Impact of central venous port implantation method and access choice on outcomes

Abstract

Although the number of patients who need central venous ports for permanent vascular access is increasing, there is still no “gold standard” for the implantation technique. AIM To identify the implantation technique that should be favored. METHODS Two hundred central venous port-implanted patients in a tertiary hospital were retrospectively evaluated. Patients were assigned into two groups according to the access method. The first group comprised patients whose jugular veins were used, and the second group comprised patients whose subclavian veins were used. Groups were evaluated regarding age, sex, application side, primary diagnosis, active follow-up period in the hospital, chemotherapy agents administered, number of complications, and the Clavien-Dindo severity score. The distribution of the variables was tested with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and the Mann-Whitney U test. The χ2 test was used to analyze the variables.