Table 7.
Treatment-associated complications at follow up
| Number of complications | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Complication Typea | Total | IV | PO |
| Any medically attended events due to complications | 103 | 76 | 27 |
| Medication intolerance | 58 | 31 | 27 |
| Hypersensitivity reaction/rash | 22 | 13 | 9 |
| GI intolerance/vomiting/diarrhea | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| Drug fever | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Hematologic abnormality | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Kidney injury | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Transaminase elevation | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| C. diff colitis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Anaphylaxis | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| PICC/catheter problem | 46 | 46 | |
| Catheter malfunction | 16 | ||
| Catheter pulled out | 11 | ||
| Line-associated infection | 7 | ||
| Thrombus | 5 | ||
| Catheter leak | 3 | ||
| Dermatitis | 3 | ||
| Catheter fracture | 2 | ||
| Other | 2 | ||
a
Some patients had multiple complications during a medically attended event