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What is a Portacath?
A Portacath is an implanted venous access device usually used for giving chemotherapy. It can also be used for taking blood, getting a blood transfusion or having intravenous fluid replacement.
The tip of the Portacath is placed in a large central vein because chemotherapy is often toxic and damaging to smaller veins in the arm.
How is a Portacath inserted?
Using minimally invasive image guided techniques the venous access port is placed under the skin on the chest usually just below the collar bone. It is connected to a small tube that also sits under the skin and enters a main vein in the neck with the tip positioned in the main vein just above the heart.
The procedure is done under local anaesthetic with light (twilight ) sedation. It takes about 30 minutes and the patient can go home within 2 hrs of the procedure.
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What is a Haemodialysis catheter?
A Haemodialysis catheter is an implanted venous access device that can be connected to a machine that filters the blood when the kidneys aren’t functioning properly (Haemodialysis). It can also be used for taking blood, getting a blood transfusion or having intravenous fluid replacement.
How is a Haemodialysis catheter inserted?
Using minimally invasive image guided techniques the Permacath is placed under the skin on the chest usually just below the collar bone and tunneled to enter a main vein in the neck with the tip positioned in the main vein just above the heart.
The procedure is done under local anaesthetic with light (twilight ) sedation. It takes about 30 minutes and the patient can go home within 2 hrs of the procedure.
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What is a PICC?
A PICC (Peripherally inserted central catheter) is a long tube that is inserted using image guidance into a vein in your arm.
It is can be used to give medications, fluid, nutrition or chemotherapy. It can also be used to have blood taken or have a blood transfusion. It can remain in place for up to 6 weeks and prevents the need to have multiple intravenous cannulas inserted.
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