RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Comparison of Central Venous Port Procedures Between Puncture vs. Cut-down and Residents vs. Senior Surgeons JF In Vivo JO In Vivo FD International Institute of Anticancer Research SP 1197 OP 1204 DO 10.21873/invivo.12369 VO 35 IS 2 A1 OTSUBO, RYOTA A1 YANO, HIROSHI A1 MATSUMOTO, MEGUMI A1 TANAKA, AYA A1 NONAKA, TAKASHI A1 HIDAKA, SHIGEKAZU A1 MATSUMOTO, KEITARO A1 TSUCHIYA, TOMOSHI A1 SATO, SHUNTARO A1 NAGAYASU, TAKESHI YR 2021 UL http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/35/2/1197.abstract AB 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.