Effect of skinfold thickness on arm venous access port in cancer patients.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Currently, skinfold thickness in studies on arm venous access ports and the effect of venous access port application are unknown.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

A total of 256 cancer patients who underwent primary venous access port placement in the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University from September 2022 to March 2023 were selected as the study subjects. Two hundred fifty-six patients were divided into normal skinfold thickness group and high skinfold thickness group according to skinfold thickness. The success rate of primary catheterization of arm venous port catheterization, catheterization operation time, catheterization length and incidence rate of adverse reactions were compared.

RESULTS:

There was no significant difference in the basic data between the two groups. There was no significant difference in the success rate of primary catheterization between the two groups (p > 0.05), the catheterization operation time in the normal skinfold thickness group was significantly lower than that in the high skinfold thickness group (p < 0.05), the total length of the implanted catheter in the normal skinfold thickness group was significantly lower than that in the high skinfold thickness group (p < 0.05), and the incidence of adverse reactions in the normal skinfold thickness group was significantly lower than that in the high skinfold thickness group (p < 0.05).

CONCLUSION:

In cancer patients, skinfold thickness can significantly affect the application effect of arm venous port, and normal skinfold thickness for arm venous port has shorter operation time, total length of implanted catheter and lower incidence of adverse reactions.

• Authors: Zhimin Liu, Laiyou Li, Jiayin Liu, Jing Han, Kun Wu, Jiemin Zhang, Mei Shan, Junli Liang
• Journal: Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) (Skin Res Technol) Vol. 29 Issue 10 Pg. e13482 (Oct 2023) ISSN: 1600-0846 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 37881045 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2023 The Authors. Skin Research and Technology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Topics

• Humans
• Catheterization, Central Venous (adverse effects, methods)
• Arm
• Skinfold Thickness
• Neoplasms (drug therapy)
• Risk Factors
• Retrospective Studies