RT Book, Section
A1 Ellison, E. Christopher
A1 Zollinger, Jr., Robert M.
A1 Pawlik, Timothy M.
A1 Vaccaro, Patrick S.
A1 Bitans, Marita
A1 Baker, Anthony S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1187823844
T1 Venous Access, Port Placement, Internal Jugular Vein
T2 Zollinger’s Atlas of Surgical Operations, 11e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260440850
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1187823844
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  most  common  indication  is  for  the  administration  of  chemotherapy  or  long-term  parenteral  nutritional  support.  For  these  purposes,  a  port  is  usually  used.  For  short-term  therapies,  alternatives  include  a  tunneled  central  venous  catheter  and  a  peripherally  inserted  central  catheter.