Wei J, Yin W, Yan H, Zhang Y, Wang C, He F. Comparison between arm port and chest port: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
J Vasc Access 2025:11297298251317296. [PMID:
39939835 DOI:
10.1177/11297298251317296]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
This meta-analysis aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of arm ports (APs) and chest ports (CPs) in clinical practice.
METHODS
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs), controlled clinical trials, and retrospective studies were searched in both English and Chinese databases, encompassing PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI, WanFang Database, and SinoMed up to November 27, 2023. Data analysis was performed using Stata 15.0.
RESULTS
Seventeen studies, including two RCTs, three cohort studies, and twelve case-control studies, were finally included, involving a total of 4168 participants, with 2151 participants in the CP group and 2017 in the AP group. The meta-analysis showed that there was no significant difference between CP and AP in the incidence rates of infections [OR = 0.98, 95% CI (0.68, 1.41)], catheter occlusion[OR = 0.95, 95% CI (0.55, 1.64)], thrombosis [OR = 0.85, 95% CI (0.60, 1.21)], exudation [OR = 1.32, 95% CI (0.52, 3.36)], fibrin sheath [OR = 1.68, 95% CI (0.46, 6.19)], catheter malposition [OR = 0.62, 95% CI (0.30, 1.29)], fracture[OR = 1.84, 95% CI (0.49, 6.96)], pneumothorax [OR = 5.73, 95% CI (0.94, 35.11)], and malfunction [OR = 1.87, 95% CI (0.65, 5.42)].
CONCLUSION
This study reveals no significant differences in the incidence of infections, catheter occlusion, thrombosis, exudation, fibrin sheath, catheter malposition, fracture, pneumothorax, and malfunction between the two implanted venous access ports. Thus, it can be concluded that AP is as safe as CP.
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