TY - CHAP
T1 - Complications and procedures to enhance safety
AU - Vroomen, LGPH
AU - Nielsen, K
AU - Ruarus, AH
AU - Scheffer, HJ
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Like any interventional procedure, IRE is associated with its own distinctive complications and contraindications. Complications of IRE can be divided into three categories: risks related to (I) the general procedure, (II) needle placement, and (III) the applied electrical field. In general, patient selection is crucial in minimizing the risk of complications. Tumor characteristics and patients' performance status should be taken into account. The open and percutaneous techniques both have their advantages and disadvantages. In this chapter, frequently encountered complications as well as different treatment strategies to prevent their occurrence are discussed. These should aid the clinician during the procedure as well as during post-IRE patient management.
AB - Like any interventional procedure, IRE is associated with its own distinctive complications and contraindications. Complications of IRE can be divided into three categories: risks related to (I) the general procedure, (II) needle placement, and (III) the applied electrical field. In general, patient selection is crucial in minimizing the risk of complications. Tumor characteristics and patients' performance status should be taken into account. The open and percutaneous techniques both have their advantages and disadvantages. In this chapter, frequently encountered complications as well as different treatment strategies to prevent their occurrence are discussed. These should aid the clinician during the procedure as well as during post-IRE patient management.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85054945192&origin=inward
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55113-5_7
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55113-5_7
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9783319551128
T3 - Irreversible Electroporation in Clinical Practice
SP - 105
EP - 115
BT - Irreversible Electroporation in Clinical Practice
PB - Springer International Publishing
ER -