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Table 6 Port-a-Cath, PAC, removals

From: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in patients with cystic fibrosis

Reason for removal (n = 11)

No. (%)

Infection

3 (27.3)

Cosmetic considerations

3 (27.3)

Displacement of the catheter

2 (18.2)

Thrombosis

2 (18.2)

Unknown causes

1 (9.1)