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[Long-term central venous access. Our experience]
G Siragusa1, E Gelarda, M De Simone
1Cattedra di Chirurgia Generale I, Università degli Studi, Palermo.
Minerva Chirurgica
|June 9, 1998
Abstract:
Prolonged venous access devices (PVAD) represent a useful tool for many patients with chronic diseases. In the last 3 years 50 PVAD have been placed. Polyurethane catheters with a subcutaneous tunnel > 6 cm, have been used. There were no complications related to catheter insertion. The average life of PVAD was 95 days (range 7-425).