caa a22 4500 44533813X CHVBK 20180317142802.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1245/s10434-010-1353-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1245/s10434-010-1353-0 Central Venous Port Placement: A Comparison of Axillary Versus Anterior Chest Wall Placement [Elektronische Daten] [Ivanesa Pardo, Erika Rager, Monet Bowling, Alyssa Fajardo, Susan Clare, Robert Goulet Jr.] Background: To compare morbidity in patients with surgically implanted central venous ports that were placed in the subcutaneous tissues of the mid axillary line at the anterior border of the latissimus muscle (group A) versus the anterior chest wall (group C). Methods: Between 2003 and 2007, a total of 183 patients with breast cancer were taken to the operating room for central venous port placement for delivery of chemotherapy. Port location was determined by patient and surgeon preference. Patient demographics were collected, and complications were evaluated by electronic medical record review. Complications identified included infection, thrombosis, port problems, and catheter problems. Basic descriptive statistics were generated. Patients with axillary ports were then compared to those with chest wall ports by appropriate t-tests or χ2 tests. Results: During this period, 137 (75%) of 183 ports were placed in the axillary position. The complication rate was 10% (9% in group A vs. 13% in group C). There were 14 catheter-related complications and 5 port-related complications. There was no statistically significant difference in complications between the two groups (P=0.45). Patients with axillary ports weighed less (mean 75.8kg in group A vs. 84.9kg in group C) and were more likely to have catheters placed in the internal jugular vein (82% in group A vs. 56% in group C). Conclusions: There is no difference in rate or type of complications between axillary and chest wall port location. Subcutaneous ports can safely be placed in the mid axillary line. Axillary ports spare the patient the negative cosmetic outcomes of chest wall ports. Society of Surgical Oncology, 2010 Pardo Ivanesa Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA aut Rager Erika Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA aut Bowling Monet Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA aut Fajardo Alyssa Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA aut Clare Susan Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA aut Goulet Jr. Robert Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA aut Annals of Surgical Oncology Springer-Verlag 18/2(2011-02-01), 468-471 1068-9265 18:2<468 2011 18 10434 https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-010-1353-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-010-1353-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pardo Ivanesa Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rager Erika Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bowling Monet Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fajardo Alyssa Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Clare Susan Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Goulet Jr Robert Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Annals of Surgical Oncology Springer-Verlag 18/2(2011-02-01), 468-471 1068-9265 18:2<468 2011 18 10434 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer