Complications Associated With Totally Implanted Venous Access Devices in the Arm Versus the Chest: A Short-Term Retrospective Study.

Samuel PikeKiat TanBrent Edward Burbridge

Published in: Canadian Association of Radiologists journal = Journal l'Association canadienne des radiologistes (2021)

While arm venous thrombosis was higher in the arm and pulmonary thromboembolism in the chest cohort, other complications were similar. Antibiotic use was more frequent in the chest cohort, while infection rates remained similar in both cohorts.

Keyphrases

risk factors
pulmonary hypertension