Table 1: Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients.

 

N = 543

%

Male gender

 

239

44.02

Female gender

304

55.98

Age-mean

53.6 ± 16.4

 

Age (range)

19-81

 

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