Complications of catheters with an implantable chamber: About 26 cases

Background: Implant port catheters have became essential tools in the management of patients receiving intravenous chemotherapy. However; these devices expose to significant complications. We report an experiment aimed at studying the prevalence of complications induced by implant port catheters and the risk factors that result.

Methods: This is a retrospective study over one year (from January, to December 2019) including 100 patients treated in the carcinology department of our hospital and having presented complications from their port catheters implantable.

Results: During the study period, 100 patients benefited from placement of the implantable chamber catheter. The average age is 53years with extremes of 25years and 72years. Twenty-six percent of patients had at least one complication. Those complications were mechanical in 53.84% of the patients, infectious in 19.23% and thromboembolic in 19.23%.

Discussion: Patients experiencing complication did not differ with respect to age, body mass index, cancer category, medical and surgical history, and insertion side of the implantable chamber catheter.