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  2. Vascular access for chemotherapy - Wikipedia

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    An implanted port is less obvious than a tunneled catheter and requires little daily care. It has less impact on a person's activities than a PICC line or a tunneled catheter. Surgically implanted infusion ports are placed below the clavicle (infraclavicular fossa), with the catheter threaded into the heart (right atrium) through a large vein.

  3. Port (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    A port is more correctly known as a "totally implantable venous access device". They are also commonly referred to as a Portacath or Chemo port. Brand names include Eco Port, Clip-a-Port, SmartPort, Microport, Bardport, PowerPort, Passport, Port-a-Cath, Infuse-a-Port, Medi-Port, and Bioflo.

  4. Central venous catheter - Wikipedia

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    Implanted central venous catheter Implanted port. The "nipples" which define the clinician's target area are here readily discerned. Gripper needle inserted in port. An implanted central venous catheter, also called a port a "cath" or "port-a-cath", is similar to a tunneled catheter, but is left entirely under the skin and is accessible via a ...

  5. FDA warns of potential risk from Hologic's devices implanted ...

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    (Reuters) - The U.S. health regulator on Tuesday warned patients and healthcare providers about the potential risk of serious complications arising from the use of Hologic's devices that are ...

  6. A Florida doctor had 3 patient deaths and removed a wrong ...

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    As explained by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, a mediport, or an implanted port, “is a type of central venous catheter. A CVC is a flexible tube that’s put into one of your veins.

  7. Hickman line - Wikipedia

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    Potential complications of placement of such a line include hemorrhage and pneumothorax during insertion and thrombosis or infection at later stages. Patients with a Hickman line therefore require regular flushes of the catheter with normal saline, in order to prevent the line becoming blocked by blood clots.

  8. Peripherally inserted central catheter - Wikipedia

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    A peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC or PICC line), also called a percutaneous indwelling central catheter or longline, [1] is a form of intravenous access that can be used for a prolonged period of time (e.g., for long chemotherapy regimens, extended antibiotic therapy, or total parenteral nutrition) or for administration of substances that should not be done peripherally (e.g ...

  9. Peripheral venous catheter - Wikipedia

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    Standard catheter. 1. The catheter itself is composed of (a) a tip for insertion into the vein, (b) wings for manual handling and securing the catheter with adhesives, (c) a valve to allow injection of drugs with a syringe, (d) an end which allows connection to an intravenous infusion line, and capping in between uses.