%0 Journal Article
%A RYOTA OTSUBO
%A HIROSHI YANO
%A MEGUMI MATSUMOTO
%A AYA TANAKA
%A TAKASHI NONAKA
%A SHIGEKAZU HIDAKA
%A KEITARO MATSUMOTO
%A TOMOSHI TSUCHIYA
%A SHUNTARO SATO
%A TAKESHI NAGAYASU
%T Comparison of Central Venous Port Procedures Between Puncture vs. Cut-down and Residents vs. Senior Surgeons
%D 2021
%R 10.21873/invivo.12369
%J In Vivo
%P 1197-1204
%V 35
%N 2
%X Background/Aim: To compare operative results between venous puncture (P) with real-time ultrasonography vs. cut-down (CD) with preoperative ultrasonography for totally implantable central vein access device (TICVAD) implantation performed by residents (R) vs. senior surgeons (S). Patients and Methods: Adult oncologic patients (n=268) undergoing TICVAD implantations were retrospectively compared between 172 Ps and 96 CDs. Then, we compared Ps performed by R (P-R, n=131) and S (P-S, n=41) and CDs performed by R (CD-R, n=59) and S (CD-S, n=37). Results: Median operation times were 40 min in the P group and 53.5 min in the CD group, and times were significantly shorter for P-S and CD-S. Completion rates were comparable for each method and each surgeon. Intraoperative complication rates were 3.8% (P-R), 2.4% (P-S), and 0% (CD-R and CD-S). Conclusion: P with real-time ultrasonography did not avoid complications compared to CD with preoperative ultrasonography. The latter performed safely even by residents.
%U https://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/invivo/35/2/1197.full.pdf