Port Pocket Infections: Hydrogel Reduces Time to Healing and Clinic Visits Compared with Iodoform Gauze |
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Authors: | Matthew A. Patetta Alicia Blount Michael Yellin Peter R. Bream |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Campus Box 7510, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7510;2. Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, UNC Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
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Abstract: | Pocket infections are an occasional complication of totally implanted central venous catheters. The purpose of this study was to compare the safety, efficacy, and efficiency of the use of hydrogel after port removal vs the conventional method of packed iodoform gauze. In a cohort of 31 patients, the hydrogel group (n = 13) healed significantly faster than the group treated with the conventional method (15.5 vs 26.8 d; P = .009) and required fewer scheduled clinic visits (1.2 vs 10.8; P < .001). There were no differences in complications. This study suggests that hydrogel effectively promotes healing of port pocket infections, with advantages over the established technique. |
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