Totally implantable venous access port systems and risk factors for complications: A one-year prospective study in a cancer centre

F. Narducci (1) , M.J. Laurent , L. Boulanger (1) , S. El Bédoui (1) , Y. Mallet (1) , J.L. Houpeau (1) , A. Hamdani (1) , N. Penel (1) , Clarisse Fournier (1)

1 UNICANCER/Lille - Centre Régional de Lutte contre le Cancer Oscar Lambret [Lille]

Totally Implantable Venous Access Port Systems (TIVAPS) are widely used in oncology, but complications are frequent, sometimes necessitating device removal and consequently delays in chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to investigate possible risk factors for morbidity.

Mots clés: Observational study; Cancer patients; Totally implantable venous access port systems; Complications

F. Narducci, M.J. Laurent, L. Boulanger, S. El Bédoui, Y. Mallet, et al.. Totally implantable venous access port systems and risk factors for complications: A one-year prospective study in a cancer centre. EJSO - European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2011, 37 (10), pp.913. ⟨10.1016/j.ejso.2011.06.016⟩. ⟨hal-00732666⟩