Port Maintenance
Conditions
Interventions
Heparin?saline group:None
Sponsors
West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Successful implantation of IVAP via the internal jugular or subclavian vein; 2.Totally implantable venous access port; 3.Patients who have undergone continuous maintenance for 2 or more times; 4.Type of locking solution (heparin saline or normal saline) clearly recorded in medical/nursing documentation and relatively consistent (e.g., >90% of maintenance uses the same locking solution); 5.Age >= 18 years; 6.Patients undergoing maintenance in outpatient settings during the interval period; 7.No thrombosis detected by ultrasound before catheterization.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with severe hematological diseases; 2.Mixed or frequently changed types of locking solution; 3.Patients with severe coagulation disorders (e.g., active disseminated intravascular coagulation) or on long-term therapeutic anticoagulation; 4.Catheter removal due to catheter-related thrombosis (CRT) or catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) during the study period; 5.Presence of pinch-off syndrome, catheter rupture, no blood return on.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Catheter occlusion rate; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Catheter-related thrombosis (CRT);Catheter-related bloodstream infection (CLABSI);Local infection;Catheter displacement; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZerong Xie
West China Hospital of Sichuan University
Outcome results
None listed