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

Ekin Ilkeli

Ekin Ilkeli

Duzce State HospitalDuzce, Turkey
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Apr 16, 2022
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Article Category: Research Article
Published Online: Apr 16, 2022
Page range: 56 - 60
Received: Jun 20, 2021
Accepted: Oct 05, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fco-2021-0008
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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.
(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.

Cancer type for port catheter Implantation_

Type Number Age at implantation
% Range, years
Gastrointestinal tract cancer 42 29–78
Lung cancer 24 54–82
Haematological malignancies 20 16–76
Gynaecological cancers 12 31–70
Others 4 43–68

Complications of port catheter_

Number
Early complications 10
  Haematoma 2
  Pneumothorax 6
  Malposition 2
Late complications 14
  Thrombosis 8
  Infection 4
  Kinking 2
Language:
English
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Journal Subjects:
Medicine, Clinical Medicine, Internal Medicine, Haematology, Oncology
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