Pediatric surgery international
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Pediatr. Surg. Int. · Dec 2012
Comparative StudyImplantable versus cuffed external central venous catheters for the management of children and adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
The aim of this study was to determine if there is a difference between complications for totally implantable central venous catheters (ports) and tunnelled external central venous catheters (external CVCs) that result in early removal of the central venous catheter (CVC) in children and adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). ⋯ When patients are risk-stratified for disease severity there is no difference in rates of CVC removal prior to completion of treatment.