Table 5 Late complications divided in groups according to the implantation technique (Intention to treat)
Surgical cutdown | Blind percutaneous | US guided percutaneous | Fisher exact test p value | Fisher exact test p value | Fisher exact test p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(102 pts) SC | (48 pts) BP | (646 pts) US | SC vs BP | BP vs US | SC vs US | |
Complication | Removal | Removal | Removal | |||
Sepsis | 11 (10.8%) | 0 (0%) | 18 (2.8%) | 0.016 | 0.392 | <0.001 |
Thrombosis | 2 (1.9%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.1%) | 0. 560 | 0.999 | 0.050 |
Dislocation | 1 (0.9%) | 2 (4.1%) | 4 (0.6%) | 0.240 | 0.058 | 0.999 |
Dehiscence | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (0.5%) | NA | 0.998 | 0.999 |
Severe pain | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.1%) | NA | 0.999 | 0.999 |
Total | 14 (13.7%) | 3 (6.2%) | 26 (4.0%) | 0.269 | 0.713 | <0.001 |