RESULTS: Catheter malfunction was the most common complication (9.87%, 0.40/1000
device-days of use/observation). Catheter-related bloodstream infections were present in 5 …

Purpose Totally implantable venous access ports (TIVAP) have been widely used for many
years in the management of patients suffering from cancer. The implantation and long-term …

Abstract Background and Objectives Vascular access has great importance in the treatment
of patients submitted to prolonged chemotherapy. Purpose of this study is to assess the …

BACKGROUND: Totally Implantable Venous Access Port Systems (TIVAPS) are widely used
in oncology, but complications are frequent, sometimes necessitating device removal and …

Background Totally implantable venous access ports (TIVAP) are eventually explanted for
various reasons, related or unrelated to the implantation technique used. Having more …

Purpose: The role totally implantable vascular devices (TIVAD) have an important role in
providing care to cancer patients who require continuous or frequent venous access route …

Totally implantable venous access ports have been in use now for over 20 years. They are
valuable instruments for long-term intravenous treatment of patients with cancer. Apart from …

Totally implantable venous access port systems (TIVAPS) are widely used in breast cancer
patients. However, complications are frequent and may necessitate device replacement or …

Background Peripheral blood vessels, due to availability are used for many years in cancer
patients, however in patients with potentially harmful drugs to skin (vesicant drugs) or difficult …

Since the first implant of totally implantable venous access device (TIVAD), performed by
Niederhuber and colleague in 1982, the systems have increasingly been used in the field of …