1. Catheterization-associated complications of intraperitoneal chemotherapy in advanced gastric cancer
- Author
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Hai Yun Wang, Hong Ming Pan, Meng Ye, Fang Lou, Yu Zheng, Wei Jin, and Jin Ming Wu
- Subjects
Adult ,Male ,Abdominal pain ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Catheterization, Central Venous ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Antineoplastic Agents ,Bowel perforation ,Catheters, Indwelling ,Stomach Neoplasms ,medicine ,Humans ,Infusions, Parenteral ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Chemotherapy ,business.industry ,digestive, oral, and skin physiology ,Gastroenterology ,Intraperitoneal chemotherapy ,Retrospective cohort study ,General Medicine ,Advanced gastric cancer ,Middle Aged ,digestive system diseases ,Surgery ,Catheter ,Treatment Outcome ,Female ,Brief Reports ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Central venous catheter - Abstract
AIM: To assess the catheterization-associated complications during intraperitoneal chemotherapy (IPCT) for advanced gastric cancer. METHODS: From 1998 to 2002, 80 patients with advanced gastric cancer received a total of 320 courses of IPCT using a large bore central venous catheter and associated complications were analyzed. RESULTS: Catheterization-associated complications occurred in 11 of the 80 patients (13.8%), including abdominal pain caused by catheter in 2 cases (0.63%), insertion failure in 2 cases (0.63%), bowel perforation in 1 case (0.31%) and abdominal pain during chemotherapy in 6 cases (1.88%). No serious complications required surgical intervention. CONCLUSION: IPCT using central venous catheters can be performed safely and simply without severe associated complications. more...
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- 2004