Wound Dehiscence or Failure to Heal following Venous Access Port Placement in Patients Receiving Bevacizumab Therapy

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 624-627

  Zawacki, Walter J ^a   Walker, T Gregory ^a   DeVasher, Emily ^a   Halpern, Elkan F ^a   Waltman, Arthur C ^a   Wicky, Stephan T ^a   Ryan, David P ^a   Kalva, Sanjeeva P ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ACCESS; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 64849086646     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.01.022     Document Type: Article

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