Association between Periprocedural Neutropenia and Early Infection-related Chest Port Removal.

Background Patients who require long-term central venous access can present for port placement with depressed immune function as a result of their treatment or disease process. At present, there is no consensus regarding whether neutropenia at the time of port placement confers a higher risk for early infection-related port removal. Purpose To compare the incidence of early infection-related chest port removal in adults when placed in neutropenic versus nonneutropenic patient groups. Materials and Methods This retrospective cohort study examined 2580 port placements in 1081 men (41.9%) and 1499 women (58.1%) at a single tertiary medical center between June 2007 and July 2017. Mean patient age ± standard deviation was 56 years ± 14 (range, 18-91 years). The electronic medical record was used to identify neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count