Subcutaneously implanted central venous access devices in cancer patients

Schwarz, Roderich E.; Groeger, Jeffrey S.; Coit, Daniel G.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19970415)79:8<1635::aid-cncr30>3.0.co;2-x

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“…The port infection rate in the related literature ranges from 2.6% to 9% (7,12). Our infection rates are similar to the rates reported by interventional radiological and in a large surgical series (7).…”

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“…The most common pathogen for needle access site infections is Staphylococcus epidermidis (13). Port pocket infection is reported to occur at a rate of 0.3% to 4.4% (12). The port, as the source of the infection, should be removed immediately, and local wound care, along with oral antibiotic treatment, should be administered as soon as possible.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Image-Guided Subcutaneous Port Implantation in Patients with Malignant Diseases

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confidence: 87%

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Image-Guided Subcutaneous Port Implantation in Patients with Malignant Diseases

et al. 2014

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“…The current finding was consistent partially with Pires and Vasques entitled "nurse's knowledge regarding the handling of the totally-implanted venous access device" who mentioned that their knowledge regarding the implanted port is inadequate and concluded, therefore, that there is an urgent need for professional training [13]. Although studies regarding the complications that are related to the implantable port catheter are encountered in the literature, there exists no study that aims to measure the knowledge levels of nurses about these complications [14][15][16][17]. Consequently, education about implantable port catheter care does not exist in the curricula of all undergraduate nursing programs in Egypt.…”

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confidence: 70%

Oncology Critical Care Nurse's Knowledge about Insertion, Care and Complications of Venous Port Catheters in Egypt

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Youssef²,

Moustafa³

2017

Adv Practice Nurs

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Implantable port catheter devices are frequently used to manage patients undergoing long term administration of chemotherapy. Though it has many advantages, they are not free from complications. Nurse's who are knowledgeable and competent in the basic aspects of port-a-cath care able to ensure specific child needs are met and prevent further complications. Aim: was to assess Oncology Critical Care Nurse's Knowledge about insertion, Care and Complications of Venous Port Catheters in Egypt. Research Design: A descriptive design was utilized. Setting: was conducted at critical care units at 57357 hospitals in Egypt. Subject: A convenient sample of 100 oncology nurses who cared for patients undergoing port-a-cath insertion were enrolled in this study. Tools: nurse's background and implantable port catheter care knowledge questionnaire were utilized. Results: In this study, 62% of oncology nurses received in-service training courses about the implantable port catheter. Also, it revealed two thirds of the studied subjects (69%) have got satisfactory knowledge level with the average mean 40.31+2.12 out of 50. Moreover, it showed high significant differences among the oncology nurses level of knowledge by their age and educational qualifications and total knowledge scores (X 2 =13.17, p=0.001 and X 2 =7.79, p=0.02 respectively), nurses' years of experience in nursing profession, experience in handling port-a-cath, attending training courses about port-a-cath (X 2 =23.48, p=0.0001; X 2 =20.89, p=0.0001 and X 2 =55.47, p=0.0001 respectively. Conclusion: The majority of the oncology nurses had got satisfactory level and there was significant correlation between the nurses' knowledge level and their demographic characteristics except their gender. Recommendations: periodic consideration of in-service training programs regarding port-a-cath implantation care according to the updated standards and guidelines.

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“…The occlusion of catheter was easy to recognize, forinfusion and withdrawal of blood from the system was not possible. It occurs in 1.9-8.0% of cases, whose cause is clotted blood [9,[12][13][14]. There wasa rare of 2.1% of complete occlusion in our institute.Kurul reported a catheter tip that rubs against the vein can produce a local thrombosis [14,15].…”

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confidence: 86%