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Implantable venous access port

Known as: Subcutaneous Port, ported subcutaneous, ports subcutaneous 
A tube surgically placed into a blood vessel and attached to a disk placed under the skin. It is used for the administration of intravenous fluids… 
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Review
2012
Review
2012
Totally implantable venous access ports: retrospective review of long-term complications in 81 patients.
AIM OF THE STUDY A totally implantable venous access port (TIVAP) has become an essential prerequisite for many chemotherapy… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Taurolidine lock is highly effective in preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections in patients on home parenteral nutrition: a heparin-controlled prospective trial.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
A prospective randomized trial demonstrating valved implantable ports have fewer complications and lower overall cost than nonvalved implantable ports.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Antiangiogenic and antifibrotic gene therapy in a chronic infusion model of peritoneal dialysis in rats.
To identify the relative importance of peritoneal fibrosis and angiogenesis in peritoneal membrane dysfunction, adenoviral… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Risk of deep venous thrombosis associated with chest versus arm central venous subcutaneous port catheters: a 5-year single-institution retrospective study.
Review
1999
Review
1999
Quality improvement methods in clinical medicine.
This article surveys the methods and tools of quality improvement used today in health care. Specifically, we describe how… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Use of subcutaneous vascular access ports in rhesus monkeys.
To investigate new approaches for treatment of drug abuse, subcutaneous vascular ports were implanted in rhesus monkeys (Macaca… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Gastric Banding for Morbid Obesity: Initial Experience with a New Adjustable Band
A new adjustable gastric band was developed, consisting of a silicone balloon connected to a subcutaneous port in a closed system… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
A phase II study of weekly 24-hour infusion with high-dose fluorouracil with leucovorin in colorectal carcinoma.
Twenty-two patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma were enrolled in this study. Ten patients had received prior chemotherapy… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Expandable intrahepatic portacaval shunt stents in dogs with chronic portal hypertension.
A canine experimental model was used to investigate the feasibility of using balloon-expandable portacaval shunts in humans with… 
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