[Implanted venous access system in oncology. Review of 296 cases].

The authors present their experience of the use of a totally implanted vascular access system, at the Institut Jules Bordet. Between 1983 and 1988, 296 catheters were implanted in 289 patients. The average venous access period using this system was 232 days. The complication rate was only 0.36/1000 days of venous access. The totally implanted vascular system can provide a comfortable and reliable method of venous access in patients requiring prolonged intravenous chemotherapy.