Sakarya Tıp Dergisi (Mar 2022)

EVALUATION OF TOTAL INTRAVENOUS PORT CATHETER PROCEDURES WITH ULTRASONOGRAPHY

  • İlkay Yavaşman,
  • Cenk Balta,
  • Mustafa Kuzucuoğlu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.31832/smj.763143
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 78 – 84

Abstract

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Aim: In our study, we aimed to evaluate our total intravenous port catheter procedures accompanied by ultrasonography. Methods: 107 patients over 18 years of age who underwent total intravenous port catheter with ultrasonography in order to perform oncological treatment between January 2014 and January 2019 were included in the study. The files of the patients included in the study were analyzed retrospectively and patient demographic information, malignancy type, accessed vein, duration of operation, and complication rates were evaluated. Patients under 18 years old and whose records could not be reached were excluded from the study. Results: 72 of the patients included in the study were male and 35 were female, and their mean age was 61.38 ± 11.26. While catheter was placed in the internal jugular vein in 105 of the patients who applied total intravenous port catheter, 2 of patients were placed in the subclavian vein. During the procedure, complications developed in 16 (14.95%) patients. These were arterial puncture and hematoma in 11 patients, pneumothorax in 3 patients, hemothorax in 1 patient, and hemopneumothorax in 1 patient. Conclusion: The use of ultrasonography in total intravenous port catheter lengthens the processing time and decreases the complication rate as the experience of use increases.

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