Table 1 Clinical Characteristics of patients
From: Application of pocket-first technique for implantation of totally implantable venous access ports
Puncture Group | Pocket Group | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 278 | 169 | ||
Sex | 0.33 | |||
Male | 136(48.9%) | 91(53.8%) | ||
Female | 142(51.1%) | 78(46.2%) | ||
Age (year) | 59.1 ± 11.4 | 60.6 ± 12.1 | 0.188 | |
Height (cm) | 161.6 ± 7.2 | 162.2 ± 7.3 | 0.415 | |
Weight (kg) | 59.6 ± 10.4 | 61.1 ± 9.7 | 0.141 | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.8 ± 3.3 | 23.2 ± 3.3 | 0.179 | |
Diagnosis | <0.0001 | |||
Lung cancer | 14(5.0%) | 28(16.5%) | ||
Breast cancer | 73(26.3%) | 40(23.7%) | ||
Gastric cancer | 53(19.1%) | 25(14.8%) | ||
Pancreatic cancer | 9(3.2%) | 15(8.9%) | ||
Colon cancer | 63(22.7%) | 23(13.6%) | ||
Rectal cancer | 41(14.7%) | 16(9.5%) | ||
Other | 25(9.0%) | 22(13.0%) | ||