AI Article Synopsis
- Effective management of vascular access is essential for pediatric cancer patients due to prolonged treatment and the need for frequent blood draws.
- Central venous catheters play a vital role in providing long-lasting access for administering treatments and preventing painful repeated needle sticks.
- Understanding the specific techniques for insertion, management, and potential complications of these catheters is crucial to enhance patient outcomes and improve the quality of life for children undergoing cancer treatment.
Article Abstract
Management and successful use of vascular access are critical issues in pediatric patients affected by malignancies. Prolonged course of disease, complex and various treatment protocols require long-lasting vascular access providing adequate tools to administrate those therapies and to collect routine blood sampling without painful and repeated venipuncture. For these reasons, central venous catheters are currently an important component in pediatric onco-hematological care, with a direct influence on outcome. Indeed, there are peculiar issues (techniques of insertion, management, complications etc.) which must be well-known in order to improve the outcome and the quality of life of children with cancer.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8774620 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9010070 | DOI Listing |
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