COMPLICATIONS OF SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION PORTS

Authors
DYSARZ FA FIORILLO MA DAVIDSON PG
Citation
Fa. Dysarz et al., COMPLICATIONS OF SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION PORTS, The Mount Sinai journal of medicine, 65(4), 1998, pp. 289-291
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
The Mount Sinai journal of medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00272507
Volume
65
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
289 - 291
Database
ISI
SICI code
0027-2507(1998)65:4<289:COSIP>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Subcutaneous injection ports have become widely used for patients who require prolonged central venous access. Complications of their placem ent and use are well documented in the existing literature. We report two previously undocumented complications occurring in Port-a-Cath(R) units, and suggest methods to lessen the Likelihood of recurrence of t hese problems.