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

• Published in: Skin research and technology Vol. 29; no. 10; pp. e13482 - n/a
• Main Authors: Liu, Zhimin, Li, Laiyou, Liu, Jiayin, Han, Jing, Wu, Kun, Zhang, Jiemin, Shan, Mei, Liang, Junli
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.10.2023; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: adverse effects; Arm; Cancer; catheter length; Catheterization; Catheterization, Central Venous - adverse effects; Catheterization, Central Venous - methods; Catheters; Humans; Intubation; Medical instruments; Neoplasms - drug therapy; Original; Patients; port; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Side effects; Skinfold Thickness; Thickness; Venous access; adverse effects; catheter length; skinfold thickness; port
• ISSN: 0909-752X; 1600-0846; 1600-0846
• DOI: 10.1111/srt.13482

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.