Risk Factors of Infection and Role of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Totally Implantable Venous Access Port Placement: Propensity Score Matching
Nezami N, Xing M, Groenwald M, Silin D, Kokabi N, Latich I. Risk Factors of Infection and Role of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Totally Implantable Venous Access Port Placement: Propensity Score Matching. CardioVascular And Interventional Radiology 2019, 42: 1302-1310. PMID: 31187229, DOI: 10.1007/s00270-019-02255-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProcedure-related infectionsTIVAP placementMultivariable analysisRisk factorsInpatient settingInfection ratePort placementPropensity scoreIntravenous prophylactic antibioticsOverall study populationNon-hematologic malignanciesRate of infectionAntibiotic prophylaxisProphylactic antibioticsClinical factorsDouble lumenOutpatient statusMulticenter studyHematologic malignanciesInpatient statusUnivariate analysisStudy populationInfection outcomesPatientsTIVAP