Author/Authors :
Sanrı, Umut Serhat Cumhuriyet University - School of Medicine - Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkey , Katrancıoğlu, Nurkay Cumhuriyet University - School of Medicine - Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkey
Title Of Article :
Venous port catheter dislocation as an unusual cause of pneumonia
Abstract :
The use of central venous port catheter is a very useful method for long-term therapy in patients with malignancy. Catheter insertion technique and maintenance of equipment is very important to the prevention of catheter-related complications. The most frequent complications are deep venous thrombosis, port infection, catheter obstruction. İn this article, pneumonia occurrence after chemotherapy infusion in a patient who has a completely extravasated central venous port catheter discussed.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Venous catheter complication , catheter dislocation , chemotherapy
JournalTitle :
Dicle Medical Journal
