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dc.contributor.authorWeickhardt, Andrewen
dc.contributor.authorJoseph, Timothyen
dc.contributor.authorShea, Susanen
dc.contributor.authorArhanghelschi, Danen
dc.contributor.authorLowe, Andrewen
dc.contributor.authorHamilton, Kateen
dc.contributor.authorChong, Geoffen
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-13T00:58:03Zen
dc.date.available2012-11-13T00:58:03Zen
dc.date.issued2009en
dc.identifier.govdoc00078en
dc.identifier.issn1743-7563en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11054/92en
dc.description.abstractAim: Central venous access ports (CVAP) are often required to deliver chemotherapy to cancer patients. Arm-sited CVAP are an alternative to traditional chest-sited CVAP, but their durability and complication rates have not been thoroughly compared. Methods: A retrospective analysis at a single institution was conducted of all patients who had a chest port inserted for chemotherapy over a 30-month period and compared to patients who had an arm port inserted over a subsequent 30-month period. The minimum follow-up period in patients who did not die from cancer was 6 months. The primary endpoint was successful use of the port, defined as a patient completing chemotherapy without a complication prompting removal of the port. Results: The success rate was not significantly different between arm port (92 patients) or chest port (49 patients) groups (88 vs 92%). There were no significant differences between infective or thrombotic complications in the two groups. Conclusion: Arm CVAP were found to be equivalent in durability and complications compared to chest CVAP for chemotherapy administration at a regional oncology unit.en
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dc.publisherWiley Publishing.en
dc.relation.urihttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1743-7563.2009.01231.x/abstracten
dc.titleComparison of radiologically inserted arm ports versus surgically placed chest ports for chemotherapy.en
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.type.specifiedArticleen
dc.bibliographicCitation.titleAsia-Pacific Jounal of Clinical Oncologyen
dc.bibliographicCitation.volume5en
dc.bibliographicCitation.issue3en
dc.bibliographicCitation.stpage181en
dc.bibliographicCitation.endpage186en
dc.subject.healththesaurusCENTRAL VENOUS ARM PORTen
dc.subject.healththesaurusCENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERen
dc.subject.healththesaurusCHEMOTHERAPYen
dc.subject.healththesaurusINFECTIONen
dc.subject.healththesaurusTHROMBOSISen
dc.date.issuedbrowse2009-01-01en
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