Outcomes following port-a-catheter placement in the Medicare population

Background: We aimed to evaluate the long-term complication profile associated with port-a-catheter placement. Methods: Patients undergoing port-a-catheter placement from 2007 to 2012 with 5-year follow up were identified. Descriptive statistics, χ2 tests, and multivariate regression models were ana...

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Main Authors: Syed I. Khalid, MD, Samantha Maasarani, MPH, Rachyl M. Shanker, BS, Aaron Lee Wiegmann, MD, Rita Wu, BS, Nicholas J. Skertich, MD, Samantha L. Terranella, MD, Laura DeCesare, MD, Edie Y. Chan, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Surgery Open Science
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589845020300282