241 Totally implantable venous access devices (TIVAD), a survey at the Gothenburg CF-centre
| Autor: | K. Strandner, G. Haugen, M. Gilljam, A. Lindblad, M. Hufnagl |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics business.industry medicine.medical_treatment medicine.disease Surgery Venous access Catheter Venous thrombosis Anticoagulant therapy Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Occlusion Medicine General anaesthesia Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health business Patient database Saline |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 13:S109 |
| ISSN: | 1569-1993 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s1569-1993(14)60376-3 |
| Popis: | Objective: TIVAD has been used for many years at our CF centre for administration intravenously at home of antibiotics and nutritional solutions. The CF-team give individual information to the patient in need of a TIVAD, which is inserted in local or general anaesthesia. The device is inspected regularly and flushed with normal saline and heparin every one to three months. We avoid to use it for blood samples. We assessed the outcome of TIVADs; reasons for insertion, removal, lasting time and complications. Methods: Demographic and clinical data were extracted from the patient database and patient charts. There were 175 patients [53 (30%) |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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