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Table 5 Risk factors of stuck fragment during totally implantable central venous access ports removal

From: Stuck fragment of totally implantable central venous access ports during removal: risk factor analysis in children

Parameters

Univariate

Multivariate

OR (95% Cl)

p-value

OR (95% Cl)

p-value

Age at TICVAP insertion

0.99 (0.98–1.00)

0.203

  

Body weight at TICVAP insertion

0.96 (0.90–1.01)

0.146

  

Body weight at TICVAP removal

1.00 (0.96–1.04)

0.841

  

Indwell duration of TICVAP

1.12 (1.06–1.25)

0.003

1.13 (1.02–1.37)

0.098

Body weight change during indwell

1.13 (1.05–1.24)

0.003

1.00 (0.83–1.18)

0.969

Platelet count at TICVAP insertion

0.98 (0.96–0.99)

0.005

0.98 (0.95–0.99)

0.048

TICVAP catheter size

1.13 (0.46–2.87)

0.789

  

TICVAP catheter material

0.97 (0.21–6.95)

0.972

  
  1. CI, confidence interval; TICVAP, totally implantable central venous access port