Upper arm central venous port implantation: a 6-year single institutional retrospective analysis and pictorial essay of procedures for insertion.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The requirement of central venous (CV) port implantation is increasing with the increase in the number of cancer patients and advancement in chemotherapy. In our division, medical oncologists have implanted all CV ports to save time and consultation costs to other departments. Recently, upper arm implantation has become the first choice as a safe and comfortable method in our unit. Here we report our experience and discuss the procedure and its potential advantages.

Methods

All CV port implantations (n = 599) performed in our unit from January 2006 to December 2011 were analyzed. Procedural success and complication rates between subclavian and upper arm groups were compared.

Results

Both groups had similar patient characteristics. Upper arm CV port and subc

SUBMITTER: Shiono M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3948863 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature