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Table 3 Port complications

From: Interventionally implanted port catheter systems for hepatic arterial infusion of chemotherapy in patients with primary liver cancer: A phase II-study (NCT00356161)

a) Overall complications

 

Abs.

%

Number of complications

28

100

vascular

17

61

 

Dislocation of catheter tip

7

25

 

Thrombosis

8

29

 

Reflux

2

7

non vascular

11

39

 

Leakage

2

7

 

Infection of port chamber

7

25

 

others

2

7

b) Treatment -limiting complications

 

Abs.

%

Number of complications

5

100

vascular

  
 

Thrombosis

1

20

non vascular

  
 

Infection

4

80