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Catheterization-associated complications of intraperitoneal chemotherapy in advanced gastric cancer
Meng Ye1, Hong-Ming Pan, Hai-Yun Wang
1Center for Oncology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China.
Aim:
To assess the catheterization-associated complications during intraperitoneal chemotherapy (IPCT) for advanced gastric cancer.
Methods:
From 1998 to 2002, 80 patients with advanced gastric cancer received a total of 320 courses of IPCT using a large bore central venous catheter and associated complications were analyzed.
Results:
Catheterization-associated complications occurred in 11 of the 80 patients (13.8%), including abdominal pain caused by catheter in 2 cases (0.63%), insertion failure in 2 cases (0.63%), bowel perforation in 1 case (0.31%) and abdominal pain during chemotherapy in 6 cases (1.88%). No serious complications required surgical intervention.
Conclusion:
IPCT using central venous catheters can be performed safely and simply without severe associated complications.
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