What Is the Best Port Placement for Urologic Laparoscopy?

Optimized MIMO Antenna Port Placement using Characteristic Modes

2020 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting ◽

10.1109/ieeeconf35879.2020.9329674 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Kyle Thackston ◽

Jori Platt ◽

Daniel F. Sievenpiper

Keyword(s):

Port Placement ◽

Mimo Antenna ◽

Characteristic Modes

Download Full-text

Single center experience with ultrasound guided axillary vein port placement

The Journal of Vascular Access ◽

10.1177/11297298211008094 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 112972982110080

Author(s):

Patrick Tivnan ◽

Micaela Nannery ◽

Yan Epelboym ◽

Rajendran Vilvendhan

Keyword(s):

Demographic Data ◽

Axillary Vein ◽

Safe Procedure ◽

Ultrasound Guided ◽

Port Placement ◽

Chi Square ◽

Vein Thrombosis ◽

Single Center Experience ◽

Procedural Complications ◽

The Right

Purpose: To retrospectively review a single institution experience of ultrasound guided axillary vein port placement. Methods: In this retrospective study, a patient list was generated after searching our internal database from 1/1/2012 to 10/1/2018. Patients who had undergone axillary vein port placement were included. Chart review was performed to confirm approach, laterality and to gather demographic data, clinical indications, technical outcomes, and complications. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze this cohort. Chi-square statistics were used to compare outcomes by laterality. Results: Three hundred seven patients (51% female) with an average age of 58 years were included. The port was placed via the right axillary vein in 85% (261/307), predominantly for the indication of chemotherapy access (296/307). Technical success was achieved in all 307 cases. Peri procedural complications occurred in 1% (4/307) of cases and included port malpositioning requiring replacement and a case of port pocket hematoma. Post procedural complications including deep vein thrombosis and port malfunction occurred in 17% (52/307) of cases and port removal as a result of complication occurred in 9% (29/307) of cases. Conclusions: Ultrasound guided placement of an axillary port is a safe procedure to perform and demonstrates good clinical outcomes.

Download Full-text

Technical factors and outcomes in pediatric central venous port placement

Journal of Pediatric Surgery ◽

10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.02.055 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Francesca M. Shilati ◽

Mehul V. Raval ◽

Timothy B Lautz

Keyword(s):

Central Venous ◽

Port Placement ◽

Central Venous Port ◽

Venous Port ◽

Technical Factors

Download Full-text

Application of pelvic-style docking in robotic surgery for lower-middle mediastinal tumors

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals ◽

10.1177/0218492320984886 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 021849232098488

Author(s):

Shota Mitsuboshi ◽

Hideyuki Maeda ◽

Masato Kanzaki

Keyword(s):

Robotic Surgery ◽

Pulmonary Vein ◽

Target Lesion ◽

Field Of View ◽

Robotic Arm ◽

Easy Access ◽

Port Placement ◽

Mediastinal Tumors ◽

Inferior Pulmonary Vein ◽

Camera Port

For robotic surgery, in a field of view looking upwards, the target lesion to be operated on should lie between the camera port and the robot. The ports are placed at the bottom of the chest wall. If the tumor is located below the inferior pulmonary vein, it is necessary to devise alternative port placement and robot docking methods. In 4 patients who had lower middle mediastinal tumors, the “Pelvic” setting on the visual pad of the patient cart was used, which allows easy access for lower middle mediastinal manipulation and results in minimal issues with robotic arm collisions.

Download Full-text