Table 1: Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients.
N = 543 |
% |
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Male gender |
239 |
44.02 |
|
Female gender |
304 |
55.98 |
|
Age-mean |
53.6 ± 16.4 |
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Age (range) |
19-81 |
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Indications for implantation |
Breast cancer |
194 |
35.72 |
Colon cancer |
172 |
31.67 |
|
Gastric cancer |
70 |
12.89 |
|
Lung cancer |
43 |
7.91 |
|
Pancreatic cancer |
25 |
4.60 |
|
Rectum cancer |
19 |
3.49 |
|
Other malignancy |
14 |
2.57 |
|
For intravenous treatment |
6 |
1.10 |
|
Accessed vein |
Right subclavian vein |
392 |
72.37 |
Left subclavian vein |
141 |
25.96 |
|
Right Jugular vein |
7 |
1.28 |
|
Left jugular vein |
2 |
0.36 |
|
Right femoral vein |
1 |
0.18 |
|
Mean port catheter duration time-month |
|
352 ± 241 |
|