It is recommend that you receive chemotherapy, we can use a venous access port, also known as a "port." The port looks like a small button about the size of a nickel and will be placed just below your ...

A port, also known as a port-a-cath, among other names, is a device that is surgically implanted under a patient’s skin, typically on the right side of the chest. This allows cancer teams to draw ...

RESULTS: Port complication rates were low (0.23/1,000 days). Failure occurred in two (3.4%) of 59 port subjects and 16 (26.7%) of 60 controls (P = .0004) at a median period of 26 days after ...

A cross-section questionnaire to evaluate patients’ satisfaction with totally implanted access ports (Port-a-Cath; PAC) and analysis of PAC-related complications at a tertiary care center. Christoph ...

A port-a-cath is a small medical appliance that is installed beneath the skin. It allows drugs or nutrients to be administered to the blood stream and is particular benefit to those whose veins ...

Catheter-related infection rates of 11–45% 17,22,23,24 have been reported in Hickman catheters and of 0–22% 17,22,25,26 in patients with implantable port access.

A port-a-cath system consists of two parts, the port. Flushing of port-a-caths for cancer patients is now also taking place in certain health centres, Health Minister chris Fearne has said.