Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
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Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
Case Report

Desconexão de cateter para quimioterapia: uma complicação rara?

Detachment of chemotherapy catheters: a rare complication?

Alexandre Faraco de Oliveira, Horácio de Oliveira Filho

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Resumo

A utilização de cateteres totalmente implantáveis no tratamento quimioterápico constitui uma necessidade que acarreta o risco de múltiplas complicações, algumas inerentes à inserção do dispositivo e outras relacionadas ao próprio cateter. Relatamos três casos nos quais o cateter apresentou-se desacoplado de seu respectivo reservatório. No primeiro caso, ocorreu a desconexão do cateter de seu respectivo reservatório, e nos outros dois casos, verificou-se a fragmentação do cateter. Em todos os casos, foi necessária a retirada endovascular do cateter. Tal desfecho é apontado como raro, mas costuma estar presente na maioria das revisões e traz consigo o risco de complicações graves, ainda que frequentemente seja assintomático. É desejável o acompanhamento de pacientes que possuem tais cateteres a fim de que se possa detectar precocemente tais complicações e compreender os fatores que determinam o aparecimento dessas situações.

Palavras-chave

cateteres venosos centrais; falha de equipamento; dispositivo de acesso vascular

Abstract

Use of totally implantable catheters for chemotherapy treatment is a necessity, but one which brings with it risks of multiple complications, some inherent to insertion of the device and others related to the catheter itself. We describe three cases in which the catheter became disconnected from its reservoir. In the first case, the catheter became completely detached from its reservoir and in the second and third cases the catheter itself underwent fragmentation. In all three cases it was necessary to withdraw the endovascular catheter. This event is described as rare, but it tends to be present in the majority of reviews and it is associated with the risk of serious complications, even though it is often asymptomatic. It is advisable to follow-up patients who have these catheters implanted in order to detect these complications early and to enable understanding of the factors that cause these situations to occur.

Keywords

central venous catheters; equipment failure; vascular access devices.

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