Totally implantable programmable systems allow preordained complex continuous infusion of drugs. Sixteen totally programmable implantable pumps (Medtronic DAD) have been implanted in fifteen advanced colorectal and renal cancer patients for continuous ia and iv sinusoidal Fudr infusion. Median duration of pump function was 125 days (range 46-468), there was observed only one case of malfunction device which required the implant of a new device, and three complications of pump pocket (seroma, hematoma and infection) without interrumption of chemotherapy for clinical causes. The use of totally implantable programmable systems provides and important clinical improvement in controlled long-term drugs administration improving quality of life and duration of chemotherapy.
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Cureus
November 2024
Anesthesiology, Anesthesia Unit, National Cancer Institute, Santiago, CHL.
Background: Totally implantable venous access devices (TIVADs) are widely used in oncology patients to facilitate central venous access. Although they offer benefits, TIVADs can be associated with complications.
Materials And Methods: This retrospective cohort study included all oncology patients 18 years or older who underwent TIVAD implantation between September 2015 and October 2019.
Turk J Med Sci
December 2024
Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Institute of Oncology, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkiye.
Background/aim: To investigate the possible morbidities associated with the implantation of a totally implantable venous access device (TIVAD) in breast cancer (BC) patients.
Materials And Methods: Clinical data and developed complications in 546 BC patients with TIVAD between 2017 and 2021 were analyzed retrospectively. Among these, 524 (96%) patients who underwent TIVAD implantation via the right subclavian vein (SCV) route were examined separately.
Dent J (Basel)
December 2024
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Via S. Allende, 84081 Salerno, Italy.
This systematic review evaluated concomitant trends in microbial (total biofilm load and pre-dominant pathogens' counts) and clinical, radiographic, and crevicular variations following (any) peri-implantitis treatment in partially vs. totally edentulous, systemically healthy, non-smoking adults and compared them to peri-implant mucositis treated sites. The study protocol, compliant with the PRISMA statement, was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42024514521).
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February 2025
Division of Vascular Surgery, Ascension Medical Group Illinois, Elk Grove Village, IL.
We present two cases where a transradial-based approach was used to implant thoracic branch aortic endografts to repair aortic aneurysms totally percutaneously. Both procedures were performed electively at a 330-bed suburban community hospital. No complications were associated with either procedure with both patients only requiring overnight observation and being discharged home the next day.
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December 2024
Department of General Surgery, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine, and International School of Medicine, International Institutes of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu, China.
Although the implantation of the totally implantable venous access ports globally is increasingly sophisticated, there is still a dearth of absolute standardization in the technical choice of each surgical step, with numerous technologies demonstrating significant applicability. This review comprehensively summarizes the diverse choices of implantation procedural techniques related to the pocket location, vein access, port specification, catheterization method, puncture guidance, single-incision technique, catheter tip positioning method, port fixation, skin closure, and first-use period. The aim is to provide surgeons with alternative options when they encounter different problems in each procedure due to the diverse clinical characteristics of patients during venous port implantation.
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