Abstract

NOGUERA-SOTTO, Mónica Raquel; RIVAS-VILLALBA, César Guillermo; BLATTMANN-DIETZE, María Elsa  and  GIMENEZ, Mara. Prevalence of complications post insertion of Port-a-Cath® in the Hospital Central de Instituto de Previsión Social, 2019 to 2020. Cir. parag. [online]. 2022, vol.46, n.3, pp.12-14. ISSN 2307-0420.  https://doi.org/10.18004/sopaci.2022.diciembre.12.

Introduction: Port-a-Cath® type devices are generally indicated for cancer patients with prolonged chemotherapy treatment, antibiotic therapy, transfusions of blood components. Complications associated with the catheter can also occur and lead to its malfunction. The objective of this research is to study the frequency of complications associated with their placement. Methods: A retrospective descriptive, observational study was conducted. A total of 337 patients with Port to Cath placement at Central Hospital of the Social Security Institute, Asunción, Paraguay from 2019 through 2020 were studied. Results: 106 patients (32%) were men and 231 (68%) were women. These were among the most common complications reported: infections in 2.6% and catheter thrombosis in 0.8%. Conclusion: The Port to Cath type venous accesses are permanent implants with low rates of complications being thrombosis and infection among the most common of all.

Keywords : Port-a-Cath®. Complications; Chemotherapy; Infection; Thrombosis.

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