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Radiologists increasingly performing central venous procedures

Central venous procedures--traditionally the domain of surgeons and anesthesiologists--increasingly are being performed by radiologists, according to a Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study ...
Nature

Right or left? Side selection for a totally implantable vascular access device: a randomised observational study

Totally implantable vascular access device (TIVAD)-related complications interfere in the anticancer treatment and increase medical expenses. We examined whether the implantation side of central line ...
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Retrospective analysis of complications following central venous port insertions: A single institution experience.

Liver metastasis as an independent predictor for mortality in patients who developed tumor lysis syndrome: Analysis of 132 patients with solid tumors. The prognostic significance of PSA as an ...
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Central Venous Catheters: PICC Lines versus Ports

One decision you may need to make before beginning chemotherapy is what type of central venous catheter (CVC) you want your oncologist to insert for your treatment. A CVC, sometimes called a central ...
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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 ...