Complications of Vascular Access Devices in Children
Author Information
Author(s): Tercier Stéphane, Gapany Christophe, Diezi Manuel, Clément Chantal, Lemay Katy, Joseph Jean-Marc
Primary Institution: Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois and University of Lausanne
Hypothesis
What are the risk factors associated with infections, obstructions, and surgical complications of totally implanted vascular access devices in pediatric patients?
Conclusion
The study found a significant number of early incidents and complications associated with the insertion of totally implanted vascular access devices in children, but no infections were recorded.
Supporting Evidence
- There were 12 perioperative adverse events in 45 procedures (27%).
- At one month, 5 post-operative complications were recorded (11%).
- No catheter-related infections were found during the first 4 weeks after implantation.
Takeaway
This study looked at kids who got special devices for medicine and found that while there were some problems, none of them got infections.
Methodology
The study included children older than one year with solid or blood cell malignancies, and complications were recorded one month post-surgery.
Limitations
The study did not investigate complications of surgical cut-down insertion and had a limited follow-up period.
Participant Demographics
Children aged 1 to 16 years, with 48% having blood cell disorders and 52% having solid tumors.
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