Clinical evaluation of Per Q Cath for both pediatric and adult home infusion therapy.

The use of a single-lumen silastic percutaneous catheter, Per Q Cath, in home pediatric and adult cases was evaluated among 54 patients. Sixty-one catheters were successfully placed in 54 home infusion patients. No patient demonstrated systemic signs of infection or sepsis. Five catheters were removed because of local phlebitis and four because of clotting. Per Q Cath provided long-term I.V. access without the trauma and expense of inserting a central venous catheter.