Flushing a Venous Access Port every 6 weeks; does it help to prevent thrombotic complications?
- Conditions
- childhood cancer, pediatric oncology
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON28563
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Medical Center Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Other
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Age <18 years
- Cancer diagnosis between 01-01-2005 and 01-07-2015
Exclusion Criteria
Patients in whom there was no consecutive period of ≥12 weeks when the VAP was not in use
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Thrombotic complications, defined as occlusion of the catheter, which requires VAP removal.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time between last VAP flushing and complication.