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

We designed a prospective, observational study to assess whether extending maintenance port flushing intervals from every 4 weeks to every 12 weeks in patients with cancer not on active treatment ...

Incidence and severity of oral mucositis induced by conventional chemotherapy: A comprehensive prospective analysis of 227 cancer patients. Use of a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) to guide ...

Implantable ports are devices that a doctor inserts under your skin and into a vein. They usually go in about an inch below your collarbone on your upper right chest. You might hear them called port-a ...

Ask for the interventional radiology resident on call. Ports & Port Placement A port is a small device with a hollow space inside that is sealed by a soft top. A port placement will allow medications ...

Care teams often implant a chemo port into patients with cancer to provide easy access for blood draws and to deliver treatments such as chemotherapy and antibiotics. Here, as part of its Heal at Home ...

A port is a small disc placed under the skin to allow easy access to veins for medication and blood draws, reducing the need for frequent needle pricks. The insertion of a port is a quick procedure ...

A port can make intravenous chemotherapy easier on patients. Right after my stage 3 colon cancer diagnosis, something seemed odd: I was advised to have an immediate, voluntary surgery in order to get ...

One decision you may need to make before beginning chemotherapy is what type of central venous catheter (CVC) you want your oncologist to insert for your treatment. A CVC, sometimes called a central ...

Also called an implanted port, port-a-cath or medi-port, a chemo port has two parts: the port and the catheter. The port is a quarter-sized plastic or metal disc. (If you have the metal kind, don’t ...