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ArticleJapanese journal of radiology2022

Risk factors for unsuccessful removal of central venous access ports implanted in the forearm of adult oncologic patients.

Mitsuhiro Kinoshita, Shoichiro Takao, Junichiro Hiraoka, Katsuya Takechi, Yoko Akagawa, Kyosuke Osaki, Norio Ohnishi, Hayato Tani

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Article in Japanese journal of radiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mitsuhiro KinoshitaDepartment of Radiology, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital, 103, Irinokuchi Komatsushima-cho, Komatsushima, Tokushima, 773-8502, Japan.
Shoichiro TakaoDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Tokushima University, 3-18-15, Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, Tokushima, 770-8509, Japan. shoichirotakao@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8851-9813
Junichiro HiraokaDepartment of Radiology, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital, 103, Irinokuchi Komatsushima-cho, Komatsushima, Tokushima, 773-8502, Japan.
Katsuya TakechiDepartment of Radiology, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital, 103, Irinokuchi Komatsushima-cho, Komatsushima, Tokushima, 773-8502, Japan.
Yoko AkagawaDepartment of Radiology, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital, 103, Irinokuchi Komatsushima-cho, Komatsushima, Tokushima, 773-8502, Japan.
Kyosuke OsakiDepartment of Radiology, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital, 103, Irinokuchi Komatsushima-cho, Komatsushima, Tokushima, 773-8502, Japan.
Norio OhnishiDepartment of Radiology, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital, 103, Irinokuchi Komatsushima-cho, Komatsushima, Tokushima, 773-8502, Japan.
Hayato TaniDepartment of Radiology, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital, 103, Irinokuchi Komatsushima-cho, Komatsushima, Tokushima, 773-8502, Japan.
Tokushima Red Cross Hospital · JPTokushima University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the risk factors for unsuccessful removal of a central venous access port (CV port) implanted in the forearm of adult oncologic patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis study included 97 adult oncologic patients (51 males, 46 females; age range, 30-88 years; mean age, 63.7 years) in whom removal of a CV port implanted in the forearm was attempted at our hospital between January 2015 and May 2021. Gender, age at removal, body mass index, and diagnosis were examined as patient characteristics; and indwelling period, indwelling side, and indication for removal were examined as factors associated with removal of a CV port. These variables were compared between successful and unsuccessful cases using univariate analysis. Then, multivariate analysis was performed to identify independent risk factors for unsuccessful removal of a CV port using variables with a significant difference in the univariate analysis. A receiver-operating characteristics (ROC) curve was drawn for significant risk factors in the multivariate analysis and the Youden index was used to determine the optimum cut-off value for predicting unsuccessful removal of a CV port.

resultsRemoval of CV ports was successful in 79 cases (81.4%), but unsuccessful in 18 cases (18.6%) due to fixation of the catheter to the vessel wall. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the indwelling period (odds ratio 1.048; 95% confidence interval 1.026-1.070; P < 0.0001) was a significant independent risk factor for unsuccessful removal of a CV port. ROC analysis showed that the cut-off value for successful removal was 41 months, and 54% of cases with an indwelling period > 60 months had unsuccessful removal.

conclusionThe indwelling period is an independent risk factor for unsuccessful removal of a CV port implanted in the forearm of adult oncologic patients, with a cut-off of 41 months.

Indexed as

Catheterization, Central VenousAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCatheters, IndwellingFemaleForearmHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsVeinsAdult oncologic patientsCentral venous access portForearmIndwelling periodUnsuccessful removal

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PMID34779983
PMCPMC8977265
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