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No Support for Pre-Op Antibiotics in Chest Port Placement

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window AUSTIN, Texas -- ...
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How Soon Can You Start Chemo After Port Placement?

How soon you can start chemotherapy after having your port placed can depend on certain factors, including the urgency in beginning treatment and your recovery following port insertion. You can ...
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Developing a Patient-Centered Approach to Vascular Access Device Selection

Central VADs are soft catheters with the distal tip placed in the superior vena cava. The catheter can stay in place for days, weeks, months, or even years. The goal of a central VAD is to maintain ...
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Venous thrombosis associated with central venous catheter in cancer patients with surgical chest port (S) or venography- guided arm port insertion (R): A randomized controlled ...

Bone mineral density in childhood cancer survivors (CCS). Background: The aims of this prospective randomized study were two-fold: To estimate the incidence of overall venous thrombosis (VT) including ...
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Bedside ultrasound rivals chest X ray in central-line placement

New York, NY - Bedside ultrasound imaging could be poised to replace the gold standard of chest X ray for the confirmation of central venous catheter placement, according to preliminary data from a ...