Single-lumen subcutaneous ports inserted by interventional radiologists in patients undergoing chemotherapy: Incidence of infection and outcome of attempted catheter salvage

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 406-410

  Kuizon, Delia ^a   Gordon, Steven M ^a,c   Dolmatch, Bart L ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c Mailstop S 32 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETERIZATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0035847580     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.161.3.406     Document Type: Article

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