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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2307-0420</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cirugía paraguaya]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cir. parag.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2307-0420</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Paraguaya de Cirugía]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2307-04202022000300012</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/sopaci.2022.diciembre.12</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Prevalencia de complicaciones post colocación de Port-a-Cath® en el Hospital Central de Instituto de Previsión Social, 2019 al 2020]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Prevalence of complications post insertion of Port-a-Cath® in the Hospital Central de Instituto de Previsión Social, 2019 to 2020]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Noguera-Sotto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mónica Raquel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rivas-Villalba]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[César Guillermo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Blattmann-Dietze]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Elsa]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Giménez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mara]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Previsión Social  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>46</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>12</fpage>
<lpage>14</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2307-04202022000300012&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2307-04202022000300012&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2307-04202022000300012&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Introducción: Los dispositivos tipo Port-a-Cath® generalmente se indican en pacientes oncológicos con tratamiento quimioterápico prolongado, antibioticoterapia, transfusiones de componentes sanguíneos. Igualmente pueden ocurrir complicaciones relacionadas al catéter que pueden llevar a su mal funcionamiento. El objetivo de esta investigación es estudiar la frecuencia de las complicaciones relacionadas con la colocación de los mismos. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio tipo observacional descriptivo retrospectivo. Se estudiaron un total de 337 pacientes con colocación de Port-a-Cath® en el Hospital Central del Instituto de Previsión Social del año 2019-2020. Resultados: Corresponden al sexo masculino 106 (32%) y al sexo femenino 231 (68%). Se obtuvo una frecuencia de complicaciones de 4,7%. Entre las complicaciones más frecuentes se informan: infección en un 2,6%, trombosis del catéter en 0,8%. Conclusión: Los accesos venosos tipo Port-a-Cath® son implantes permanentes que presentan una baja incidencia de complicaciones, entre las más frecuentes encontramos trombosis e infección.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Introduction: Port-a-Cath® type devices are generally indicated for cancer patients with prolonged chemotherapy treatment, antibiotic therapy, transfusions of blood components. Complications associated with the catheter can also occur and lead to its malfunction. The objective of this research is to study the frequency of complications associated with their placement. Methods: A retrospective descriptive, observational study was conducted. A total of 337 patients with Port to Cath placement at Central Hospital of the Social Security Institute, Asunción, Paraguay from 2019 through 2020 were studied. Results: 106 patients (32%) were men and 231 (68%) were women. These were among the most common complications reported: infections in 2.6% and catheter thrombosis in 0.8%. Conclusion: The Port to Cath type venous accesses are permanent implants with low rates of complications being thrombosis and infection among the most common of all.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Port-a-Cath®]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[complicaciones]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[quimioterapia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[infección]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[trombosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Port-a-Cath®. Complications]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Chemotherapy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Infection]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Thrombosis]]></kwd>
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