Table 5 Clinical characteristics of the patients with or without local infections
Variables | All patients | Local infection (−) | Local infection (+) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 34 | 23 (68 %) | 11 (32 %) | |
Gender—n (%) | 0.4590 | |||
Female | 12 (35 %) | 7 (30 %) | 5 (45 %) | |
Male | 22 (65 %) | 16 (70 %) | 6 (55 %) | |
Age—mean ± SD | 64.9 ± 11.1 | 66.9 ± 10.1 | 60.8 ± 12.3 | 0.1339 |
Age—n (%) | 0.2714 | |||
Age ≤ 65 years | 17 (50 %) | 10 (43 %) | 7 (64 %) | |
Age > 65 years | 17 (50 %) | 13 (57 %) | 4 (36 %) | |
Malignancy (indication for the port)—n (%) | 0.8519 | |||
Lung cancer | 17 (50 %) | 11 (48 %) | 6 (55 %) | |
Head and neck tumor | 2 (6 %) | 2 (9 %) | 0 (0 %) | |
Breast cancer | 2 (6 %) | 1 (4 %) | 1 (9 %) | |
Colorectal cancer | 3 (9 %) | 2 (9 %) | 1 (9 %) | |
Urological cancer | 5 (15 %) | 4 (17 %) | 1 (9 %) | |
Ovary cancer and cervical cancer | 4 (12 %) | 3 (13 %) | 1 (9 %) | |
Other malignancies | 1 (3 %) | 0 (0 %) | 1 (9 %) | |
Malignancy (lung cancer or others)—n (%) | 0.7139 | |||
Lung cancer | 17 (50 %) | 11 (48 %) | 6 (55 %) | |
Other malignancies | 17 (50 %) | 12 (52 %) | 5 (45 %) | |
Surgeon—n (%) | 0.6647 | |||
Surgeon A | 11 (32 %) | 7 (30 %) | 4 (36 %) | |
Surgeon B | 19 (56 %) | 14 (61 %) | 5 (45 %) | |
Other surgeons | 4 (12 %) | 2 (9 %) | 2 (18 %) | |
Pathogen—n (%) | ||||
Gram-positive Bacteria | 15 (44 %) | 8 (35 %) | 7 (64 %) | 0.1512 |
S. aureus | 13 (38 %) | 6 (26 %) | 7 (64 %) | 0.0597 |
Gram-negative Bacteria | 19 (56 %) | 16 (70 %) | 3 (27 %) | 0.0301 |
K. pneumoniae | 10 (29 %) | 8 (35 %) | 2 (18 %) | 0.4375 |
Candida spp. | 4 (12 %) | 3 (13 %) | 1 (9 %) | 0.7379 |