SAFE, READILY AVAILABLE ANGIOACCESS in the cancer patient is essential for
administration of fluids, chemotherapeutic agents, antibiotics, and a variety of other …

Patients requiring frequent blood sampling and/or frequent intravenous fluid administration
can be difficult to manage clinically once peripheral veins become exhausted. Not only can …

Reliable long-term venous access is crucial as a pathway for the delivery of many current
chemotherapeutic agents, as well as for the supportive measures needed to sustain patients …

Abstract Knowledge of the abilities and limitations of various access devices can help the
surgeon decide which is best matched to an individual cancer patient receiving outpatient …

A variety of devices is now available for venous access in patients requiring long-term
infusions of chemotherapeutic agents, hyperalimentation solutions, blood products or …

Technical advances that have provided reliable long‐term vascular access are described in
the setting of pulse and continuous venous chemotherapy infusion and for regional arterial …

Vascular access technology is rapidly improving. Over the last 7 years we evaluated 826
access devices in 681 patients with neoplastic disease. The devices included 103 …

Limited vascular access hinders administration of chemotherapy, blood products and
antibiotics in cancer patients. Repeated venous cannulation is often psychologically …

Various vascular access devices are available and widely used in the hospital and home
setting for the treatment of patients with acute and chronic illnesses. Many cancer patients, in …

Vascular access is one of the most commonly used techniques in the care of the patient with
cancer. Often treated as a routine matter, venous access can have serious consequences …