Philip A. Pizzo, M.D.

Publication Details

• A prospective randomized trial comparing the infectious and noninfectious complications of an externalized catheter versus a subcutaneously implanted device in cancer patients.

  Mueller BU, Skelton J, Callender DP, Marshall D, Gress J, Longo D, Norton J, Rubin M, Venzon D, Pizzo PA. J Clin Oncol. 1992; 10 (12): 1943-8

  To compare the frequency of infectious episodes or other problems occurring with an externalized catheter (Hickman) versus a subcutaneously implanted device (Port-a-Cath, Pharmacia, Piscataway, NJ) in cancer patients, we performed a prospective, randomized study in 100 cancer patients (age range, 5 to 74 years).

  PubMedID: 1453208