Treatment of pneumothorax as a complication of long-term central venous port placement in oncology patients. An observational study

Journal of Vascular Access

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 129-136

  Biffi, R ^a   Pozzi, S ^a   Pace, U ^a   Cenciarelli, S ^a   Zambelli, M ^a   Andreoni, B ^a  

^a EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central venous ports; Chemotherapy; Pneumothorax; Tube thoracostomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PANCREAS CANCER; PLEURA CAVITY; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; SOLID TUMOR; STOMACH CANCER; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SURGICAL WARD; SYMPTOM; TACHYCARDIA; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VEIN PUNCTURE;

EID: 0034790214     PISSN: 11297298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112972980100200309     Document Type: Article

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