TY - JOUR AB - Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) and totally implantable venous‑access ports (TIVAP) were compared in chemotherapy for patients with thyroid cancer. A retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical data of patients with thyroid cancer who were treated with PICC and TIVAP for chemotherapy in Qingdao Municipal Hospital from January 2013 to March 2018. Patients in the PICC and TIVAP groups were compared in terms of the success rate, indwelling time, complications, quality of life and nursing satisfaction. There was no statistically significant difference in the success rate between the two groups (P>0.05). The indwelling time in the TIVAP group was significantly longer than that in the PICC group (P<0.05). The incidence rate of complications in the TIVAP group (0%) was significantly lower than that in the PICC group (14.58%) (P<0.05). The quality of life score in the PICC group was significantly lower than that in the TIVAP group (P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the nursing satisfaction score between the two groups (P>0.05). In conclusion, as an ideal venous access to chemotherapy for thyroid cancer, TIVAP has longer indwelling time and fewer adverse reactions and improves the quality of life of the patients. AD - Department of ENT, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266011, P.R. China Department of Nephrology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266011, P.R. China The Affiliated Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, P.R. China Department of Neurology, East Hospital of Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, P.R. China AU - Qi,Fangmei AU - Cheng,Hairong AU - Yuan,Xiying AU - Zhang,Li DA - 2020/08/01 DO - 10.3892/ol.2020.11732 EP - 1662 IS - 2 JO - Oncol Lett KW - PICC TIVAP thyroid cancer chemotherapy indwelling time; complication quality of life PY - 2020 SN - 1792-1074 1792-1082 SP - 1657 ST - Comparison of PICC and TIVAP in chemotherapy for patients with thyroid cancer T2 - Oncology Letters TI - Comparison of PICC and TIVAP in chemotherapy for patients with thyroid cancer UR - https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2020.11732 VL - 20 ER -