Central venous catheters and complications in cancer patients
Journal Title: OncoReview - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Vascular access has great importance in the treatment of patients submitted to prolonged chemotherapy. We report two patients with early and late complications related to the presence of a central venous catheter. The first case presents right subclavian vein thrombosis as a consequence of thrombosis of the port. In the second case, the improper catheter tip set close to tricuspid valve ring generated cardiac arrhythmia felt as palpitations and referred by the patient as lowering the quality of life. In both those cases good cooperation between cardiologist and oncologist determined the diagnosis and implementation of appropriate proceeding that brought significant improvement.
Authors and Affiliations
Szymon Darocha, Sebastian Szmit, Anna Walaszkowska-Czyż, Małgorzata Kuc-Rajca, Marcin Kurzyna
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