Skip to main content

Table 3 TIVAP-related complications with different puncture veins

From: A novel incision technique of a totally implanted venous access port in the upper arm for patients with breast cancer

Complications

Infections

Thrombosis

Skin exposure

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Access vein

 Basilic vein

9 (2.2%)

393 (97.8%)

12 (3.2%)

390 (96.8%)

4 (1.0%)

398 (99%)

 Cephalic vein

0 (0%)

52 (100%)

2 (1.9%)

50 (98.1%)

1 (1.9%)

51(98.1%)

 Brachial vein

0 (0%)

35 (100%)

1 (3%)

34 (97%)

2 (6.1%)

33(93.9%)

 P

0.38

0.88

0.69