Survival of intravenous chemotherapy infusion sites.

Factors associated with the failure of intravenous infusions due to phlebitis and extravasation were studied with 218 infusions delivering cytotoxic drugs. The survival rate of these infusions was not significantly different from that of 56 non-cytotoxic infusions in oncology patients. Although surv...

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Main Author: Hecker, J. F.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 1990
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1971472/