Table 3 Catheter Complications and Salvage Treatments
Complications | Patients | Time to complication diagnosis (months) | Salvage treatments | Result of salvage treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Catheter dysfunction | ||||
Hepatic arterial occlusion | 11 (5.4%) | 0.7–27.5 Median 6.3 | Thrombolysis via port in 6 patients | 3 Successful/3 Failure |
Occlusion of catheter | 8 (4.0%) | 9.3–29.5 Median 19.1 | Thrombolysis via port in 3 patients | 1 Successful/2 Failure |
Catheter dislocation | 2 (1.0%) | 1.3 and 3.2 | Blood flow redistribution embolization with coils in 1 patient | 1 Successful |
Catheter irreversible dysfunction | ||||
Hepatic arterial occlusion | 8 (4.0%) | 2.9–28.6 Median 12.7 | ||
Catheter occlusion | 7 (3.5%) | 9.3–29.5 Median21.1 | ||
Catheter dislocation | 1 (0.5%) | 1.3 | ||