Totally Implantable Venous Access Devices in Children with Medical Complexity: Preliminary Data from a Tertiary Care Hospital

Abstract

A totally implanted VAD in CMC is safe and manageable. As expected, infection seems to be the major complication with no infection-related death. Malnutrition and musculoskeletal deformities, which are frequent comorbidities in CMC, should be considered to reduce the risk of dislodgment/migration.