Maintenance of Functionality Without Flushing of Totally Implantable Venous Access Devices: A Presentation of Clinical Cases
This study shows that TIVAD can remain patent without flushing. Moreover, the lack of flushing could be economically advantageous and could provide relief for patients. Therefore, a larger study of this topic is needed.
Authors
- Adriana Toro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9507-4621)
- Martina Rapisarda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6843-8724)
- Alessandro Terrasi
- Luisa Gallo
- Isidoro Di Carlo
- Ivan Lo Iacona
Institutions
- University of Catania (IT)
- Ospedale Cannizzaro (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- EJVES Vascular Forum
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvsvf.2025.05.005
- Primary Topic
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Dipartimento di Chirurgia Generale e Specialità Medico Chirurgiche, Università di Catania