Table 1.

Totally implantable catheter viability relative to fluid administration (flushable or non-flushable) and complications as decoupling, presence of kinking, swelling and limb pain, venous stasis visualized at ultrasound and time at which the catheter was removed (catheter survival) in Groups G46 and G15

	Animal	flushable	non-flushable	decoupling	kink	swelling pain	venous stasis	catheter survival
G46	G46A	X		No	Yes	Yes	No	7 days
	G46B		X	Yes	No	No	No	60 days
	G46C	X		No	Yes	Yes	No	7 days
	G46D	X		No	No	No	No	60 days
	G46E	X		No	No	Yes	Yes	15 days
G15	G15F	X		No	No	Yes	Yes	7 days
	G15G	X		No	No	Yes	Yes	15 days
	G15H	X		No	No	Yes	Yes	15 days
	G15I	X		No	No	Yes	Yes	7 days
	G15J	X		No	No	No	No	60 days