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Vascular access in the cancer patient : devices, insertion techniques, maintenance, and prevention and management of complications / edited by H. Richard Alexander ; four contributors, Alice B. Lucas, Elizabeth P. Steinhaus, Michael H. Torosian.

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Vascular access in the cancer patient : devices, insertion techniques, maintenance, and prevention and management of complications / edited by H. Richard Alexander ; four contributors, Alice B. Lucas, Elizabeth P. Steinhaus, Michael H. Torosian.
Publication
Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott, [1994], ©1994.

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  • Alexander, H. Richard.
  • Lucas, Alice.
  • Steinhaus, Elizabeth P.
  • Torosian, Michael, 1952 April 23-
Description
xii, 179 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • 1. Long-Term Venous Access Catheters and Implantable Ports / H. Richard Alexander and Alice B. Lucas -- 2. Clinical Performance of Long-Term Venous Access Devices / H. Richard Alexander -- 3. Insertion Technique for Long-Term Venous Access Catheters: Percutaneous Subclavian Vein Cannulation / H. Richard Alexander -- 4. Long-Term Vascular Access Via Internal Jugular Vein Cutdown / Elizabeth P. Steinhaus -- 5. Difficult Vascular Access: Alternate Sites and Techniques of Insertion / Michael H. Torosian -- 6. Thrombotic and Occlusive Complications of Long-Term Venous Access: Diagnosis, Management, and Prophylaxis / H. Richard Alexander -- 7. Infectious Complications Associated with Long-Term Venous Access Devices: Etiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prophylaxis / H. Richard Alexander -- 8. New Technologies in Long-Term Venous Access and Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Access Catheters / H. Richard Alexander and Alice B. Lucas.
  • 9. Routine Maintenance and Care of Long-Term Vascular Access Devices / Alice B. Lucas -- App. A: Considerations in Selecting the Appropriate Vascular Access Device -- App. B: Considerations for Selecting the Most Suitable Site for Long-Term Venous Access -- App. C: Paradigm for the Evaluation and Treatment of Persistent Withdrawal Occlusion -- App. D: Paradigm for the Evaluation and Treatment of Partial Catheter Occlusion -- App. E: Paradigm for the Evaluation and Treatment of Complete Catheter Occlusion -- App. F: Types and Initial Management of Catheter-Related Infections.
ISBN
039751316X
LCCN
94011270
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries