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Venous Access Devices and Emotional Response in Oncologic Patients: Diagnostic and Management Aspects

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The use of totally implantable venous access devices (VADs) has favorably changed the clinical management and, consequently, the quality of life (QoL) of patients requiring long-term intravenous therapy, including cancer patients. Despite their many advantages, venous access devices sometimes present functional and emotional problems. So advantages and disadvantages of the VAD from the patient’s perspective should also be an important part in the selection of the type of device. The more frequent complications that arise with the use of port and tunneled catheters are physical, such as infections, thrombosis, obstructions, sleeve formation, and extravasation. But, in addition to medical issues, patients also experience psychosocial problems that can interfere with their QoL. So the patient’s subjective experience of living with an implanted VAD has to be carefully considered, even if few publications discuss the psychological experience of the patient and the impact of the VADs on his or her QoL. Sometimes also excellent papers, updating the use of totally implantable venous access devices, do not discuss patient’s emotional problems [30].

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Torta, R., Ieraci, V. (2014). Venous Access Devices and Emotional Response in Oncologic Patients: Diagnostic and Management Aspects. In: Sandrucci, S., Mussa, B. (eds) Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5665-7_13

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