology patients? : Analysis of a large bi-institutional experience by Pierre-Yves Marcy; Nicolas Magné; Pierre Castadot; Antoine Italiano; Nicolas Amoretti; Cédric Bailet; Franck Bentolila; Jean-Claude Gallard is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND. The objective of the current study was 2‐fold: to evaluate a radiologically placed percutaneous arm port device (PRAPD) in a large series of 1000 consecutive cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (in terms of safety, efficacy, complications, and quality of life [QoL]) and to propose future recommendations. ## METHODS. From 1998 to August 2002, all patients who had cancer required chemotherapy underwent insertion of a PRAPD and were prospectively included. All patients were followed for technical feasibility, overall device‐related complications, and QoL. ## RESULTS. Technical failures (6.3%) were caused by the inability to perform an arm venogram in 22 patients or to catheterize the brachial vein in 41 patients. Septic complications (3.2%) included septicemia (n = 7 patients), catheter sepsis (n = 9 patients), and febrile neutropenia (n = 16 patients). Mechanical complications (4%) included a twisted port (n = 2 patients), extravasation (n = 7 patients), catheter leaks (n = 7 patients), port obstruction (n = 7 patients), skin dehiscence of the port (n = 11 patients), catheter rupture and occlusion (n = 5 patients), and median nerve compression (n = 1 pa

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Author

Pierre-Yves Marcy; Nicolas Magné; Pierre Castadot; Antoine Italiano; Nicolas Amoretti; Cédric Bailet; Franck Bentolila; Jean-Claude Gallard

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0008-543X)

Published

2007

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)