ObjectiveTo understand the current situation and factors affecting tube blockage (non-mechanical) during hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). MethodsAccording to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the patients with malignant tumors who underwent HIPEC in the Department of Gastroenterology of West China Hospital of Sichuan University from May 2019 to May 2021 were retrospectively gathered. The information about the patient and the occurrence of occlusion during HIPEC were obtained by consulting electronic medical records and perfusion records. The logistic regression analysis was performed to analyze the factors influencing non-mechanical tube blockage during HIPEC. ResultsA total of 240 patients with malignant tumors were gathered. During HIPEC, the non-mechanical tube blockage occurred in 88 patients with malignant tumors, with the incidence of 36.7%. The multivariate analysis results by logistic regression showed that the probabilities of non-mechanical tube blockage during HIPEC were higher in the patients with age≥65 years (OR=2.142, P=0.016), diabetes mellitus (OR=2.326, P=0.007), perfusion speed of 300–450 mL/min (OR=2.778, P=0.001), ascites (OR=2.192, P=0.020), and PCI ≥20 points (OR=4.380, P<0.001). ConclusionsPatients with malignant tumors treated with HIPEC are prone to non-mechanical tube blockage. The patients with middle-aged and elderly, diabetes, low perfusion speed, ascites, and high PCI score need to be of great concern, so as to prevent and deal with tube blockage in time.
