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Purpose: Port kateters provide a easy vascular access method for medication applications in children with hematology-oncology patients. This retrospective study is aimed at improving the venous port kateter applications we apply in children's patients in literature. Tools and Methods: The first choice for port kateter application was the right internal juguler vein. When this area was not used, the contrlateral internal juguler venus was preferred. The procedure was performed in the surgery room under general anesthesia accompanied by ultrasound. All patients after the procedure were evaluated in terms of pnömotoraks, catheter orientation, swelling and malposition with the chest graph. Results: Between 11.02.2016 and 13.12.2019 we placed vascular port catheters on a total of 26 pediatric patients. The indication for port kateter application was long-term chemotherapy application. The average age was 6.96 (1 to 16) and was 20 (76.9 percent) men and 6 (23.1 percent) girls. As a port catheter place, 23 children were preferred to have the right internal jugular ven, 3 children were preferred to have the left internal jugular ven. 2 (7.7%) patients with port infection, 3 (11.5%) patients with port thrombosis were removed. No patients developed hemotorax, pnomotorax, vein thrombosis. The result: it is possible to apply port kateter with lower complication rates accompanied by USG. We also expect this application to improve the health and quality of daily life of children and their families.

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