Indwelling Catheters for the Management of Refractory Malignant Ascites: A Systematic Literature Overview and Retrospective Chart Review

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 341-349

  Fleming, Nicole D ^a   Alvarez Secord, Angeles ^a   Von Gruenigen, Vivian ^b   Miller, Michael J ^a   Abernethy, Amy P ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

data collection (MeSH); information systems (MeSH); Neoplasms (MeSH); patient care monitor; quality of life (MeSH)

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASCITES TUMOR; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER OCCLUSION; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARACENTESIS; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PERITONITIS; PROPHYLAXIS; REFRACTORY PERIOD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASCITES; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 69549090034     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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