Table II.

Results of the ultrasound-guided central vein catheterization insertional procedure in the 110 thrombocytopenic cancer patients (PLTs count ≤20 x10⁹/l; range 7-20x10⁹/l).

Results	Total n (%)	Cancer patients in antitumoral treatment, n (%)	Cancer patients in palliative phase, n(%)
Total patients	110 (100)	70 (100)	40 (100)
Total CVC insertional procedures	122 (100)	80 (100)	42 (100)
Access with one attempt	121 (99.18)	79 (98.75)	42 (100)
Access with two attempts	1 (0.82)	1 (1.25)	0 (0)
Pneumothorax	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Major bleeding	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Arterial puncture	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Failure	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Nerve puncture	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Local hematoma	1 (0.82)	1 (1.25)	0 (0)