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Distribution of 1348 TIVADs and average catheter-indwelling-days
| n (%) | Median (range) | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 842 (62) | 151 (60 337) |
| Female | 506 (38) | 228 (88 473) |
| Origin of patient | ||
| Inpatients | 967 (72) | 157 (60 358) |
| Outpatients | 381 (28) | 217 (93 455) |
| Type of malignancy | ||
| Hematogenous | 76 (6) | 148 (61 303) |
| Solid | 1272 (94) | 180 (70 403) |
| Type of catheter | ||
| Groshong | 830 (61) | 218 (81 478) |
| Open-ended | 518 (39) | 143 (55 280) |
| Total | 1348 (100) | 178 (70 399) |
