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 ...

Complications of PAC placement and maintenance occur in 5-15%. Few studies have commented on the interval between catheter accession, flushing, and subsequent complication. As the number of patients ...