Diagnosis at the time of port-a-cath insertion | Frequency (%) | Number of complications |
---|---|---|
Oncological diagnoses | ||
Acute lymphocytic leukaemia (ALL) | 33 (49.3%) | 8 |
B-cell lymphoma | 3 (4.5%) | 1 |
Rhabdomyosarcoma | 3 (4.5%) | 0 |
Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) | 5 (7.5%) | 0 |
Langerhans cell histiocytosis | 2 (3%) | 1 |
Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 2 (3%) | 0 |
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 2 (3%) | 1 |
Neuroblastoma | 2 (3%) | 0 |
Wilms’ tumour | 3 (4.5%) | 0 |
Medulloblastoma | 4 (6%) | 0 |
Ewing’s sarcoma | 2 (3%) | 0 |
Nononcological diagnoses | ||
Factor 8 deficiency | 1 (1.5%) | 0 |
Metabolic disorders | 1 (1.5%) | 0 |
Short bowel syndrome | 2 (3%) | 0 |
Mitochondrial disease | 2 (3%) | 0 |