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Outcomes of Port A Catheter Implantations in Cancer Patients: Experience in 102 Cases Cover

Outcomes of Port A Catheter Implantations in Cancer Patients: Experience in 102 Cases

Forum of Clinical Oncology
Volume 12 (2021): Issue 3 (December 2021)
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|Apr 2022
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Figure 1

(A) Vascular access via the subclavian vein; (B) port pocket and fixation; (C) placement of the catheter line through the subcutaneous tunnel; (D) post-procedure vascular accesses and port pocket.

Table 1

Cancer type for port catheter Implantation.

TypeNumberAge at implantation
%Range, years
Gastrointestinal tract cancer4229–78
Lung cancer2454–82
Haematological malignancies2016–76
Gynaecological cancers1231–70
Others443–68
Table 2

Complications of port catheter.

Number
Early complications10
  Haematoma2
  Pneumothorax6
  Malposition2
Late complications14
  Thrombosis8
  Infection4
  Kinking2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fco-2021-0008 | Journal eISSN: 1792-362X | Journal ISSN: 1792-345X
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Language: English
Page range: 56 - 60
Submitted on: Jun 20, 2021
Accepted on: Oct 5, 2021
Published on: Apr 16, 2022
Published by: Helenic Society of Medical Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Catheter,
Cancer,
Vascular Access Devices,
Thrombosis
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Internal medicine,
Haematology, oncology

© 2022 Ekin Ilkeli, published by Helenic Society of Medical Oncology
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

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