Table 3.
Port complications
| 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 | |