Risk factors for infection of totally implantable central venous access ports among patients requiring port removal.

• Tác giả: Masato Araki, Akiko Fukuda, Yuki Hara, Makoto Hisanaga, Takuro Miyazaki, Akihiro Nakamura, Yorihisa Sumida, Daiki Takei, Takayuki Tanaka, Koki Wakata, Manpei Yamashita, Shoto Yamazaki, Hiroshi Yano
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 912.01 Philosophy and theory
• Thông tin xuất bản: United States : The journal of vascular access , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 687933

Tóm tắt

 BACKGROUND: Totally implantable central venous access ports, are required for various purposes, ranging from chemotherapy to nutrition. Port infection is a common complication. In many patients with port infection, the ports are removed because antibiotics are ineffective. We evaluated the risk factors associated with port removal due to port infection. METHODS: By retrospective chart review, we collected data of 223 patients who underwent port removal for any reason. Port infection was defined as infection symptoms, such as fever
  elevated white blood cell counts or C-reactive protein levels
  or redness at the port site, in the absence of other infections, which improved with port removal. The characteristics of patients with or without port infection were compared using univariate (chi-squared test, RESULTS: We compared 172 patients without port infection to 51 patients with port infection. Univariate analysis identified sex ( CONCLUSIONS: Male sex, BMI ⩽20 kg/m