Extending the interval for port-a-cath maintenance - Modern Chemotherapy

MC > Vol.2 No.2, April 2013

Modern Chemotherapy

Volume 2, Issue 2 (April 2013)

ISSN Print: 2169-348X ISSN Online: 2169-3498

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Extending the interval for port-a-cath maintenance ()

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DOI: 10.4236/mc.2013.22003 5,403 Downloads 10,306 Views Citations

Author(s)

Eugenia Girda, Rebecca Phaeton, Gary L. Goldberg, Dennis Y. S. Kuo

Affiliation(s)

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Albert Einstein College of Medi- cine and Montefiore Medical Center, New York City, USA.

ABSTRACT

Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the outcome of port-a-cath (PAC) maintenance every three months in patients with gynecologic malignancies with the goal of standardizing a safe and appropriate interval that would maintain patency and minimize side effects. Methods: We performed a retrospective medical record review and evaluation of all patients with a Bard^?PAC who were noted to have no evidence of disease (NED) during the years 2003 to 2010. The interval between accessions and any complications related to the presence of the PAC were recorded. Relevant complications included skin infections, bacteremia, thrombosis, and occlusions. Statistical analysis was done using the Fisher’s exact test. Results: A total of 201 patients had PAC placed and 43 patients underwent PAC accessions to maintain patency. The total number of accessions was 150 with a median number per patient of 2.0 (range 1 - 10). The mean time between flushes was 112 days (SD = 57). When comparing women in maintenance who had flushes within 90 days versus those who had flushes over 90 days apart, there was no difference in infection or occlusion rates between these groups (p = 0.515). In the <90-day group, one patient was noted to have resistance during the flush. In the ≥90-day group, one patient had an occlusion that did not resolve with Alteplase. Another patient had skin erythema with spontaneous resolution. Conclusion: Infections and occlusions are rare in women with gynecologic malignancies undergoing maintenance of their PAC. Longer intervals between PAC flushes do not appear to affect the outcome in our patients. Our ongoing data and follow-up confirm that extending the interval of PAC accession to every 3 months, rather than monthly, is safe, effective and convenient in the patient population with gynecologic malignancies.

KEYWORDS

Indwelling Port-A-Cath; Flushing; Complication; Prevention

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Girda, E. , Phaeton, R. , Goldberg, G. and Kuo, D. (2013) Extending the interval for port-a-cath maintenance. Modern Chemotherapy, 2, 15-18. doi: 10.4236/mc.2013.22003.

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