Successful use of indwelling tunneled catheters for the management of effusions in children with advanced cancer

• Published in: Pediatric blood & cancer Vol. 61; no. 6; pp. 1007 - 1012
• Main Authors: den Hollander, Barbara S., Connolly, Bairbre L., Sung, Lillian, Rapoport, Adam, Zwaan, C.M., Grant, Ronald M., Parra, Dimitri, Temple, Michael J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2014; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; ascites; Ascites - etiology; Ascites - surgery; Ascites - therapy; Catheter-Related Infections - etiology; catheters; Catheters, Indwelling - adverse effects; Child; Child, Preschool; Drainage - instrumentation; Drainage - methods; Female; Hematology; Home Care Services; Humans; indwelling; Male; malignant; Oncology; Pain - etiology; Palliative Care; Paracentesis; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; pediatric oncology; Pediatrics; pleural effusion; Pleural Effusion, Malignant - etiology; Pleural Effusion, Malignant - surgery; Pleural Effusion, Malignant - therapy; Pleurodesis; Quality of Life; Recurrence; Retrospective Studies; Sarcoma - complications; ascites; pediatric oncology; catheters; pleural effusion; indwelling; malignant

Background Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) and ascites (MA) negatively impact quality of life of palliative patients. Treatment options are limited. This study's purpose is to examine the experience with indwelling tunneled catheters (ITCs) for management of MPE/MA in children with advanced ca...