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Impact of Port-A-Cath device management in cancer patients with candidaemia.
J Hosp Infect. 2012 Dec;82(4):281-5
Authors: Lai YC, Huang LJ, Chen TL, Yang YW, Hsiao LT, Teng HW, Fung CP, Chiou TJ, Tzeng CH, Liu CY
Abstract
This study investigated the impact of management of a totally implantable central venous access port device, Port-A-Cath (Smith Medical, St. Paul, MN, USA), on the outcome of 98 cancer patients with candidaemia. Port-A-Cath retention was found to be significantly associated with poorer outcome, independent of other significant adverse factors [breakthrough candidaemia, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score ≥ 21, and worse Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score (3-4)]. However, retention of Port-A-Cath devices could be considered in patients who do not have definite catheter-related candidaemia, are not using total parenteral nutrition, do not have poor ECOG performance scores or APACHE II scores, and do not have septic shock.
PMID: 23084483 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]